October 19, 2023

Meanwhile. . .

Fortune: “A prospective homebuyer needs to make $114,627 to afford a home, the brokerage and real-estate research firm says. That’s a 15% year-over-year increase and the highest annual income on record to buy a home.”

The average American family's net worth jumped 37% between 2019 and 2022, according to a new Federal Reserve survey. It's the biggest jump the agency has seen since the surveys began. The wealth gap between rich and poor also narrowed slightly. The gains could be tied to the government's temporary COVID relief measures. 

Obesity rates among active-duty servicemembers doubled in the past decade, and antiquated policies and incomplete data have complicated efforts to combat the trend, according to a new report from the American Security Project. Read more...

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