The small town Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.

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The City of New Bedford has launched a Paint Swap Shed at the Recycling Center, allowing residents to exchange usable latex paint for free, according to a community announcement. The initiative, ...

Elon Musk and his DOGE committee ran around chasing examples of "waste, fraud and abuse," much of it trivial. Meanwhile, they missed the gigantic white elephants sitting in the middle of the room.

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From shared entrees, to weekly specials and more affordable menu items: here's how diners are keeping their dining bills down these days.

Moriba Freeman’s daughter Yamah Freeman, in yellow in the photograph he’s holding, died during childbirth in Bong County, ...

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Austerity sounds like it should be about governments cutting costs and spending less. But it’s more about who controls ...

Texas Republicans quietly stopped funding for their state’s border wall, seemingly acknowledging that the plan has been a ...