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    20 Cities Where the Most Homeowners Are Behind on Their Mortgages

    Natalia Silyanov / Shutterstock.com Homeowners across the U.S. are facing mounting financial pressures as inflation has driven up the costs of essential goods and services, including housing. With home prices remaining near all-time highs, it is increasingly difficult for many households to...
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    5 Ways Medicare Advantage Plans Are About to Change

    Lordn / Shutterstock.com If you thought last year’s Medicare open enrollment was tough, brace yourself. The 2026 enrollment period brings another round of significant changes to Medicare Advantage plans, and they’re not good news for seniors. According to the Wall Street Journal, Medicare...
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    An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going to Die Alone’

    imtmphoto / Shutterstock.com This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone. “I have no children, no husband, no siblings,” Barden remembered saying. “Who’s going to hold my hand while I die?” Barden, 75, never...
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    10 States With the Most Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

    Suwit Rattiwan / Shutterstock.com Each year, an estimated 48 million Americans suffer from foodborne illnesses. While many cases are isolated, others stem from outbreaks — when two or more people become ill from the same contaminated food or drink. These outbreaks are particularly important to...
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    Why Brittle Bones Aren’t Just a Woman’s Problem

    Dikushin Dmitry / Shutterstock.com Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow — I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled. As the bike toppled, he thrust out his left arm to break the fall. It...
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    The carbon and growth plan needs big ambition for us all to see the benefits

    Next week, the government will publish its Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan. It’s a major moment. The plan isn’t just a blueprint for how the UK will cut its greenhouse gas emissions over the next 15 years, but also a huge growth opportunity, to […]
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    Ohio Has Invested Millions in Wetlands to Catch Nutrient Runoff From Farms. A New Report Suggests It’s Working.

    The annual report from the H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program found all of the wetlands examined successfully trapped nutrients and shed new light on possible best practices. By Theo Peck-Suzuki A new report on purpose-built wetlands in Ohio showcases their success in reducing nutrient runoff...
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    Wetlands Help Remedy Agricultural Pollution. Some Illinois Farmers Are Installing New Ones.

    Farmers trying to minimize nitrate running off their fields and contaminating water are partnering with the Wetlands Initiative to build “smart wetlands.” By Alexia Underwood One September morning Jim Fulton was pumping fuel into a combine harvester and watching the sky for rain.
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    8 Manipulative Dating Games That Value Money and Clout Over Love and Self-Respect

    Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Dating looks nothing like it did even a decade ago. Apps, influencers, and endless social sharing have blurred the line between romance and reputation. According to USA Today, new terms like “throning” reveal how social status and money now play starring roles in...
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    90% of Americans Are at Risk for a Disease They’ve Never Heard Of

    fizkes / Shutterstock.com You’ve likely heard of heart disease, but have you heard of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome? A recent survey from the American Heart Association found that nearly 90% of U.S. adults have at least one risk factor for CKM syndrome. These risks include high...
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    Defending Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon

    As deforestation and climate change threaten some of the country’s least-known pollinators, scientists join forces with Indigenous Asháninka communities to protect the insects and their new legal rights. By Teresa Tomassoni SATIPO, Peru—Dry leaves rustled beneath the hem of her...
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    Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute

    Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm. By Liza Gross Employees at the National Institutes of Health learned in an email on Friday, in the midst...
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    5 Signs That Look Like Aging but Could Signal Infection

    cheapbooks / Shutterstock.com When you or an older loved one starts acting differently, it might not be age-related memory loss or normal aging, but the body’s unique way of signaling infection. There may be no persistent cough or high fever to show that something’s wrong. Instead, infections...
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    5 Things Every Retiree Should Know About Nursing Homes

    BigPixel Photo / Shutterstock.com As you age, you probably hope to be healthy and mobile enough to live in your home for the remainder of your life without assistance from live-in caregivers. However, that vision for your golden years often doesn’t work out for many older adults. Many people...
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    Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection

    The Trump administration issued a new round of furlough notices to EPA employees on Monday while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut 2,050 positions affecting national parks, endangered species and toxic contamination research. By Katie Surma The Trump administration moved Monday to...
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    20 Must-Do Items for the Year You Retire

    Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Are you nearing retirement? Few life transitions are bigger than this one. The question on everyone’s mind: How do you make sure it’s not just possible, but truly sustainable and fulfilling? If you want to know how to retire, here are important things you...
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    We’re at a toxic tipping point: the UK must regulate period products now

    This post is by Helen Lynn, senior consultant and health advisor, Wen (Women’s Environmental Network). Every month, millions of women, girls and people who menstruate are exposed to toxic chemicals in the very products they rely on. From pesticides at 40 times the safe limit […]
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    Trump’s Tariff Policy: Economic Masochism or a Power Play for the Wealthy?

    Consolidating power and tax cuts for the wealthy are the real reasons for the tariff regime we see in the United States. These tariffs are doing a lot of harm without much good, and the evidence suggests they are not achieving the American administration’s publicly stated objectives. History...
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    America’s Favorite Convenience Store by a Long Shot? Not Wawa

    Kit Leong / Shutterstock.com If you’re a Wawa devotee who swears by the convenience chain’s hoagies and coffee, brace yourself: another chain just blew past it in a recent customer satisfaction ranking. Dunnhumby released the results of its Convenience Retailer Preference Index (RPI) study...
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    12 Tips for Finding and Making Friends As an Adult

    Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com You are not imagining it. Making friends as an adult has gotten harder. However, social connections are one of the greatest joys of life and are something that is worth pursuing. Let’s explore why friendships are important, why it is so hard to make friends as...

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