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More than half of parents say they have a hard time talking about money in a way that their kids will understand, a recent study found

IN FOCUS: Whether you’re a fan of the ‘Today’ host’s warm, conversational tone or bristle at his informal presenting style, Amol Rajan certainly knows how to get an audience talking. As one of the BBC’s most ubiquitous faces steps down from his biggest gig yet, Katie Rosseinsky looks at how…

IN FOCUS: As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

IN DEPTH: With the flow of aid plummeting and water shortages becoming ever more serious, farmers and aid workers tell Nick Ferris of the struggle to survive as the country’s more than decade-long civil war drags on