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AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge discuss the housing needs of older adults and how AARP and HUD are working to improve the health, ...

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Board games for adults prove that we've moved way beyond dusty old classics like Risk and Monopoly. No matter whether you're hunting down party games or an epic team experience that'll test your ...

After rising for about 20 years, the share of U.S. adults who are not living with a spouse or partner has modestly declined since 2019. In 2023, 42% of adults were unpartnered, down from 44% in 2019, ...