Personal finance: “Living paycheck to paycheck”
Several times per year, the media runs stories about everyone living "paycheck to paycheck". For many reasons, these stories are mostly bogus.
Demographics, Education: First year college enrollment drops by 5%
Fall 2024 college enrollment drops by 5%. They blame everything except that the population of the youth cohort is shrinking.
Personal Finance: 28% of credit card debts not paid off from last year
28% of credit card users have not yet paid off last year's holiday shopping debts. Oops.
Climate: We should be vegan like India
Up to 70% of adults in India suffer from vitamin B-12 deficiency owing to vegan and vegetarian eating. B-12 deficiency is a very serious health problem.
Demographics: Utah schools see enrollment decrease
Utah, which has had a higher fertility rate than most of the country, is seeing a decline in elementary students.
Education: There might be a clue in the title of this story
There might be a clue here as to why some borrowers feel unable to pay off their debts.
Space: Thanks to teen and others, school kids contact space station
School kids contact ISS via ham radio link at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Nice story.
Health insurance: Why did ACA individual premiums skyrocket?
The ACA "ObamaCare" insurance premiums have become unaffordable to most - without subsidies. Grok AI gives a good and accurate explanation of what went wrong.