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We remember July 4, 1776, as the day the Declaration of Independence was signed--but American colonists were defying Great Britain for more than 100 years before that momentous event. Specifically, Americans repeatedly chose financial independence ...

The opening of the Obama Presidential Center last month had an all-star lineup of performers, a bipartisan guest list, and speeches encouraging the country to rise to its highest ideals. On social media, some Democrats called it the real America 250.

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Since the pandemic housing boom fizzled out in the summer of 2022, some overheated parts of the country--particularly in the West,

If you own an Apple computer, you need to be aware of an increasingly common scam going around that could allow a bad actor to gain control of your Mac. It's known as the "copy-paste" scam, and it has been perpetrated so often that earlier this year,

Hustle culture is built on the toxic lie that the human body is an unlimited resource. In the entrepreneurial world, we are conditioned to believe that success is directly proportional to how much sleep we sacrifice, how many fires we personally ...

If Elon Musk has his way, stargazing could soon be impossible. Starlink, one of Musk's businesses, sells high-speed internet access to places around the globe that traditional internet providers often can't reach. In the process, the company has ...

This weekend, the Trump administration is planning to roll out one of its most ambitious programs yet: Trump Accounts. Tied to America's 250th birthday, the program is set to launch on July 4, giving around 1.5 million American babies $1,000 to help ...

While everyone knows that July 4 is a federal holiday, this year that holiday was officially observed yesterday, on July 3. That's because today, July 4, 2026, falls on a Saturday, when most federal offices are closed anyway. But of course, Americans ...

If you're one of the tens of millions of Americans taking to the road this July 4 holiday weekend, you'll likely have this nagging thought cross your mind at least once: how much will it cost me to fuel up the car? The answer is, on average, $3.82 ...

America runs on innovation. (Sorry, Dunkin'.) As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Fast Company has compiled a compelling collection of stories throughout our history--a mere 31 years--to ...