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Why being anti-science is now part of many rural Americans’ identity
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I have two last names - here is why they both matter
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Life advice from NYC chess hustlers
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MIT is reinstating its SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles
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US Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
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US lawsuit says sixteen elite colleges are part of price-fixing cartel
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The next affordable US city is already too expensive
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The JFK QAnon Cult in Dallas is somehow getting weirder
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The data are clear: The boys are not all right
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They went to prison as kids. Now they’re on death row.
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He spent twenty-five years infiltrating nazis, the Klan, and biker gangs
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The secret abortion movement that revolutionized feminist health before “Roe v. Wade”
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Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’
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The US empire is crumbling before our eyes
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A boy among men: What happens when you throw a teenager into an adult prison? Guess.
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XXX-Files: Who torched the Pornhub palace?
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Sikh drivers are transforming US trucking. Take a ride along the Punjabi American highway.
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My parents collect cans for a living
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Inside the fall of Kabul: An on-the-ground account
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Grades as communication
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He declined the FBI’s offer to become an informant. Then his life was ruined.
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Great, affordable downtowns that don't require a car?
Hi all, Yesterday I got the good news from my work that my remote work assignment is now permanent and I am free to live and work anywhere in the US. I get to keep my salary so really any place is...
Hi all,
Yesterday I got the good news from my work that my remote work assignment is now permanent and I am free to live and work anywhere in the US. I get to keep my salary so really any place is on the table for me and I wanted to get some feedback and advice from those who live or have lived across the US.
While I would personally be content moving to the middle of nowhere, my partner has been aching to get out of the suburbs of the Bay area and be around more people and things to do that wouldn't require her to drive places. Personally, I'm looking to take my rent price down to a maximum of ~$2100 per month for a 2 bedroom that will give us enough space to each do our remote work. Some places that I have been looking at are:
- San Diego, CA - not so affordable but has great dog beaches and vibrant downtown
- Chattanooga, TN - affordable but small for my partner and lacks the restaurant variety we have grown accustomed to in CA. Knoxville, TN may be a runner up.
- Kansas City, MO - I have nephews that I have neglected being a part of their life and this would put me within 30 minutes of being close to them. Apartments are dirt cheap in downtown.
- Richmond, VA - closer to my parents but haven't looked too into this. I grew up on the complete other side of VA but am willing to come back to the state .
- Chicago, IL - this place is massive and I have no idea what are the best places in the city to live vs. what to avoid. I have always heard Chicago is underrated and I'm not opposed to the cold. I like that they have tons to do but it isn't really close to family as I would like to be.
Anyways, I'm open to hearing about some underrated places and putting some time into researching them. Walkability and things to do are critical in selling the city to my partner who really doesn't want to drive to do anything.
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Kyle Rittenhouse: Murder or self-defense?
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Inside the US funeral industry’s 2021 national convention
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‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America
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Happy Thanksgiving All Y’all!
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Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives speaks to a homesick America
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Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading
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The CIA is trying to recruit Gen Z—and doesn’t care if they’re all over social media
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Goodbye, MIT
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Satanic Delco founder on the group’s ‘To Hell with Homelessness’ campaign
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Waiting on JFK Jr. at Dealey Plaza
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California nut crimes
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I spent forty-four years studying retirement. Then I retired
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Stop shopping - America needs you to buy less junk
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The conspiracy theory bubble
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I left poverty after writing 'Maid.' But poverty never left me
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Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. Almost nothing happened to the adults in charge.
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Jony Ive on what he misses most about Steve Jobs
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An unprecedented California program is already fulfilling its promise to house the most vulnerable
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Is there really a US truck driver shortage?
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Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers
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Beyond Britney Spears: Abuse, exploitation, and death inside America's guardianship industry
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Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California
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In the Afghanistan countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them
11 votes