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" Three years ago, it seemed that neither Biden nor Trump would be on the American presidential ball

" Weight-loss drugs look to figure prominently in the business and health landscape of the future. S

" Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy have become extremely popular in recent years. Recent studies confir

" Four years ago, our lives changed in an instant. As the immediate danger of the pandemic subsided,

Today's story: Four years ago, our lives changed in an instant. As the immediate danger of the pande

" What happens to a large shopping mall after the biggest stores close? The mall often stays open in

" The enclosed shopping mall was once the epicenter of suburban social life. But now, the age of the

" Swiss francs, British pounds, euros, and various kinds of dollars are divided into hundredths. But

" If the 1990s and 2000s were about globalization and offshoring, then the 2020s are about ""nearsho

" Leap Years come (about!) once every four years. The unusual day can cause havoc for some people, l

" AM radio has been around for over a hundred years and one of the most popular places to listen is

" Thousands of post office workers in the U.K. were falsely accused of accounting fraud--all because

" The world of academic publishing has been shaken by a series of scandals of late. But one idea aim

" Academic researchers are under intense career pressure to publish their findings, a pressure known

" A key part blew off the body of a Boeing 737-MAX plane shortly after takeoff, ripping the shirt of

" Pedicabs -- bicycles with fancy carriages on the back -- are popular in London's West End and SoHo

" Ecuador, nestled between Peru and Colombia on South America's Pacific coast, was once one of the s

" If you have a knack for writing the perfect prompt in ChatGPT, then you might want to become a ""p

" The grizzly bear population has grown in the western United States, after successful conservation

" Ikea stores are known for being very big and far from the city center. For many shoppers, a trip t