The torrential rains that tropical storm Ida brought over the Northeast of the United States on Wednesday and Thursday have once again exposed how vulnerable our infrastructure is to extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent due to climate…
A social safety net is synonymous with a failsafe for many, but in the case of the U.S. Social Security system, additional action is needed to ensure it stays that way.The annual OASDI trustees report by the Social Security Administration, covering old…
Hurricane Ida, the fourth and to-date strongest storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, has made its way to New York City, albeit as a much weaker tropical storm. Nevertheless, Ida caused widespread flooding and a state of emergency declaration in…
10 percent of the richest people in the United States own almost 70 percent of the country’s total wealth. As of Q1 of 2021, the top 10 percent held 69.8 percent of total U.S. net worth (which is the value of all assets a person holds minus all their l…
As part of a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit from U.S. app developers against Apple, the Californian tech giant announced a couple of changes to its contentious App Store policies on Thursday. “The terms of the agreement will help make th…
The cost of opening a Subway restaurant – one of the most popular franchise models around the world – varies widely depending on the location and size of the branch. According to cost ranges listed by Subway, even the lowest possible cost associated wi…
Faced with antitrust allegations and the wrath of (some) app makers, Apple extended an olive branch to its developer community in November 2020 by introducing the App Store Small Business Program, which reduces the company’s contentious app store commi…
As the Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s moratorium on evictions, more tenants around the country will have to rely on Emergency Rental Assistance payments to cover their rent or risk losing their place of residence. As numbers f…
As the Caldor fire, which has been raging in East-Central California since August 14, is nearing Lake Tahoe, the popular recreation area has been shrouded in smoke, while air quality in some parts of the basin has been declared “hazardous”.So far, no e…
In one of the more stunning examples of corporate flip-flopping in recent memory, OnlyFans pulled out of its planned pornography ban on Wednesday. Just last week, the platform predominantly known for letting sex workers charge fans for exclusive and of…