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By the Numbers: How Schools Struggled During the Pandemic
The News The federal Education Department released a new trove of data on Wednesday from the 2020-2021 school year, the…
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Finance
The Bond Market, a Sleeping Giant, Awakes
Soaring interest rates have the power to alter the direction of the economy and command the attention of Washington, our…
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News
Trying for a Mortgage? Here’s How Much Money You Need to Make.
Qualifying incomes for standard mortgages on typical homes have gone through the roof. Especially in California.
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Finance
What’s Happening in the Bond Market?
The rapid rise in interest rates in recent months has shaken investors and cast a cloud over the economy.
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Finance
European Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold for First Time in Over a Year
“Inflation is still expected to stay too high for too long,” the bank said, but noted that its campaign of…
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US
California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages…
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Why Do Women Still Wear Stilettos?
A reader wonders why the uncomfortable and often impractical shoes have not been retired.
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Beyond ‘Deaths of Despair’
Since it was first introduced by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in 2015, the phrase “deaths of despair”…
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World
Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks.’
A new law to reduce class size in New York City has large support among families, but early tensions could…
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News
Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu
A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian…
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