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Monthly Archives: February 2021

‘Work is the single most important way of proving your worth’ in the U.S., professor says — and it’s making Americans miserable

[Acorns, Illustration by Euralis Weekes] In the U.S., one expert says, “the more you work, the better person you are.” In the early 2000s, Jennifer Sherman, a professor of sociology at Washington State University, went to study a poverty-stricken mountain town in Northern California for her thesis. The town had been […]

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Mark Cuban: I’d buy dogecoin over a lottery ticket – ‘lottery tickets are worse than any investment’

[CNBC] Though billionaire investor Mark Cuban has warned people to be cautious with cryptocurrency, he recently said digital assets — from digital goods to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin — will be the future of business. And Cuban has invested in cryptocurrency himself, both in business and personally. In fact, Cuban has an extensive cryptocurrency wallet, which he shared on Tuesday in a […]

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Leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals

(CNN) Four leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, according to internal company documents included in a congressional investigation released Thursday. “Dangerous levels of toxic metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury exist in baby foods at levels that exceed what experts […]

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