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You may have heard this phrase: “It’s the economy, stupid. ” And it usually is. Parties in power tend to do better when the economy is humming along, and voters are more likely to give them the boot when the economy’s not doing so hot. With low unemployment, a booming stock market and strong growth, […]

When Thomas Page McBee started transitioning and taking testosterone, he didn’t just notice a difference in his vocal range. He also started tracking how people responded.

Texas residents struggle with heat and rising air-conditioning expenses.

As a Syrian living in Turkey, Dania Abdulbaqi struggled to find formal work as an engineer.

Russian officials were in Turkey on Tuesday, talking with the government there about possible solutions for Turkey’s currency crisis. Both countries are also facing U.S. sanctions, so one idea they floated: Stick to their own national currencies for trade and avoid using the dollar at all. On top of that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov echoed […]

Members of a company's governing body have a “fiduciary responsibility” — and are well-compensated for it.

It's all about making the experience "less painful for men," Colin Hunter says.

Some Greeks fear their country may struggle once bailouts end.

The website Krebs on Security reports that on Friday, the FBI sent banks around the country an alert. It said cyber criminals were preparing to a launch a global fraud scheme known as an “ATM cashout.” Small- and medium-sized banks appear most vulnerable to these kind of ATM attacks. Click the audio player above to […]

The movie marks a pivot in Jon M. Chu's career to tell stories that haven't been seen on screen.