New research shows that life expectancy for those in the bottom income quartile, where you live in the U.S. impacts how long you live.

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Philosopher Laozi, depicted in this statue in Quanzhou, China, may have died in 531 BC, but his lessons are still applicable today, this Harvard professor argues.

Philosopher Laozi, depicted in this statue in Quanzhou, China, may have died in 531 BC, but his lessons are still applicable today, this Harvard professor argues.

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