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The road to financial independence is not easy, and usually requires patience and diligence early on.

There's perhaps no more consistent thread in Donald Trump's thinking (and self-image) than the crowds he draws.

Lifting Trump-era tariffs is one of the few things President Joe Biden could do to slow inflation -- but that doesn't mean Americans would immediately notice a drop in prices if he took that action.

There is a shift happening in the housing market.

It's now well recognized how difficult the pandemic has been for workers. A Conference Board survey of workers from September 2021 found that more than three-quarters of US respondents reported stress and burnout as big challenges to being at work, versus 55% six months earlier. And working hours have risen higher during the pandemic than they have in years, likely due to the hot economy. So it's not surprising that a record number of workers are quitting their jobs in search of more flexible opportunities.

There really is no such thing as a free lunch.

Homeland and national security officials are worried about how Russia could significantly exploit US divisions over the November midterms, considering scenarios like Russia staging smaller hacks of local election authorities -- done with the deliberate purpose of being noticed -- and then using that to seed more conspiracies about the integrity of American elections.

A lot of attention has been paid to the problems President Joe Biden and other Democrats have with core party constituencies, including young and Hispanic voters. And there's been plenty of polling to back that up.

Four inmates escaped early Saturday from a federal prison camp in Hopewell, Virginia, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

"Lightyear" wasn't able to get enough buzz at the box office this weekend.