It’s seen as a hopeful sign that inflation pressures may be cooling.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash
Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly.
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COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
While one-time hot spots like Florida and Louisiana are improving, infection rates are soaring in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee, fueled by children now back in school, loose mask restrictions and low vaccination levels.
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Nicholas strengthens to hurricane before landfall in Texas
The storm could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast.
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U.S. steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump
A federal task force launched a new program Monday that officials say will expand efforts to find parents.
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FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shot plan
An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet.
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Democrats seek tax hikes on corporations, the wealthy for $3.5 trillion plan
The tax hikes could bring about the most substantive changes in the tax code since Republicans with then-President Trump slashed taxes in 2017.
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No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use ‘MooLoo’
Their success may offer solutions to at least one environmental concern.
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George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95
He set the template for gatherings everywhere from Woodstock to the south of France.
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A youth-driven Met fashion exhibit, for a changing world
The new exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks to start a new conversation about American fashion, says its curator, Andrew Bolton.