As of Election Day 2020, 1 in 3 Americans live in a state where adults can legally buy cannabis. Here’s what we know about the drug.
By Erin Brodwin and Julia Naftulin
Marijuana’s official designation in the US as a Schedule 1 drug — something with “no currently accepted medical use” — means it has been pretty tough to study.
That remains the case, despite the fact that, at a state level, the drug is increasingly accessible for the general public.
As of Election Day 2020, when Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota gave the green light to marijuana…
Experts agree: This virus isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But it’s possible that in the months ahead we’ll devise bright new ways to fight back.
By Andrew Dunn, Aria Bendix, and Hilary Brueck
As the pandemic approaches its second year, the coronavirus has morphed into a tougher foe.
Several mutations that scientists have identified in rapidly spreading variants are particularly worrisome. They raise concerns that these strains will be more contagious or be able to at least partly evade protection provided by vaccines and by prior infections.
Let’s be clear: No one knows how the next phase of the pandemic…
Rudy Giuliani’s pathetic press conference underscored how little President Trump has to back his claims of election fraud. It was also hilarious.
By Linette Lopez
On Thursday former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — representing the President of the United States — took to television to decry the outcome of the 2020 election, spout conspiracy theories, and echo disproven lies.
One of his equally glassy-eyed fellows claimed that former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — a man who died in 2013 — helped rig the 2020 election.
Giuliani sweat so profusely that his hair dye ran down his face. He…
From extending the student loan payment pause to cancelling student debt for some borrowers, here’s everything Biden has done on student debt to date.
Forty-five million Americans have a $1.7 trillion student debt burden in the country. And many of them, alongside Democrats and advocates, want President Joe Biden to forgive $50,000 of their debt.
He hasn’t done that yet, but the president has taken steps to lessen the burden and provide relief during the pandemic.
As one of his first actions in office, Biden extended the pause on student loan payments through September, coupled with zero…
Unless companies make substantive changes to support flexible work arrangements, working mothers could miss out on promotions and opportunities.
In some form or another, remote work is here to stay.
While some US workers are adamant that they’ll never return to an office, others just want flexibility — the option to stay at home when they want to and come into work when they need to. …
Large city suburbs saw the biggest gain in residents during the pandemic migration boom, per Jefferies. It means the migration is more of a reshuffle.
2020 was the year urbanites took flight. But many of them didn’t go very far.
The pandemic’s great migration boom mostly consisted of urban dwellers leaving big cities for its directly outlying suburbs, according to a recent Jefferies note that analyzed the latest USPS data. “Large central metro” areas like New York City and Houston saw the biggest exodus, while “large fringe metro” areas saw the biggest influx of residents.
The trend…
Throughout the pandemic, one psychologist has seen an uptick in people seeking therapy. He expects this trend to rise as we return to normalcy.
Whether you’ve been infected with COVID-19, risked getting exposed as an essential worker, or worked from home, the pandemic has disrupted everyday life.
“A lot of us have been locked into almost like chronic stress mode,” Craig Sawchuk, a psychologist at the Mayo Clinic, told Insider.
But as more people get vaccinated and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosens its COVID-19 mitigation strategies, signs of normalcy are returning. …
A Purple Life was able to retire after just five years of saving by moving somewhere cheaper and using a budgeting software to save more.
By Liz Knueven
In the online Financial Independence/Retire Early community, reaching your FIRE number and leaving work is a coveted status. For many people, it takes years of saving and investing to reach their FIRE number, or the amount you need to live on investments and savings alone.
A Purple Life, an anonymous blogger who shares her journey on her blog of the same name, didn’t just reach her FIRE goal. In December 2020, she…
She started a blog teaching Gen Z about personal finance and used social media to create videos. Now, she uses her knowledge to invest.
By Laila Maidan
Before Taylor Price began ninth grade, she underwent major spinal fusion surgery. The surgery led to further medical complications. Her ability to live the life of a normal high schooler changed in a few months, she told Insider.
“That summer, I had to relearn to walk. My first day at high school, my brother had to carry my bag for me. I had to ask people to carry my books for me. I…
“There’s nothing wrong with using your strategic absence to tackle a work project,” writes Melissa Petro — but she made the time restorative too.
A lot of moms spend their “day off” just like any other: cleaning up messes and watching the kids. In year’s past, I’ve been that worn-out momma.
For example, there have been many Mother’s Days when after opening my gift and shoveling down breakfast in bed, life would go back to normal, with a deluge of diapers to change and dishes in the sink.
But not this year.
This past Mother’s Day, I…
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