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People in these 10 cities are paying the most to get to work

Petko Ninov | E+ | Getty Images Here’s something that will stoke your road rage: You’re spending thousands of dollars just getting to work. Residents in the Washington, D.C., metro area are coughing up $12,015 each year on average just driving to the office, according to an analysis by Clever …

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Black Friday may not save retail, but some e-commerce plays are buys

Retail has had a rough year. One of the worst-performing groups in the stock market for 2019, retail stocks have had difficulty mitigating the effects of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and consumers’ shifting shopping preferences, with names like Macy’s and Gap notching double-digit losses for the year. The SPDR …

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Marilyn Yalom, Feminist Author and Historian, Is Dead at 87

Marilyn Yalom, a prolific feminist author and cultural historian whose subjects included the history of women as partners in marriage as well as the history of the female breast, died on Nov. 20 at her home in Palo Alto, Calif. She was 87. Her son Reid Yalom said the cause …

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7 Great Shorter Stories for the Elementary School Years

Recently, I made a list of my very favorite children’s literary novels that included classics as well as recent books. I was surprised to see that the vast majority of them were under 200 pages. That seemed like great news for any kid who struggles reading big chunks of text, …

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7 Great Books for (and About) Babies

You might think the details of your baby’s everyday life would make for a boring book. You’d be very, very wrong! Every baby needs books that let him look at images of other babies, and shows him how they go through their days. These picks are as dependable as they …

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Rare Mozart portrait flies above presale estimate at Paris auction

FILE PHOTO: Workers install a portrait due to be sold at auction by Christie’s on November 27 which depicts composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a teenager, painted in January 1770, and attributed to Veronese master Gaimbettino Cignaroli, in Paris, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – A rare …

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Stocks could see a pullback before riding higher into year end

Chances are good the stock market could hit a few bumps as December gets underway, but any pullback should be slight, setting up for a year end Santa rally, strategists say. The tone around trade talks between the U.S. and China has been positive enough to keep the market moving …

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8 Great (and Short) Books for Brand-New Readers

I have three kids, so I can talk for hours about the fascinating differences in the ages at which individual children reach milestones like walking, talking and reading, even within the same family. My first child didn’t walk until 16 months and started to read at age 5. My third …

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Everything you need to know to help save on taxes in 2020

Samantha Vuignier | Getty Images Whether you’re resolving to cut your 2020 tax bill or save more for retirement in the new year, it’s time to start planning. It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down at the third year under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — the …

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7 Great Fantasy Novels for Teenagers

When people ask me for recommendations for avid teenage readers — or for teenagers who seem to have taken a break from reading — my first question is, “Does he or she prefer fantasy or real-life stories?” Some teenagers read strictly for an escape into imagined worlds, usually ones full …

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