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Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff

Mowing the lawn can be good exercise, and is fun for some people. But others who find themselves squeezed for time might find the luxury of paying someone else to do it to be of much more value than buying more stuff. Kristen Solecki for NPR hide caption

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Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff

A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.

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Morning News Brief: Harvey Dumps On Texas, Uber Gets A New CEO

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Morning News Brief: Harvey Dumps On Texas, Uber Gets A New CEO

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I Hear Music (Swingsett & Takuya's Mighty Fine Remix) Billie Holiday

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You're so Desirable (Sunday People Remix) Billie Holiday

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Shots - Health News

Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff

by Allison Aubrey

Need A Happiness Boost? Spend Your Money To Buy Time, Not More Stuff

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Asia

Professor Wears A Mask To Hide His Face While Grading Papers

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Boîte Á Musique Rhian Sheehan

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Texas Capital Austin Is Spared The Brunt Of Harvey But It Still Feels Effects

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Texas Capital Austin Is Spared The Brunt Of Harvey But It Still Feels Effects

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San Antonio Prepares For More Evacuees From Aftereffects Of Harvey

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Sanzhi Pod City Hauschka

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Business

Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi Picked As Uber's New CEO

by Aarti Shahani

Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi Picked As Uber's New CEO

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The Mule E*Vax

Africa

Attempts To Address Rape In Congo Produced Unintended Consequences

by Gregory Warner

Attempts To Address Rape In Congo Produced Unintended Consequences

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Unknown Unknown

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Sarvodaya Nomo

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Floodwaters From Harvey Make It A Nightmare To Rescue People

by Debbie Elliott

Floodwaters From Harvey Make It A Nightmare To Rescue People

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Politics

Many Gulf State Lawmakers Have Worried About Storms Like Harvey

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Sesom Anna Rose Carter

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Grey Lady Anna Rose Carter

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Space Desert Jam Kid Loco

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Driving Across Texas, The Destruction From Harvey Is Evident

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Analysis

Richard Armitage Weighs In On President Trump's Afghan Strategy

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Europe

Portable Toilet Leads To Rave At Music Festival In Hungary

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Arthur's Song Atmosphere

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Houston Area Is Inundated With Rain And Catastrophic Flooding

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Houston Area Is Inundated With Rain And Catastrophic Flooding

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Rockport Residents Who Waited Out Harvey Experienced Its Might

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T.H.A.T.S. Front County

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Charlottesville Officials Find Community's Emotions Are Still Raw

by Michele Kelemen

Charlottesville Officials Find Community's Emotions Are Still Raw

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Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported To Police, Federal Investigators Find

Of 134 cases of serious abuse federal investigators found, more than one-quarter were not reported to the police. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported To Police, Federal Investigators Find

by Ina Jaffe

Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported To Police, Federal Investigators Find

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Bird's Tail Message to Bears

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The Moon's House Windsor Airlift

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Sally Goodin' Rickie Simpkins

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National

Harvey Causes Widespread Devastation In Areas Of Texas

by Jeff Brady

Harvey Causes Widespread Devastation In Areas Of Texas

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The Aftereffects Of Hurricane Harvey Have Been 'Overwhelming'

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In Some Areas Of Texas, It's 'Water As Far As The Eye Can See'

by Rachel Osier Lindley

In Some Areas Of Texas, It's 'Water As Far As The Eye Can See'

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In Houston, Hurricane Harvey Aid Has Been First Responders, 'Texans Helping Texans'

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Houstonians Continue To File In To Shelters

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