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New Study Reveals How Much Young People Have to Struggle to Buy Homes

The national median price for a house is now three times higher than the median household income for Americans under 40—an obvious explanation for why nearly all young people say it’s harder for them to buy a home than it was for their parents.

A study from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday shows home prices spiking tremendously in the beginning of the 2010s, and median home value rose…

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Americans Fear AI’s Societal Impact and Don’t Believe Government Can Regulate It, Pew Study Finds

Roughly two-thirds of Americans believe AI is advancing at too fast a rate — even as a majority of adults are using chatbots, according to a new Pew Research Center study examining U.S. sentiment toward the technology. The study also found that 40% of respondents believe AI will ultimately be worse for society — but most […]

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Analysis: 22 of 24 US executive agencies saw a YoY increase in their average X account engagement during the first year of Trump's second term; @DOGE dominated (Pew Research Center)

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Analysis: 22 of 24 US executive agencies saw a YoY increase in their average X account engagement during the first year of Trump's second term; @DOGE dominated — Federal agencies are getting far more audience engagement on X (formerly Twitter) in the second Trump administration …

Mail-in voting: Essential or scam? New ad campaign adds to debate

The American Postal Workers Union launched an ad campaign Thursday to push back against efforts to scale back voting by mail. The initiative comes in response to legal action by state and federal governments over the past year to delegitimize mail-in ballots, including President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to limit mail-in voting.

‘Keep it, protect it, expand it’

The 30-second ad…

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Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)

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Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube — Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts.

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A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% Snapchat message daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)

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A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% Snapchat message daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep — Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection. But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary.

Two New England states say no to new data centers

For some time there’s been a growing rebellion by residents to proposed data center construction projects, but by and large these have been driven by citizens. Maine, however, has become the 1st state to press pause on new data center construction.

The _Wall Street Journal_ reports the proposed law would pause new projects of 20 megawatts or more until November 2027 while the state studies the…

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12% Des Ados Américains Utilisent L’IA Pour Le Soutien Émotionnel

Imaginez un adolescent rentrant d’une journée difficile au lycée, se connectant à son téléphone et partageant ses doutes les plus profonds avec une intelligence artificielle plutôt qu’avec un ami ou un parent. Cette scène, qui pourrait sembler sortie d’un film de science-fiction il y a encore quelques années, devient une réalité pour une partie croissante […]

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A survey of US adults: 75% say they have heard a lot or a little about data centers; 39% say they are bad for the environment, and 38% bad for home energy costs (Pew Research Center)

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A survey of US adults: 75% say they have heard a lot or a little about data centers; 39% say they are bad for the environment, and 38% bad for home energy costs   —  A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers - the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide.

New Data Reveals Who’s Actually Going to the Movies in 2026

The conversation in Hollywood for at least the last five years has been how to get butts into theaters and to get theatrical exhibition numbers up.

I got into this business because I love seeing movies on the big screen, and I want that legacy to stay, and not go the way of niche things like ballet and opera, as Chalamet said the other day.

But the theatrical experience has been on a…

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A survey of US teens: 57% use AI chatbots to search for info, 54% use them to do schoolwork, 47% for fun or entertainment, 12% for emotional support, and more (Pew Research Center)

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A survey of US teens: 57% use AI chatbots to search for info, 54% use them to do schoolwork, 47% for fun or entertainment, 12% for emotional support, and more   —  Just over half of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they've gotten emotional support.

Con Trump, cada vez más estadounidenses quieren salir del país: “Tuve que irme porque no me sentía seguro”

EEUU está siendo testigo de cómo una democracia de pleno derecho se está transformando en un estado policial bajo el último mandato de Donald Trump. Los norteamericanos viven cada día con más miedo. Las persecuciones y presiones políticas se han intensificado en el país ya no solo contra inmigrantes, sino contra ciudadanos con pasaporte estadounidense.

Siete de cada diez (69%)…

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: a time for action on many fronts

Today, February 7, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The day, observed annually since 1999, highlights the importance of HIV prevention, routine testing, and early care for a population still disproportionately affected by the disease. Here’s what to know about HIV in the Black community.

Black Americans accounted for about 38 percent of HIV diagnoses among people aged 13 or older in…

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Il secondo mandato di Trump è il più impopolare di sempre: i numeri sono ora peggiori del primo mandato

Nuovo aggiornamento al ribasso per il gradimento di Trump, con il tasso di disapprovazione che tocca un nuovo record del 56% e i numeri che scivolano dietro a quelli del primo mandato, con la conseguenza che Trump è ora il presidente più impopolare di sempre dopo 376 giorni di presidenza.

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