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Prime number: Wedding parties shrink by 20%
Lifestyle

Prime number: Wedding parties shrink by 20%

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Finally, a side effect of a lackluster economy that might make people happy: Wedding parties are an average of 20% smaller now than they were in...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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Memory Shortage Boosts Sandisk — and May Kill Personal Computers
Tech

Memory Shortage Boosts Sandisk — and May Kill Personal Computers

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The AI gold rush has created a brand new shortage in computer memory infrastructure, flipping the entire tech world upside-down by making this...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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Money

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Washington Scrutinizes Builder Buybacks as Home Starts Hit Five-Year Low
Money

Washington Scrutinizes Builder Buybacks as Home Starts Hit Five-Year Low

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Could putting the kibosh on homebuilders’ stock buybacks help fix the nation’s affordability crisis? The White House certainly thinks so. Last...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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CEOs, World Leaders Prep for Awkward Encounters at Davos
Money

CEOs, World Leaders Prep for Awkward Encounters at Davos

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The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos brings together CEOs, world leaders, and policymakers at a time of heightened geopolitical...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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Trump announces new tariffs over Greenland rift
Money

Trump announces new tariffs over Greenland rift

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President Trump’s latest rhetoric on Greenland may lead the European Union to use its economic “bazooka” for the first time ever. At the very...

Jan 17, 2026 07:00 PM
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Health & Wellness

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Review finds no link between acetaminophen in pregnancy and autism
Health & Wellness

Review finds no link between acetaminophen in pregnancy and autism

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A systematic review of 43 medical studies found no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and autism, ADHD, or other intellectual...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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Politics

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Pentagon places 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible Minneapolis deployment
Politics

Pentagon places 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible Minneapolis deployment

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The Pentagon has placed about 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis. The soldiers would deploy if the...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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Sports & Gaming

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College football knows how to protect the pocket
Sports & Gaming

College football knows how to protect the pocket

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College football teams are proving you can get a lot more than chump change out of four quarters. Across the sport’s top division, program...

Jan 18, 2026 07:00 PM
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World

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At least 21 killed in Spain in high-speed train collision
World

At least 21 killed in Spain in high-speed train collision

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At least 21 killed in Spain in high-speed train collision. The end of a passenger train traveling from Malaga to Madrid went off the rails near...

Jan 17, 2026 07:00 PM
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Science & Innovation

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NASA’s Lunar Launcher
Science & Innovation

NASA’s Lunar Launcher

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The massive rocket system that will ferry NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission was moved to its launch pad Saturday, the latest step in the...

Jan 17, 2026 07:00 PM
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