Computer models of the storm hitting different areas show how much damage is possible, yet flood maps still focus on where flooding is most likely instead.
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Estimates of artificial intelligence’s impact on jobs and the economy range from the apocalyptic to the utopian, but the data tells a more nuanced story.
Legal recreational cannabis use comes with an increase in innovation – but tends to focus on what marketers and businesses are interested in, rather than health benefits and risks.
Three questions can help patients get a better handle on drug and health care options. But many Americans still hold back from asking providers for information.
Virtue-signaling and self-care help explain a popular new kind of splurge, even as American shoppers pull back elsewhere.
When the NFL draft comes to town, Pittsburgh will be cast as a destination city – but that comes with risks, too.
The ‘flavor’ of narcissism driving an entrepreneur’s behavior can affect whether a startup wins funding from investors.
New deductions usually introduce new complexities and the need for better recordkeeping.
Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.
In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
The study found that regularly getting cash made it easier for many homeless people to meet their immediate and personal needs.
Even after death, managing wealth can be complicated, slow and deeply contested.
Significant public resources are spent on staffing, overtime, EMS staging, traffic control and interagency coordination that are integral to a successful event.
While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers are pouncing on opportunities to wager on geopolitics and celebrity weddings.
The US Federal Reserve has never before been this transparent about its policymaking process − but that might not be a good thing.
Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone.
The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
History suggests that boycotts are uniquely suited to expand public participation enough to spur political change.
Companies that had sued for tariff refunds are taking different approaches to getting their money back – or quitting the effort.
Getting SNAP benefits can already be hard, and due to legal changes Congress approved in 2025 it could get harder for many Americans.
Pittsburgh’s struggle to move beyond steel demonstrates that industry dominance is temporary. Other regions can learn from Pittsburgh’s slow economic recovery.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Philadelphia will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers suffering from symptoms of hormonal cycles and changes.
Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers’ total compensation, including tips, didn’t increase.
Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.