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Here Are the 10 Best, Worst States to Drive In

You'll be cruising pretty in Texas, trying to tame your road rage in Hawaii

(Newser) - There's still not a lot to do these days as we continue our weary march through the pandemic, but at least going for a drive can be a nice escape—unless you're in Hawaii, that is. That's the surprising last-place entry in WalletHub's new ranking of...

10 Best States to Raise a Family
Best, Worst States
to Raise a Family
Jan 11, 2021 12:53 PM CST

Best, Worst States to Raise a Family

From Massachusetts to New Mexico

(Newser) - The best state in which to raise a family? That would be Massachusetts, according to WalletHub . The site used a number of metrics, including education, opportunities for "family fun," the number of families with young kids, health care, etc. Coming in dead last was New Mexico. Here are...

Want an Active Lifestyle? Check Out These Cities
Want an Active
Lifestyle? Live Here
Jan 10, 2021 6:00 AM CST

Want an Active Lifestyle? Live Here

These are the US cities where you can be the fittest version of you

(Newser) - New year, new you? If that's one of your goals for 2021, and fitness is integral to that goal, there are parts of the US that may suit you best. In its quest to track down where the promise of an active lifestyle beckons, WalletHub analyzed the 100 largest...

Here Are the 10 Best Cities for Jobs in America

South Burlington, Vt., looks better than most

(Newser) - The job market hasn't been great over the past year, mainly due to the COVID pandemic. As people start the new year off trying to make a fresh start, however, some locations across the country may offer better chances at employment than others. WalletHub took a look at more...

One Trump, One Obama Take Home 'Most Admired' Crowns

Donald Trump ends Barack Obama's 12-year winning streak, while Michelle Obama wins top spot for women

(Newser) - Donald Trump didn't beat Joe Biden in the election, but he can notch a win against Barack Obama. In its annual survey on the matter, Gallup pollsters asked 1,000 or so American adults to name, without being given choices, a man and a woman they most admire anywhere...

Top 10 Songs of the Year
Top 10 Songs of the Year
Dec 27, 2020 4:29 PM CST

Top 10 Songs of the Year

Keedron Bryant's "I Just Wanna Live" leads the way

(Newser) - Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu has compiled the top 10 songs of the year for 2020. Young Keedron Bryant gets top honors. The list, with links to the videos:
  1. Keedron Bryant, "I Just Wanna Live." The 12-year-old's powerful performance about being a young Black man in
...

Obama Out With Favorites of 2020
Obama Out
With Favorites
of 2020
Dec 20, 2020 6:35 AM CST

Obama Out With Favorites of 2020

He's a fan of Better Call Saul

(Newser) - Barack Obama has developed a tradition of sorts by unveiling year-end favorites, and this year's lists include TV shows, movies , books , and songs of 2020. And, no, he doesn't include his own memoir , though he does give it a plug. From Obama over the last few days:
  • TV
...

These Celebs Should Get Vaccinated in Public
These Celebs Should Get
Vaccinated in Public
OPINION
Dec 14, 2020 11:58 AM CST

These Celebs Should Get Vaccinated in Public

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan makes the list at the Verge

(Newser) - Now that COVID vaccinations have begun in the US, the Verge thinks certain celebrities should get their shots in public as a way of encouraging fans to do the same. After all, it worked when Elvis got his polio vaccination on TV in 1956, writes Nicole Wetsman. The list has...

US Cities That Need the Most Vaccine Doses to Start

Detroit, Cleveland top the list

(Newser) - With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine possibly just days away from being shipped, the next order of business will be starting to divvy it up for distribution across the country. WalletHub looked at more than 90 cities across America to figure out which may need the most initial vaccinations. The site...

This Is the Least Sinful City in the US

Pearl City, Hawaii, gets the nod in new ranking

(Newser) - If you had to guess which city in the US was the most "sinful," well, you'd probably be correct. Las Vegas earns the distinction in a new ranking among 182 cities in the US by WalletHub . Maybe more interesting is guessing the least sinful, which turns out...

Best and Worst US Cities for Dating

Congrats, Madison, Wisconsin

(Newser) - Some cities are better than others when it comes to dating, and Madison, Wisconsin, is apparently better than everywhere else. So says WalletHub in a new ranking of 182 US cities designed for those who are single and looking for a partner. It used a number of factors, including the...

10 Safest US Cities
10 Safest American Cities
Nov 30, 2020 9:53 AM CST

10 Safest American Cities

Columbia, Maryland, comes out on top in new ranking

(Newser) - If feeling safe is a high priority when it comes to where you live, then the city of Columbia, Maryland, might be worth checking out. A new analysis at WalletHub ranks the city as the safest in the country. The ranking, however, factors in more than crime stats. It also...

Here Are the 10 Worst Passwords of 2020
Want to Make
a Hacker's Day?
Use One of These
Passwords
in case you missed it
Nov 22, 2020 6:43 AM CST

Want to Make a Hacker's Day? Use One of These Passwords

NordPass has released its worst candidates for 2020

(Newser) - We get how brain-melting it can be to remember all of your various passwords—really, we honestly, truly get it. But you've got to try harder than the people whose passwords popped up on NordPass' 2020 ranking of the 200 most common passwords, which, as Suzanne Humphries succinctly puts...

Here Are the Most Giving States in America

People there come together to help others through charity, volunteerism

(Newser) - Between charitable giving—last year, US donors ponied up nearly $450 billion for charity—and volunteerism, Americans keep opening up their wallets and their schedules to help those who are less fortunate. WalletHub wanted to see which states were especially benevolent, so it examined stats from all 50, looking at...

10 Best Horror Movies in History
10 Best
Horror Movies
in History
in case you missed it
Oct 31, 2020 2:30 PM CDT

10 Best Horror Movies in History

'Stacker' ranks them, and Hitchcock reigns supreme

(Newser) - If your Halloween plans involve binging classic horror flicks, Stacker has you covered. The site has ranked the 100 best scary movies of all time, with an Alfred Hitchcock entry taking top honors. In Psycho, when Janet Leigh's character checks in at the Bates Motel, "the plot shifts...

Here Are the US Cities Hardest Hit Financially by COVID

Half of America's top 10 are located in one state

(Newser) - With more than 225,000 dead and 8.6 million cases of COVID-19 in the US, the health consequences of the virus are obvious. But the financial repercussions have also been devastating, and some areas are suffering more than others. WalletHub looked at the biggest US cities across nine metrics...

Ready to Ditch the Big City? This List Might Help

Sammamish, Washington, ranks first in WalletHub ranking of small cities

(Newser) - Big-city life isn't for everyone, and WalletHub is out with a list of the best small cities in America for those who agree. For the list's purposes, that means cities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000. The site factored in a number of things, including...

Here Are the 10 Most Powerful Women in Business

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet tops 'Fortune' list

(Newser) - For nearly a quarter of a century, Fortune has published a list of the most powerful women in the business world, but this year the magazine notes it hasn't been "business as usual." Obviously, that's because of the pandemic and the effects it's had upon...

Don't Like to 'Get Political'? These States Agree

WalletHub ranks the least, most politically engaged states

(Newser) - With just three weeks until Election Day, politics is at the top of many minds, though that may be more so in some states than in others. To see which of the Fifty Nifty boast the highest levels of political engagement, WalletHub crunched all of their numbers along nearly a...

In These US Cities, the Economy Has Thrived

Fort Myers, Fla., leads the list

(Newser) - Although the country's economy as a whole has suffered greatly during the pandemic, some areas manage to do OK. Better than OK, actually, per WalletHub's ranking of the fastest-growing cities in America, which it gauged by looking at more than 515 small, midsized, and large cities across the...

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