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Co-housing offers people a way to age at home

by Danielle Prieur
Jul 25, 2018
The American Association of Retired Persons estimates about three-quarters of people 45 and older want to stay in their homes as they age.  One way for them to do that is co-housing. It gives people the opportunity to live independently but in a community where they share some expenses and activities including chores. There are 165 […]
One way to keep aging people in their homes longer is through co-housing. 
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Here’s how animal shelters are preparing for fear-inducing fireworks

by Justin Ho
Jul 3, 2018
More pets go missing around the Fourth of July holiday than any other time. Amid the din and the bright lights of the fireworks, dogs and cats often scramble for cover and end up losing their way. Animal shelters are gearing up to handle the influx of runaways. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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The Marketplace Quiz

And for her next act, dinosaur psychologist

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jun 29, 2018
Host Lizzie O'Leary wraps things up by taking the Marketplace Quiz.
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"Westworld" isn't a TV show, it's a franchise film series

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 26, 2018
Co-creator Jonathan Nolan talks about keeping timelines straight and not dumbing things down for the audience.
Evan Rachel Wood, left, and James Marsden in season 2 of “Westworld.”
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Economics of Disability

Navigating the job market as an American with a disability

by Eliza Mills
Jun 22, 2018
One look at the challenges people with disabilities face.
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Companies step up their vetting processes for potential employees in the #MeToo era

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Jun 21, 2018
More and more women have been willing to speak out about harassment and assault in the workplace since the #MeToo movement began last fall. And employers want to ensure they have no reason to do so – mainly for liability reasons. That’s why they’ve begun to feel more wary about hiring, as Corinne Jones can […]
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Thousands of families displaced by Hurricane Maria are living in hotels. The FEMA program that pays for that is about to end

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jun 15, 2018
Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, thousands of people have fled the island to come to the mainland. Many of them — some 1,600 families — have been staying at hotels paid for by the Transitional Shelter Assistance program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But the program will expire at the end of […]
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5 things you should know about women who heist

by Eliza Mills
Jun 1, 2018
Surprise ... it's not much like "Ocean's 8."
An office worker, circa 1955, fetches bond certificates from the vault of the Toronto General Trusts Corp., which is secured by a massive fifteen ton door.
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The feminism behind "Ocean's 8"

by Paulina Velasco and Danielle Chiriguayo
Jun 1, 2018
"This is really just a story about women who are excellent at their jobs — they just happen to be criminals," said Olivia Milch, co-writer and producer for "Ocean's 8."
(L-R) Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Cate Blanchett as Lou, Rihanna as Nine Ball, Mindy Kaling as Amita, Awkwafina as Constance, Helena Bonham Carter as Rose, Anne Hathaway as Daphne Kluger and Sarah Paulson as Tammy in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' "Oceans 8," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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Not white? Ancestry services don't work so well. Companies are looking for fixes.

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
May 25, 2018
More people of color need to take DNA tests to improve the results, but people of color won't buy kits if they don't provide worthwhile information.
Ancestry.com can reveal DNA information from 289 regions in Europe and four regions in Asia.
courtesy Michael Kim
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