Your Boss Wants to Know If You’re Gay

Do Ask, Do Tell

By one measure, nearly half of the largest U.S. businesses now seek to gather information on who on the payroll is homosexual, bisexual or transgender so better benefits plans can be designed and managers can consider promotions that enhance diversity.

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Who Buys Bulletproof Sofas?

Lots of people buy guns for protection because, well, other people have guns. Then they realize having a gun doesn’t stop others from firing bullets at them. The next logical step: Buy bulletproof furniture.

The Church Collection Plate Goes Digital

Tithe.ly is exactly what you think it is. There really is an app for everything.

These States Aren't Waiting for Donald Trump to Build the Wall

In the absence of federal immigration reform, dozens of states have enacted hundreds of laws to make their jurisdictions either more or less welcoming to the nation’s 11 million unauthorized immigrants—and sometimes both.

When It Rains, It Increasingly Pours, Scientists Say

The overall forecast for climate-change is still cloudy, but a new study shows the wettest days every year since 1951 have increased their intensity by 1 percent to 2 percent per decade.

Here's Which States Offer Women The Most Equality

Gender parity may still be a long way off, but in some states women’s voices are louder than elsewhere. Bloomberg mapped the data and found that women tend to do well in states where white-collar industries dominate.

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The Strangest Cars at a Gathering of Classic Autos

Every year, automotive enthusiasts gather to ogle some of the world’s most beautiful and expensive automobiles. The cars on this list are not those cars.