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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich With studies showing that at least three-quarters of online shoppers check product and service reviews before they buy, the evaluations have become more important than ever in global commerce. But fake reviews upend the system.
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Marsha Mercer States, cities, and community groups that offer free money to families to jump-start college savings face a dilemma: The families most in need often fail to sign up.
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Alex Brown Amid nascent efforts from state lawmakers to help minor league baseball players earn better wages, a majority of players have voted in favor of joining the union representing their major league counterparts.
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Public News Service By Suzanne Potter Massachusetts ranks first in the nation for children's well-being, according to the 2022 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich Nothing has been able to kill scam robocalls — not federal regulation, not individual state lawsuits, not private software. Each effort has made a dent, but the unwanted calls keep on coming, much to the consternation of Americans on the
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Tim Henderson Most people move during the spring and summer months, but many would-be movers stayed put this May and June amid higher interest rates and rising rents, according to change-of-address data from the U.S. Postal Service.
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Marsha Mercer With online and retail sports betting now legal in more than 30 states, the portrait of a new problem gambler is emerging: the high school student.
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Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Tim Henderson If the United States enters a recession and housing prices stagnate or fall, homeowners in parts of California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey are most at risk of owing more than their houses are worth or losing their