Massachusetts legalizing sports betting brings more harm than good, experts say
Harry Levant knows all too well the devastation that gambling addiction can cause.
Social Sciences
Aug 05, 2022
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Economic inequality and instability impacts long-term decision-making around the world: Study
Would you rather have $500 today or $550 in 12 months? A large study involving more than 60 countries finds that individuals across income groups and locations often prefer immediate gains at the expense of future gains, ...
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Jul 12, 2022
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'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies—with uncertain implications.
Environment
Jul 03, 2022
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The last two recessions hit young people hardest: How you can protect yourself for the next one
After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the U.K. economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2022
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Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets―one silver, one white―sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Service workers' volatile shifts linked to reliance on high-cost debt
Time, more than money, appears to influence whether service sector employees end up turning to so-called predatory lenders.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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Store credit cards generate corporate profits and disgruntled workers
Clothing retailers sell their shoppers more than jeans and sweaters.
Economics & Business
Apr 13, 2022
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New measurement suggests US undercounts people in poverty
The United States has likely been underestimating the number of people in poverty, according to a new household spending-based measurement developed by Johns Hopkins University and Bowdoin University economists. They found ...
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2022
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Millions may struggle to repay student loans if 'pause' expires in May, study says
A new analysis by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab and the Student Loan Law Initiative shows that the student loan pause improved credit standing for most of the 26 million affected borrowers who have had their payments ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2022
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More than 300,000 New Zealanders owe more than they own. Is this a problem?
New Zealanders, like many of their developed country counterparts, have built up significant debts in recent decades. There are differing views, however, on whether this constitutes a problem.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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