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Felling, falling: Global deforestation rates dropped last year
The magic number: How much is enough to retire?
Are you experienced? Joe Rogan's podcast is still massive
Domain dominion: Anguilla is making money on ".ai" addresses
Smoke signals: Most of the highest polluted cities are in India
A rock and a hard place: India's population is growing, as China's falls
Power to the people: India's economy is yet to replicate China's prosperity
Reddit vs. Meta: No social company makes money from ads quite like Meta
Identity: People don't identify with the generation they belong to
Stick or twist: Will the Fed cut rates after its historic hiking cycle?
I do: The number of marriages rose in the latest national report
Tik, Tik, boom: New bill leaves TikTok’s future in the balance
Changing states: America's shifting population
Big phish: Cybercrime is on the rise
Split screen: 2023 saw even fewer women in leading movie roles
Hot water: Global ocean temperatures are hitting new highs, again
Shedding value: WeightWatchers shares tumble after Oprah leaves the board
The state of the (green) union: Mapping the legalization of marijuana in America
I Don't: Japanese marriage rates are plummeting
Snowballin: More people hitting the slopes than ever before
Silver tsunami: Rising retirement rates, as a record number of Americans are set to turn 65
Court short: Pickleball takes up less space than other racket sports
Big Dill: Pickleball has surged in popularity in past few years
Eyes on the ball: Pickleball has piqued the internet's interest
Pig out: Pork profits are sinking as demand slumps
Going out
Young money: Americans under 40 are getting wealthier
Record breaking: Plotting Kelvin Kiptum's record marathon time
America's finances: Visualizing the federal budget
Virtual virtues: What you can, and can't, do in online meetings
Generational support: YouTube’s popularity knows no limits
Two-to-one: Flutter's US expansion is paying off
Realty check: America's housing market in one map.
Tokyo drift: Japan is attracting foreign workers, as it grapples with an aging population
Sunset: After years of growth, tequila exports are falling
Disunited
Capital punishment: America's severest penalty has sparked debate once again
Entrepreneurs, unleashed: New businesses are booming
Young money: How many of America's teenagers are working?
Slow, then fast: The end of China's one-child policy never revitalised birth rate
100 club: America's getting more centenarians
Cup Fever
Pretty vacant: Nearly 20% of America's offices are lying unused
Wages vs. inflation: Wages are winning... for now
Doses delivered: Drugmaker Eli Lilly wants to sell to you directly
Self-improvements: Americans' resolutions for the New Year
Election season: 2024 is set to be a record year for voters around the world
Drying up?
Climate, changed: 2023 was almost certainly the hottest year on record
Stoppage time: Millions of workers walked out in 2023
Unhoused: US homelessness has reached the highest figure on record
Out of office: Post offices have been on the decline for over a century
Cyber-colleagues: Where AI might fit in the American workplace
Fossil fuels: The world is "transitioning away" from the energy source
Medical bills: Healthcare is getting costlier
Sum of departs: Immigration policy is front-and-centre
Spaced out: Americans are more tentative about space travel
Grade inflation: Most students are getting A's at Harvard and Yale
Maturing market: Home buyers have been getting older
Person Of The Year: A visual history, as Taylor Swift wins TIME's latest award
Peak chocolate: Cocoa prices are hitting new highs
Concrete jungle: Congestion charges could be coming to NYC
Shrimpact: America's taste for shellfish cost Red Lobster
What gives: How America's donations shape the charity sector
Roll out the barrels: US oil production is reaching new heights
Generation gap: Happiness varies a lot across age groups
Fun coupons: How much does happiness cost?
World capital: Money and happiness around the globe
Pumpkin supremacy: America's favorite pies
Currency crises: Argentina’s president-elect has a long list of economic issues to tackle
Inside inflation: Which prices are rising the most?
The gap: The female-male life expectancy gap has widened
Booming out: America's population could peak this century
Bumbled: Investors, and users, are dumping dating apps
Odds and evens: New Delhi is exploring every fix for its air pollution problem
Bridging the gap: The share of women in the highest-paying jobs
Money moves: America's payment methods have changed
Cash is king: Using notes and coins is scoring people discounts
Cash stuffing: Gen Z is experimenting with a new way of budgeting
Homeschooling: Learning from home has taken off
Prestige worldwide: Britain's latest export? It's private schools
Shelf care: Examining America's bookkeeping habits
The ghost model: Some costume trends are timeless, others burn brightly but briefly
Getting hot: How Americans are feeling about climate change, as September temperatures soared
Driving into debt: Americans are falling behind on their car loans.
Busy flights: Air travel is back
Plastic unfantastic: How much plastic actually gets recycled?
Buy vs. rent: The latest data makes a clear case
Trust fall: Faith in news reports has fallen again
The wealth of the nation: Americans are richer than ever
Squeezed out: Florida's orange-growing industry is under pressure
Gig-going: Concert inflation is real
The old normal: Work-from-home rates are dropping... in some states more than others
Left to their own devices: How much time do teens spend on social media?
50:50: A recession is pretty much a coin flip, according to top economists
Check mates: Unpaid editors are Wikipedia's bedrock
Facts of life: Wiki is an invaluable tool for giving context
Times Square: Slowly, but surely, the iconic intersection is bouncing back
Bad ACT: Pre-college test scores hit 30-year lows
Neither: A third party option is an increasing preference for voters
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