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A yacht maneuvers near homes on Palm Island

Cities suffer when the 1% leave

Why many of us lose when the wealthiest move out of high-tax cities.

Cities suffer when the 1% leave
Margrethe Vestager

Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.

Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.
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Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?

Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?
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Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.

Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.

The Man Behind the Brand

The Man Behind the Brand
Posters of Fox News personalities including Gretchen Carlson

No, says Cindy Gallop, the advertising industry hasn't achieved gender equality

In an interview, the chairman of a major advertising firm said he believed the debate over gender diversity in advertising is "all over." And he dismissed a woman trying to help other women move forward as just trying to feather her own nest.

No, says Cindy Gallop, the advertising industry hasn't achieved gender equality
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What the rise of the gig economy means for the American Dream

The future of work in America is likely to be more flexible, possibly more precarious, for many people, as the gig economy expands. Why is this happening, how can more people thrive in this transition, and what does it mean for America's place in the world in this century? Economic historian Louis Hyman of Cornell University, author of "Debtor Nation" and "Borrow: The American Way of Debt," weighs in.

What the rise of the gig economy means for the American Dream
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Hollywood loves Cape Town. But you'd better nail that American accent.

As bigger productions head to the South African city, local actors are seeking out accent coaches and tuning into US soaps in order to sound American.

Hollywood loves Cape Town. But you'd better nail that American accent.
beekeeper

How this Yemeni American keeps up the family business thousands of miles from home

Khaled Almaghafi is a bee master in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's spiritual work, too. "You see how they dance, how they collect the honey, how they work ... you feel deep inside there is a creator," he says.

How this Yemeni American keeps up the family business thousands of miles from home
A man buys U.S. dollars in a currency exchange in Benghazi, Libya.

Even a local bank teller can't be trusted in today's Libya

Banking in a failed state is a risky business. In Libya, it's hard to figure out who to trust.

Even a local bank teller can't be trusted in today's Libya
Jay Peak,  a northern Vermont ski resort, is at the center of a multi-million dollar financial scandal now under federal investigation.

A massive financial scandal is unfolding in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom

Two developers who brought foreign investment to an impoverished part of Vermont are now accused of misusing hundreds of millions of dollars.

A massive financial scandal is unfolding in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
Fitbit Watch

How a couple's Fitbit told them they were expecting

David Trinidad and his wife Ivonne had just recently started using Fitbits, when Ivonne said that hers was malfunctioning. The device was showing an unusually high resting heart rate and recorded 10 hours in one day in what it called the “fat burning zone,” even though she had not been particularly active. But her Fitbit wasn't broken — she was pregnant.

How a couple's Fitbit told them they were expecting
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Can coffee become the world’s first 100 percent sustainable agricultural product?

Peter Seligmann is running the Sustainable Coffee Challenge to prevent deforestation and change the way coffee is grown around the world.

Can coffee become the world’s first 100 percent sustainable agricultural product?
Barack Obama and Raul Castro

Obama will be hard pressed to secure advances in human rights and trade while in Cuba

Five-hundred American businesspeople have traveled to Cuba since restrictions eased in 2014, but not much has come of it. And the US government would like to negotiate with Cuba on the island's human rights violations, but the Cuban government then points to the treatment of prisoners in Guantánamo.

Obama will be hard pressed to secure advances in human rights and trade while in Cuba
Vickie Remoe

It’s not just Kesha. Women face demands for transactional sex all over the world.

Vickie Remoe says she left her career as a TV host in Sierra Leone after being propositioned one time too many.

It’s not just Kesha. Women face demands for transactional sex all over the world.