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‘Contagious unemployment’ is one theory why companies have difficulty hiring workers
‘Unemployed workers send over 10 times as many job applications in a month as their employed peers, but are less than half as likely per application to make a move.’ Read More
Two signs of COVID-19 that predict higher mortality are ‘easily measured’ at home
‘These findings apply to the lived experience of the majority of patients with COVID-19: being at home, feeling anxious, wondering how to know whether their illness will progress.’ Read More
Why are ‘Karens’ so angry?
Such incidents have not gone away. Instead, they’ve become another depressingly ubiquitous feature of modern life. Read More
Millions of George Floyds
‘It’s become a perfected art of demonizing Black men.’ Read More
George Floyd’s family lawyer Ben Crump: ‘It’s been 57 years since we’ve had meaningful police reform’
Republican Sen. Tim Scott said he and lawmakers across the aisle are working out differences on an existing bill. Read More
A new study links this popular diet with lower blood pressure — and reduced cardiac injury and strain
‘Our study represents some of the strongest evidence that diet directly impacts cardiac damage, and our findings show that dietary interventions can improve cardiovascular risk factors.’ Read More
A pandemic wakeup call? Middle schoolers should spend no more than 1 hour on screens, study says, or face these consequences
Screen time among young people was ballooning even before the coronavirus pandemic canceled their outdoor plans. Read More
Disney’s newest sandwich costs an eye-popping $100 — but here’s an even more expensive item on the menu
It will debut in June, but there’s a catch to the headline-grabbing price tag. Read More
High prices bite into new home sales
‘The market for new homes has benefitted from a near-record low supply of available resale properties, which is sending prices skyward.’ Read More
Home prices rise at fastest pace since 2005 — here’s where they soared the most
Phoenix topped the country with a 20% increase in home prices over the past year. Read More
