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Dec 22, 2021

In tourist communities, short-term rentals are pricing out locals

Also: Unionization efforts make their way to college campuses, what double-digit inflation looks like in Turkey and the impact additional seasonal work visas could have on the labor shortage.

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As Highway 34 leads to downtown Estes Park Colorado, morning light begins to warm Powell Peak, Taylor Peak, Hallett Peak, Flattop Mountain and the other mountains along the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Biden’s COVID home test plan faces supply chain hurdles
by Justin Ho
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But it will be easier than shipping COVID vaccines, and there are more options for delivering the rapid tests, experts say.
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Will employers need newly available seasonal visas?
by Kristin Schwab
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Omicron has made businesses reassess staffing this winter.
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More and more graduate students seek to unionize
by Savannah Peters
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The pandemic has highlighted existing challenges for grad student workers and created new ones.
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In the Western wilderness, crowds of vacation renters are pricing out locals
by Amanda Peacher
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Locals who live near national parks, like Joshua Tree, are seeing more and more housing stock become lucrative short-term rentals.
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What does 20% inflation feel like in Turkey?
by Victoria Craig
BBC/Stephen Ryan
A package of eggs recently jumped 60% in a week at one grocery store. Many economists fault the Erdoğan government’s policies.
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How 4 families are adjusting their budgets for the holiday season
by Amy Scott and Richard Cunningham
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Many Americans are in better financial condition this year but remain cautious, says Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagher.
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