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  • Aug 24, 2018

    A year after the floods, Texas mulls lessons of Hurricane Harvey

    Residents evacuate an apartment complex in west Houston where high water coming from the Addicks Reservoir flooded the area after Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017.
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    Greater Houston area residents are voting on a bond to fund flood mitigation.

  • Aug 24, 2018

    Breaking down barriers for working moms who breastfeed

    A mother gives the bottle to her baby on Oct. 8, 2012 in Paris.
    FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

    Working moms face many barriers. Among them, travelling while breastfeeding.

  • Aug 24, 2018

    Do "superstar" companies hold down wages?

    An Amazon logo is seen inside the Amazon corporate headquarters on June 16, 2017 in Seattle, Washington.  
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    This week, central bankers, finance ministers and economists from the around the world flew to the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They’re there for an annual economic symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. One focus of this year’s event is on so-called “superstar” firms like Amazon, which is a half-million […]

  • Aug 24, 2018

    Kraninger closer to confirmation as consumer bureau chief

    Kathleen Kraninger briefing at the Washington Foreign Press Center on the "Launch of Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)."
    Courtesy of Foreign Press Centers

    A career civil servant with little banking industry experience, Kathy Kraninger, tapped by the Trump administration to lead the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection won the approval of the Senate Banking Committee in a party line split vote. Next, the full Senate will vote to approve her. Click the audio player above to hear the […]

  • Aug 23, 2018

    Don’t have a will? You’re not alone.

    Don’t have a will? You’re not alone.
    Airman st Class Rachel Loftis

    More than half of Americans don't have a will. We help you get started.

  • Aug 23, 2018

    Hundreds testify on impact of looming tariffs

    Hundreds testify on impact of looming tariffs
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    The U.S. Trade Representative is holding hearings on $200 billion in proposed tariffs.

  • Aug 23, 2018

    States are spending on election security, but is it enough?

    This week, U.S. election officials came out with new data showing how states plan to use $380 million in federal grants released this year. While the money was initially aimed at modernizing state voting systems after the Bush v. Gore “hanging chad” debacle of 2000, these days states are spending mostly on cyber security and […]

  • Aug 22, 2018

    We’re about to enter the longest bull market ever

    The Wall Street Bull sculpture is seen in the Financial District on Dec. 8, 2016 in New York. 
    RYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images

    We explain what that means.

  • Aug 22, 2018

    As trade tensions with the U.S. escalate, some in Canada are turning toward products made at home

    A fan waves a Canada flag during the game between the United States and Canada on Dec. 3, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. 
    Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

    In May, the Trump administration announced import tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Canada retaliated with its own, longer list of tariffs that includes steel and aluminum but also products from bourbon to strawberry jam. With the risk of an escalating trade war, a father-son team has created a website for Canadians to find products […]

  • Aug 21, 2018

    Task force aims to get more landlords to accept housing vouchers

    Homeless New Yorkers rally outside Federal Plaza to demand more Section 8 housing Oct. 4, 2004 in New York City. 
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    More than 2 million Americans receive rental housing assistance from the federal government through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8. But new research sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development finds low-income families don’t have much “choice” in where they are able to use their vouchers. In many places, landlords […]