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What's the downside of making friends at work?

by David Brancaccio
May 16, 2018
A new study suggests those relationships might be getting in the way of productivity.
Though work friendships can provide emotional support, they can also be a distraction, says Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School. Above, stock brokers laugh at Frankfurt's stock exchange.
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A story about steel ... and also, pizza

by Bridget Bodnar
May 15, 2018
Cue the "Rocky" music.
A Marghertia pizza.
Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company, New York
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The Supreme Court paves the way for states to legalize gambling

by Andy Uhler
May 14, 2018
The decision is sending ripples through major league sports concerned about integrity of games.
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5 things you need to know about sports betting

by Andy Uhler
May 11, 2018
Illegal betting is a $150 billion industry. Will it be taxed?
California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, crosses the finish line to win the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Military family advocates hope to make it easier for active duty military to get some food aid

by Peggy Lowe
May 10, 2018
Nearly a quarter of children in schools on military bases are eligible for free meals, according to 2015 data from the Department of Defense, the latest available. That’s just one indication that many active duty members of the U.S. military don’t have enough food to feed their families. That is in part because of the […]
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5 ways to treat your allergies on the cheap

by Eliza Mills
May 4, 2018
Because this allergy season is longer and worse than last year.
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The history of the song "Louie Louie"

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Apr 23, 2018
A look at the origins of the song that the FBI investigated for 18 months.
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New Detroit program uses bridge construction benefit to repopulate tax-foreclosed homes

by Laura Herberg
Apr 19, 2018
The city hopes to relocate 240 families.
Maria Walkenbach’s home, located near the bridge construction area. 
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To keep up with an aging generation, experts say senior living is being viewed more as hospitality

by Allison Lee
Apr 18, 2018
The baby boomer generation is changing the way we think about senior living.
Marilyn Oliver (far left), 89, attends barre class with other Avanti Senior Living residents, in Houston.
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How to be an umpire

by Eliza Mills
Apr 13, 2018
No, yelling "safe" at the TV doesn't count.
Carlos Guillen of the Seattle Mariners gets called out by umpire Rich Rieker during a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.
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