Incredible shrinking US family
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The number of households with five or more people has fallen by half since '70, while living solo is more popular.
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US markets lose ground as data shows repossessions and overdue mortgage payments in the US at record levels.
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Also: Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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To understand how much gay life in the United States has changed -- and how challenging it remains -- consider the story of the Dillards, Sharon and Tanya, who describe themselves as "a typical family with soccer, brand new puppies, church, choir and not enough time in the day."
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Parents are cutting back their kids' schedules to make more time for family.
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OK, shredders, dudes, dudettes, rugrats, whippersnappers, all of you out of the room. Go find something else to do today. Clean your room or something. This one's for your parents, or even grandparents.
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Record levels of debt and falling home prices may mean Americans will now spend less, save more.
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PHILADELPHIA _ There's no way to tiptoe around the subject of this story. It is gross.  And if you think it's hard to read about, imagine what it's like to live with the problem facing hundreds _ and possibly thousands _ of Philadelphia homeowners such as David Rizzio.
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Business & money: New research indicates almost three-quarters of people are worse off as a result of looking after a disabled or chronically sick relative.
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The long-term economic health of the United States is threatened by $53 trillion in government debts and liabilities that start to come due in four years when baby boomers begin to retire.
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Buck up. There are plenty of folks a lot worse off than you.
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Although world families are getting smaller in many regions, the 50 poorest countries are expected to triple in size to 1.7 billion people by 2050, posing many challenges for world countries.
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â¢ Ice cap collapsing at unprecedented rate â¢ Area almost twice size of UK gone in last week alone
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More Americans are quitting the workforce without retiring their mortgage. Big mistake? It could prove more taxing than they ever imagined.
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Chubby cheeks and dimpled thighs have long been a mother's proof of a healthy, well-fed baby. But those roly-poly infants now may be a sign of something much different: America's growing problem with weight.
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Bad news for new Americans: A study published Wednesday shows that simply moving to the United States packs on the pounds. &quot;The longer you live here, the more likely you are to be obese,&quot; says Mita Sanghavi
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It&#39;s that time of year again, when normally affable, outgoing people abandon their families for hours at a time to stare enraptured at their TV screens.