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The Census Sets Your District for the Next Ten Years

New York lost a House seat in 2021 by 89 people. That's how thin the margin is between a headcount and political power.

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What Your Four, Eight and Twelve Year Old Can Actually Do

A chore list that matches real capability at each age, plus the part nobody tells you: it's slower, messier, and worth it anyway.

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Dating Again After Your Spouse Died

The ring, the timeline, the photo on the mantel, and how to talk about your marriage on a first date without turning it into a eulogy.

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Read the Jobs Report Before Anyone Tells You What It Means

The tables, the technical note and the revision schedule go public at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, free. Ten minutes gets you ahead of the commentary.

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Three Jars and a Stack of Ones

How to run a kid's first allowance so the money actually teaches something, including the part where you let him waste it.

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Everybody's Getting Married and You're Still at Table 14

Wedding season is brutal when you're the last single guy in the group. Here's how to use the wait instead of resenting it.

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What a Poll Worker Actually Does From 5 a.m. to Midnight

The pay is modest, the day is long, and the sign-up window closes earlier than you think. Everything else about the job is simpler than people assume.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Fifty Books Worth Reading Aloud, and How to Finish Them

A nightly read-aloud habit survives on twelve minutes, a bookmark, and a list you don't have to think about. Steal mine.

GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Say Yes to the Next Three Setups

The oldest matchmaking system in America still works, and it runs on friends who know you. Stop turning it down.

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Homeschooling Law Is State Law, and the Paperwork Proves It

Four states let you start tomorrow with no notice at all. Others want an affidavit, a portfolio and a certified evaluator. Know which one you live in.