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Human settlement patterns have profound consequences for people’s exposure to risk, particularly near the coasts. Coastal populations are expanding quickly around the world. The rise is evident in burgeoning waterfront cities and in the increasing damage from powerful storms and rising sea levels. Yet, reliable, detailed data on the scale of that population change has been hard to pin down, until now.

Young’s story is one of persistence through setbacks, advocacy for herself and others, and building a community of support. Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics—or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor—in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency.

In mid-November, as election post-mortems focused on inflation worries and the holiday shopping season began to pick up steam, Amazon introduced a new storefront. Known as Amazon Haul, and currently available only on the app and in the United States, it promises “a place to discover even more affordable fashion, home, lifestyle, electronics and other products with ultralow prices.” Everything on the site is $20 or less.

NEW YORK — Booking a table for two at Tao Downtown, I hesitated when I got to the box asking whether I had a special request. I did, but I wasn’t sure how it would go down. Would I be the first customer in history to ask for a noisy table? This is not a normal ask, but I had my reasons.

With holiday shopping as easy as a click or two on a smartphone, some of Denver’s top retail areas are vying for consumers’ attention with seasonal markets, scores of lights, specialized gift baskets and, of course, Santa. Although online shopping remains the dominant force in retail, 47% of shoppers plan to shop in physical stores this holiday season, according to a 2024 holiday report by Experian, a global data and technology company that surveyed 1,000 U.

When Mary Starkey sold her Cap Hill mansion last week, she said “Thank you.” “When I said goodbye to the mansion, I thanked it for its service to Starkey International. It’s been an amazing building, and I’m actually quite happy that it will continue to serve,” she said. Starkey’s business, the Starkey International Institute for Household Management, trained butlers and maids to serve in the homes of high-class families for decades.