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New college degrees designed to job-proof graduates

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Who’s gonna pay for your Social Security?

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A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base in California on Feb. 15. The reactor was transported from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Matthew Daly/AP hide caption

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A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah

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In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption

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One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?

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Is investing in sports worth it for universities?

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Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends an NAACP fundraiser at Edisto Fork United Methodist Church on Aug. 22 in Orangeburg, S.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption

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Pete Buttigieg discusses Trump administration’s rollback of fuel efficiency standards

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The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars

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Police man a roadblock outside RAF Fairford in southwest England on Monday, a day after British counterterrorism police began investigating what they called a "major" incident near the U.S. Air Force base. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Rejects Iran's Ceasefire, UK Foiled Plot Near US Base, Trump Press Corps Fight

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A woman puts on an Oura ring, a wearable health tracking device, whose maker is slated to go public in one of this year's blockbuster IPOs. Emilie Megnien/AP hide caption

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Oura puts a ring on Wall Street with one of this year's biggest IPOs

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Middlegarchs are the new Oligarchs

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Rick Telesz farms 700 acres in western Pennsylvania. He says he'll be lucky to break even on his corn and soybean crops this year, given the sky-high cost of diesel fuel and fertilizer. Mike Clark's Studio hide caption

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Farmers face big expenses and an uncertain bottom line during fall harvest season

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In an aerial view, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site is seen on October 19, 2022 in Freeport, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is low. Here’s why you should care

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Unaffordability index: Rent, GLP-1s, Obamacare

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Encore: SPC: CAREERS KIDS CONSIDER

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Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year

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A resident receives donated food items at Curley's House Food Bank last year in Miami, Fla. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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