For Kasey McBlais, a 42-year-old single mom who lives in Maine with her two elementary school-aged children, the cost of running a household is only getting more expensive, from buying groceries to paying for her home’s upkeep. “It’s really challenging,” McBlais, who works at a nonprofit, says of managing her expenses. “It’s paycheck to paycheck.” Cleaning her chimney cost $500 …
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Experts are warning that potent marijuana may lead to serious mental health issues, including schizophrenia and psychosis. In the US, cannabis use has nearly doubled in the past decade with 21.8 percent of individuals aged 12 years and older – 61.8 million people – reporting cannabis use in 2023, up from 12.6 percent in 2013. The content of THC, the …
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Forbes released its 2025 list of the 400 wealthiest Americans on September 9, naming South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk as the richest person in the US for the fourth year in a row. Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, broke the $400 billion mark, making him the first person in history to reach this milestone. The Forbes billionaires list highlights …
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The Richest Americans Are Worth A Record-Breaking $6.6 Trillion Elon Musk Retains Number One Spot Donald Trump $3 Billion Richer Forbes 400, 2025 Illustration by Neil Jamieson for Forbes NEW YORK – September 9, 2025 – Forbes today unveils its 44th annual Forbes 400 list, the definitive ranking of the wealthiest Americans. Despite the ongoing discourse of economic slowdown, tariff …
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Fewer Americans Than Ever Believe in Capitalism The Daily Beast Body found inside impounded Tesla that’s registered to singer D4vd ABC7 Los Angeles Body found in bag inside impounded car at LA tow yard NBC Los Angeles Singer D4vd’s Tesla found in LA impound lot with putrid, plastic-wrapped body inside New York Post Rotting corpse found in Tesla trunk at Hollywood tow yard Los Angeles …
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Scientists at Sam’s Club replaced artificial dyes in this star-shaped iced cookie with natural alternatives, but in a way that would keep the treat just as vividly colored. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR Cupcake icing and sports drinks — in all their crayon-like colors — are the final frontiers for Nick Scheidler’s team. Scheidler leads product development …
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Tech companies big and small now struggle to tantalize you with tech without telling you how much it will cost, or—hell—whether you can even buy it. The still-ongoing IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin proved how merely shipping tech to the U.S. is more tenuous than at any time in the last few decades. From what I saw and heard …
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