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Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary
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NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including "petrichor," "teraflop," "dumbphone" and "ghost kitchen."
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Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in the theater at least once in the past year, according to t ... (full story)
Age 60 to 63? New 401(K) rules for you and you alone
Someone who is 50 or older is able to set aside more money into a 401(k) than someone who is under 50. Called a "catch-up contribution," the idea is to get more money working for you in a tax-advantaged way before you retire.
On Sept. 15, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations that incorpo ... (full story)
Instagram's 'deliberate design choices' make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says
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Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta's wildly popular app has failed to protect children from harm, with "woefully ineffective" safety measures, according to a new report from former employee and wh ... (full story)
US home sales sluggish in August despite late-summer mortgage rate slide
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes remained sluggish in August, even as a late-summer slide in mortgage rates brought home loan borrowing costs to a 10-month low.
Existing home sales slipped 0.2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million units, the National Association of Realtors said. That's t ... (full story)