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Starliner astronauts won’t return home until at least March after latest NASA delay

2 mn readNASA’s Starliner astronauts have had their homecoming delayed yet again. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore weren’t supposed to be at the International Space Station beyond a few days in June when they reached the orbital outpost on the inaugural flight test for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. But their return was delayed multiple times until NASA finally decided […]

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Verizon’s Message Plus Shuts Down Today: Why It’s Happening and How to Switch

4 mn readVerizon Wireless customers relying on the carrier’s Message Plus texting app will soon need to change over their phone’s default texting app, as the carrier plans to fully discontinue it Monday. This change will likely be most noticeable to customers using an Android phone purchased from Verizon before 2022, which was the year Google Messages came preloaded on Android devices after officially […]

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Nasdaq closes above 20,000 points for the first time

2 mn readThe Nasdaq composite index closed at a record high Wednesday, rallying almost 350 points for its first-ever close above 20,000. The tech-heavy index gained 1.8 percent after November’s inflation report matched expectations from economists, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its December meeting next week. The broader S&P 500 […]

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Is Graduate School Worth the Cost?

3 mn readStudents must weigh future salary and career prospects against debt and lost earnings. Seeking more education may feel like a promising option for gaining skills and increasing job opportunities, but prospective students must first determine whether graduate school is worth the cost. In recent years, increased federal and legislative attention has been paid to the cost […]

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Most high schoolers want to learn about financial topics, but only 10 states require it

2 mn readNorris Williford, a 22-year-old college senior, doesn’t just work at the MBM Kicks shoe store in downtown Richmond, Virginia — he owns it. And it was a high school class that helped him gain the skills for how to open a business at such a young age. “Ms. Hayer was actually one of my biggest influences. She […]

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Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

2 mn readAustralia’s government says it will create new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news. The long-awaited decision sets out a successor to a world-first law that Australia passed in 2021, which was designed to make giants like Meta and Google pay for hosting news on their platforms. Earlier this year […]

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