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Last year, the Department of Energy proposed using amorphous steel. But some electricity providers, power companies and steel plants objected.

The funds will help 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households benefit from solar energy, including by cutting their electric bills.

Julia McGuigan, a freelance illustrator in Omaha, Nebraska, has decided to seek a salary to supplement her unpredictable business income.

Immigrants from El Salvador clustered in major cities often work demanding, low-paying jobs that are hard to fill — like janitors.

Higher interest rates and insurance costs make building low-income and supportive housing more costly —  especially in California, home to 28% of the U.S. homeless population.

The USB-C connector has become a standard across laptops and phones.

Hospitality businesses say they want working visas for migrants to be fast-tracked as they struggle to fill job vacancies.

Flights haven't restarted in high volume since the pandemic drop-off, and South Koreans are booking their vacations elsewhere.

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"It was like, 'OK, this is a horrific event. And how are we going to recover from this?'" says Dawn Speakman, founder of Drayage Solutions in Baltimore.