Youyou Zhou

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Youyou Zhou

Are food prices really rising? This tracker offers a clue. (washingtonpost.com) Are food prices really rising? This tracker offers a clue. By Youyou Zhou 2025040311301800 Winning the 2024 presidential election will probably prove to be easier for Donald Trump than achieving his promised goal of reducing grocery prices. Last year on the campaign trail, he offered vague, dubious proposals for making food prices cheaper.

Jan 26, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Youyou Zhou

When refugees from the app showed up on an alternative called RedNote, understanding was fostered. Last week, as TikTok went briefly dark, hundreds of thousands of users flocked to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book" in English and has been dubbed "RedNote" by American users. Their migration was a way to protest the TikTok ban, but it had an unexpected side effect: It brought Chinese people and Americans closer together.

Dec 22, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Youyou Zhou

Spending more time with friends is great for you, but a busy life makes it tough. Here are some data-backed tips to help. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. 6 minWhen was the last time you talked to a friend? If it's been a while, you're not unusual. Solitude has become a notable,and worrisome, trend of our times.

Nov 9, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Youyou Zhou |Heather Long

Donald Trump won more votes than he had before almost everywhere in the United States. Voters shifted right in rural areas, in suburbs and even in New York City. But it’s the urban areas that should unnerve Democrats most. These places are led by liberal mayors and city councils. They are diverse, and they are economically powerful. Take a look at America’s 50 biggest local economies (as measured by GDP in 2022). In 2020, Trump won only one of them.

Oct 22, 2024 | shorturl.at | Catherine Rampell |Youyou Zhou

Try our interactive quiz to see how well you (and other voters) align with each candidate’s agenda. and October 22, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. EDTSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. As presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck and neck in polls. But if the race were solely about their policies, Harris would win handily.