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 2023: Year in Review
flipboard.com · Year in Review
As the year draws to a close, take some time to remember all that’s happened, for better or worse, in the last 12 months.
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 Housing, inflation, interest rates: What to expect in the 2024 economy
NBC News · Rob Wile
Experts say a slowdown is coming, but a recession remains unlikely.
 23 wild stories that explain politics in 2023
POLITICO · Politico Staff
Donald Trump and Taylor Swift, the broken House GOP, an oral history of the Ukraine war and much more.
 The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent
Associated Press · Dee-Ann Durbin
Many cards — tens of billions of dollars’ worth — wind up forgotten or otherwise unused.
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 The best ways to help homeless people
Vox · Rachel M. Cohen
And not just at the holidays.
 Minimum-wage workers in 22 states will be getting raises on Jan. 1
NPR · D. Parvaz
Those increases will affect an estimated 9.9 million workers.
 Mickey and Minnie Mouse lose copyright protection next week
Axios · Dan Primack
The original versions of Disney’s most famous characters will enter the public domain on Jan. 1.
 How to store Christmas lights to keep them tangle-free
Real Simple · Lisa Milbrand
Try one of these options to ensure hanging the lights next year is frustration-free.
 How putting purpose into your New Year’s resolutions can bring results
theconversation.com · Benjamin Houltberg and Arianna Uhalde
What leads to so many abandoned New Year’s resolutions?
 Meow-erry Christmas: Have you met the Icelandic anti-Santa?
Euronews Culture · David Mouriquand
You may have heard of the Grinch or Krampus, but what about Iceland’s giant, child-chomping Yule Cat, Jólakötturinn?
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