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The wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of Medicaid

Vox Open Sourced

Under Ronald Reagan, Congress cut Social Security benefits substantially by raising the retirement age. Imagine a world where only people who earned less than $50,000 a year were entitled to borrow books from libraries. For one thing, Republicans have in fact cut some universal programs quite a bit over the past half century.

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Is ChatGPT killing higher education?

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I spoke to a student at the University of Wisconsin who said, “I realized AI was a problem last fall, walking into the library and at least half of the students were using ChatGPT.” What was the general vibe you got? It was a pretty wide perspective on AI. And students love to talk about catching their professors using AI.

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U.K. Moves Toward Flexible Work, Yet Stigmas Remain

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According to an article published by Yahoo Finance , women are more likely than men to be working in part-time roles — citing research published by The House of Commons Library which revealed that 37.8% of women in employment were working part-time.

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Succession Planning & Legacy Building: How to Prepare Yourself, Your Leaders & Your Organization for What’s Next

Eat Your Career

You’ll retire or get promoted or find a new job. You play a critical role in the success of your team and organization. It’s an inconvenient truth that you won’t always be around. One day, in the near or distant future, you will move on. Learn more and sign up here.

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Still others hope to stave off the boredom of retirement, launching blogs, podcasts and YouTube channels to feed their souls. I’d sign up for courses, visit the library, participate in workshops, get certifications, join professional associations, attend conferences and, of course, continue to read. Others are taking on side hustles.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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A twist of fate post-retirement put his hard-earned savings at stake, leading him to rally to get a stretch of land for a new residential area in Delhi. It was also a 1-mile walk to the country’s oldest university, where, in its main library, among the several million books, I found my grandfather’s autobiography.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. Augustine, Florida, home also boasted a studio from which she broadcasted a TV series and distributed it to business schools and public libraries around the world. Women of all ages are launching businesses.