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Infrastructure plan targets lead pipe hazards

May 27, 2022
Experts say efforts to replace the potentially harmful piping grids are not moving fast enough.
Workers in Flint Michigan replace a lead water service line in March 2016.  The federal infrastructure law provides $15 billion to remove lead service lines, but experts say that's still not enough.
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As travel rebounds, hospitality workers are in high demand

May 17, 2022
The pandemic dramatically changed hiring dynamics. Are both staff and customers in for a chaotic summer?
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Oil prices surge — vegetable oil, that is

Feb 17, 2022
Soybean, palm and canola oils are going up, driven by extreme weather and strong demand. You'll notice it at markets and on menus.
Vegetable oil prices are at an all-time high, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The increase is spurred partly by extreme weather.
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What's a stock split, anyway?

Feb 11, 2022
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, plans a 20-1 stock split. Similar moves have become rare, and some experts question their usefulness.
“There’s a variety of exclusive agreements for Google to be the default search engine, and that has foreclosed competitors from offering their products instead,” says attorney Charlotte Slaiman.
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