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50 facts about food insecurity in America

You’re probably leaking personal information online right now. Here’s how to stop

Man using laptop at home to fill out a form online.

America's trails are disappearing

Close up on a traveler's hands navigating a trail map and compass.

30 seconds too long: Americans' rising expectations for 911

Emergency call to 911 on a smartphone screen.

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

A sign in foreground lists a home for rent in Maryland with tall brick home in the background. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants.

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On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they're not

overhead view of woman resting head on desk in front of laptop computer and notes

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Caretaking demands often put working women at a financial and workplace disadvantage. Can gig work and the care economy help?

Mom with a baby drinking coffee while working at home with a laptop

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The food on your table, brought to you by prison labor

Louisiana State Penitentiary prison farm, also known as "Angola"

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The most congested freight corridors

Illustration with an eighteen wheel truck over an aerial view of a congested highway.

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Facial recognition, biometrics largely accepted in tech, but some remain wary of certain uses

A woman scans face using facial recognition system on smartphone.

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Big-rig parking shortage across the US spells juggernaut problems

Colorful big rig semi trucks with semi trailers parked closely in a lot.

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Changes in child tax credit would have outsized impact on rural children

school bus picks up on rural road route

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San Francisco's burning question: Are we ready for Waymo Google cars?

Waymo self driving car performing tests on a street

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Rural Americans were less likely to enroll in a federal broadband assistance program. Now it's too late to sign up

Earth digger used to dig down cables for broadband connection in rural area

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America's biggest universal basic mobility experiment is taking place in L.A.

LA Metro E line train pulls into Boyle Heights with Downtown LA in the background