A teen girl was shot and wounded while playing hide-and-seek in Louisiana over the weekend, police said Monday. The 14-year-old girl, who has not been publicly identified, was shot in the back of the …
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By Joseph Wilkinson, Tribune News Service
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5/11/23
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Meta Platforms Inc. said it would end news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if lawmakers pass legislation to force social-networking platforms to pay media publishers to feature their …
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By Lynn Doan, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/10/23
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U.S. hiring and workers’ pay gains accelerated in April, showing signs of labor-market resilience and fresh inflationary pressures in the face of economic headwinds. Nonfarm payrolls …
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By Reade Pickert, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/10/23
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About half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past year, as a record-breaking number of bills restricting the rights of LGBTQ people — especially …
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By Muri Assunção, Tribune News Service
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5/9/23
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The share of young people who struggle to cover everyday bills jumped from a year ago, while that of seniors living paycheck to paycheck leveled off, according to a report. The survey, conducted by …
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By Alex Tanzi, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/8/23
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Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce carbon emissions and require less water.Add to the list: It would also save money. Nearly all …
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By Carly Wanna, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/29/23
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Spring break is just over and summer vacations are just around the bend. But while increasingly stressed-out U.S. workers say having paid time off is critical, many still don’t even take all …
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By Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/29/23
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Recurring U.S. unemployment benefit claims jumped to the highest level since November 2021, indicating some softening in the labor market.Continuing claims, or the number of people who have already …
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By Reade Pickert, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/28/23
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House Republicans narrowly passed legislation Wednesday pairing nearly $4.8 trillion in deficit reduction measures with a debt limit increase into next year — a move they argue …
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By Aidan Quigley, Laura Weiss and Lindsey McPherson, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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4/26/23
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For many, reaching a six-figure salary is a watershed moment, yet it’s an illusory milestone: In reality, your take-home pay is much lower after taxes and factoring in the sky-high cost of living …
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By Jo Constantz, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/25/23
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To meet increasing spending needs, households can generally do two things: cut spending or raise income. A large share of Americans are doing the latter, according to a new survey.Almost half of …
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By Alex Tanzi, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/23/23
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ST. LOUIS — A study published by Washington University scientists sheds new light on the potential long-term strategy for vaccinating against the virus that causes COVID-19.The study, published …
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By Annika Merrilees, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
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4/22/23
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The gap between the Black and White unemployment rate — a closely watched benchmark of inequality in the labor market — shrank to its narrowest level on record in March as African Americans saw …
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By Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/18/23
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized the decision by OPEC+ oil producers over the weekend to cut output, saying it was “unconstructive” and would add to the uncertainty overhanging …
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By Christopher Condon, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/5/23
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The national-security and mental-health risks posed by TikTok are shared by other social media platforms, according to an advocacy group that’s urging Congress to also hold U.S. companies …
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By Anna Edgerton, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/26/23
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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week by the most since July, unwinding most of the prior week’s jump as claims in New York plunged.Initial unemployment claims decreased by …
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By Mackenzie Hawkins, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/23/23
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During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his …
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By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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3/22/23
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U.S. household net worth increased in the fourth quarter as a gain in the value of equity holdings more than offset weakness in real estate.Household net worth climbed nearly $3 trillion, or 2%, in …
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By Reade Pickert, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/19/23
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is moving closer to restricting access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok, with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner set to unveil a bill Tuesday that the …
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Daniel Flatley and Jenny Leonard, Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/10/23
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There has been no winter chill in the American job market. Companies created more than a half million new jobs to begin the year. And there were 11 million vacant job openings in December. The latest …
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By Tom Hudson, Miami Herald (TNS)
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3/9/23
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