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The wealthy kids of property-rich U.K. parents get the highest-paying jobs, especially sons—and new research has revealed why

For every $133,800 of extra property wealth their parents had, U.K.’s rich kids were $20,000 better off. They also have more access to high-paying jobs—with men standing to gain the most.

By Emma BurleighJanuary 15, 2026
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A trade deal 25 years in the making between Europe and South America is nearly over the finish line
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Using AI just to reduce costs is a woeful misuse of a transformative technology
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Americans have been quietly plundering Greenland for over 100 years, since a Navy officer chipped fragments off the Cape York iron meteorite
By Paul Bierman and The ConversationJanuary 14, 2026
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Your ticket to the Louvre just went up 45%. Here’s what to know for your next Paris trip
By Thomas Adamson and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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Gustav Klimt's "Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer" (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer), which sold for $236.4 million at auction Tuesday in New York.
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British billionaire Joe Lewis leaves, center, Manhattan federal court, July 26, 2023, in New York.
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EuropeDenmark to ban social media for anyone under 15 years old
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