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Travel Icon Lonely Planet Shutters China Operations

Even the longest journeys have to come to an end, and that end has arrived for one iconic travel brand’s time in China. Lonely Planet, the well-known publisher of travel guides and related content, closed its Chinese office, halted all publication in China, and shuttered its Chinese social media accounts. The company announced the news […]

19% of U.S. adults report frequently or always feeling lonely, new Yahoo/YouGov poll finds. Here’s why — and which age group is affected most.

Are you feeling lonely? If so, you’re not alone. Loneliness is an American epidemic, according to the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll of 1,794 U.S. adults conducted May 10-13 found that 19% of Americans surveyed say they “always” or “frequently” experience loneliness, and 29% say they “sometimes” do, while 50% […]