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- CNBC reported that 52% of couples surveyed in a study said their engagement ring featured a lab-grown diamond.
- WIRED profiled a European company called Reju that may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs.
- Harvard Business Review provided three ways to tap into the power of volunteering.
- The Guardian reported that British parents will now be able to take two weeks of bereavement leave after a miscarriage before 24 weeks. (They’re already entitled to bereavement leave in the case of a stillbirth after 24 weeks.)
- The New York Times [gift link] detailed the benefits of the IRS’s identity protection PIN, or IP PIN.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] shared why it’s a good idea to get a burner phone number.
- The WSJ also explained cash balance plans, which let you save up to about $3.6 million on top of a 401(k) while deferring taxes in a similar way.
- Scientific American chronicled how “The ‘quarantine fatigue’ of 2020 became an ongoing ‘pandemic fatigue,’ a complex set of emotions that continues to affect the nation.”
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from Points in Case, with “Suggested Zillow Listings in Your Price Range.”
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