Americans spend $18,000 per year on luxuries
According to a survey commissioned by Ladder and conducted by OnePoll, respondents said they spend an average of $1,497 per month on ?non-essential items.?�
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Science & Tech
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Trump hosts Artemis II astronauts at White House
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirms he will step down
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NASA prepares for Orion spacecraft’s return to Earth
Former NASA astronaut talks surviving in space
Artemis II crew take questions on way back to Earth
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Fisherman rescues shark caught on fishing line
Artemis II crew wraps moon flyby, heads for Earth
Trump speaks to Artemis II crew during moon mission
Artemis II swings around moon, begins journey home
Artemis II travels around the far side of the moon
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Artemis II astronaut honored on first spaceflight
Artemis II launches for historic journey to the moon
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Police Chases
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Suspected DUI driver dances after LAPD pursuit
Police chase suspect takes off on foot
Suspect rams cars out of way
Suspect carjacks 3 vehicles during hour-long pursuit
High-speed motorcycle chase ends in violent crash
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Pursuit leads to standoff in Hollywood Hills area
L.A. stolen car chase ends with suspect fleeing
Police pursue assault suspect in LA County
LAPD pursuit of carjacking subject ends on foot
Police chase in LA County ends with arrest
LA police pursuit ends with shootout on live TV
Gold minivan leads police on slow-moving chase
Northern L.A. pursuit ends with off-road accident
L.A. stolen-car chase ends with foot-pursuit arrest
Woman arrested after high-speed chase in California
Bus leads police on high-speed chase
High-speed LA police chase ends in wreck
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3 dead after tornado sweeps through Michigan
Hochul gives update on winter storm in New York
Historic blizzard forecasted to slam Northeast
Blizzard conditions expected for California mountains
Powerful coastal storm developing this weekend
Winter storm: Power outages persist, flights grounded
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Possible historic winter storm to impact millions
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