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Internet providers like AT&T and Verizon lobby against lower broadband prices

Apr 24, 2024
"As officials have looked to put their money towards closing the digital divide, internet providers like AT&T and Verizon have been very aggressive in lobbying back," said The Washington Post's Tony Romm.
"As officials have looked to put their money towards closing the digital divide, internet providers like AT&T and Verizon have been very aggressive in lobbying back," said The Washington Post's Tony Romm.
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Feds establish new rules for health care staffing and pay

Apr 24, 2024
The changes aim to bolster pay for providers — many of them low-income immigrants — and require higher minimum staffing levels.
New standards from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aim to upgrade the pay and services provided by home health aides.
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The TikTok ban is poised to make the U.S.-China divide even starker

Apr 23, 2024
"You sort of have these two parallel internets that are existing in both countries," says WSJ technology reporter Meghan Bobrowsky.
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Economists used the business cycle to predict what's next. It doesn't work so well anymore.

Apr 23, 2024
Where's the recession? Changes like the pandemic crash and government funding programs have disrupted the expansion-contraction pattern.
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The market for small AI

Apr 23, 2024
Some companies may want to work with generative artificial intelligence systems that require less processing power and less cost.
Microsoft unveiled the Phi-3-mini on Tuesday, its smallest artificial intelligence model. Unlike large language models, small models are trained with less data and require less processing power.
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Why does the world want dollars? Because of high interest rates, thriving economy in U.S.

Apr 23, 2024
The greenback is so strong that Japan and South Korea have complained.
“The U.S. has strong growth, strong earnings potential, and so we’re drawing in global equity investment,” said Win Thin at Brown Brothers Harriman.
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Recent college grads see rise in unemployment

Apr 23, 2024
Unemployment jumped from 8.6% to 12.3% among 20-somethings with bachelor's degrees year over year, the BLS reported.
"This is the first sign of [the job market] not being as strong as I thought it was," said Patricia Anderson with Dartmouth.
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The WIC family food program is getting a refresh, but requirements are still tough to navigate

Apr 23, 2024
The nutrition program is restrictive by design, but updates to the food package are giving parents and kids more options.
For the first time in a decade, the WIC program's food package is being updated. Recipients will have more money to buy fruits and vegetables and more options for whole grains, dairy and dairy substitutes.
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The team owner who fought for civil rights

Apr 23, 2024
Effa Manley, owner of the Newark Eagles, firmly believed her team’s success was tied to the ongoing struggle for justice in her community.
Effa Manley mixed business and activism as co-owner of the Newark Eagles, a Negro National League team.
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While El Salvador is turning around its reputation for crime, its economy still struggles

Apr 23, 2024
El Savador's President Nayib Bukele took on gang violence by introducing a state of emergency in 2022. The country is now safer, but its economy is struggling to grow.
Above, people buy vegetables in a market in in San Salvador, El Salvador, in October.
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