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Beaver County’s population has been declining since the steel mill there closed 40 years ago. The shift to plastic manufacturing isn’t panning out, so some residents are investing in a different kind of economic model.

The war in Iran has cost the global oil supply roughly 15 million barrels a day, or 15%, so far. A shock that poses a “major, major threat” to the global economy, said Fatih Birol, the head of the the International Energy Agency.

Prediction markets are regulated by the federal Commodities Futures Trading Commission, even in states that don’t allow gambling. That could spark a legal battle to define an industry with little oversight in fields from sports to national security.

Remember how people were switching careers left and right early in the pandemic? Here’s one update, years later.

Ellen Cushing at The Atlantic explains the product drop model and why every brand seems to be doing it — from Trader Joe’s to Crocs.

In a report from the health policy nonprofit KFF, more than half of respondents also said they are cutting back on household expenses in order to afford their higher insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act.

Dishing with colleagues can have some surprising benefits. But in an age of remote and hybrid work, there are fewer spaces for it.

As war in Iran continues to unfold, energy prices are surging globally. But another lasting impact of the war will be how it impacts the speed of climate change.

Julie Perkins is a pharmacist and the owner of Batson’s Drug Store in Howard, Kansas. It’s the only pharmacy for miles.

In areas where fewer homes are bought using mortgages, getting on the property ladder is even more difficult.