Holidays about survival as jobless benefits end
Shawn Slonsky’s children know by now not to give him Christmas lists filled with the latest gizmos. The 44-year-old union electrician is one of nearly 2 million Americans whose extended unemployment benefits will run out this month, making the holiday season less about celebration than survival.

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The Vulture Transcript: Conan O’Brien Opens Up About His New Show, His Old Show, and Why He’s Not Interested in Being …
Thanks to Twitter , the Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour , and a smattering of viral videos , Conan O’Brien’s extended absence from the airwaves hasn’t felt like much of a retreat from the public eye. And yet when his new TBS show debuts next Monday (and his online ” Show Zero ” streams tonight at 11), it will have been more than nine months since the end of Coco’s 146 …

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Writing Checks to Charities? Be Smart About It.
If your money is tight this holiday season, that doesn’t mean you have to back away from the charities you support. You can learn to give smarter this year, and stretch your charitable contributions.

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