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Jul

Where work pays: How does where you live matter for your earnings?

https://www.brookings.edu/research/where-work-pays-how-does-where-you-live-matter-for-your-earnings/     Editor’s Note: An interactive tool accompanies this economic analysis, allowing users to see the distribution of annual earnings across the United States for a given occupation and age group, adjusting for cost of living and taxes. Educational and occupational choices matter for your earnings, but where you work matters, too. Employment opportunities and wages in some occupations vary substantially

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Jul

Best and Worst Flowers for People With Allergies

Best and Worst Flowers for People With Allergies Worst Plants for Allergies You can expect more plant pollen and seasonal allergies if you put any of these plants in your yard. Flowers/herbs Amaranth (pigweed), chamomile, chrysanthemums, daisies, goldenrod, ordinary sunflowers. Shrubs/vines Cypress, jasmine vine, juniper, wisteria. Trees Alder, ash (male), aspen (male), beech, birch, box elder (male), cedar (male),

19
Jul

Nights Are Warming Faster Than Days. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/07/11/climate/summer-nights-warming-faster-than-days-dangerous.html Nights Are Warming Faster Than Days. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous. By KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS and NADJA POPOVICH JULY 11, 2018 July kicked off with searingly hot temperatures for most Americans this year. New daily, monthly and all-time record highs were set across the country last week, with more than 100 million people sweating it out under heat warnings or