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Immigrants in Alabama wait years for deportation

by Gigi Douban
Aug 31, 2016
The ICE budget increased in 2016 and part of that funding goes toward beds at detention facilities.
Immigrant families stand in line to get bus tickets in McAllen, Texas, shortly after crossing the Rio Grande. 
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Decline in unions hurts nonunion workers' wages

by Gigi Douban
Aug 30, 2016
The median pay for non-union men without a college degree is about 13 percent lower than in 1979.
Unionization has fallen since the late '70s.
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Drones rule: FAA makes commercial drones legit

by Gigi Douban
Aug 29, 2016
Regulations governing commercial drone use take effect Monday.
A drone is flown for recreational purposes in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York.
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Mylan says raising EpiPen price 500% isn't the problem

by Gigi Douban
Aug 25, 2016
Economists say when health costs go up, so do health insurance premiums.
 A pack of two EpiPens now costs $600, up from $100 in 2007.
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How HP is faring with its printer-PC business

by Gigi Douban
Aug 24, 2016
When HP split in two, one company took the legacy hardware lines, printers and PCs.
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Alabama ends up with a single health-exchange insurer

by Gigi Douban
Aug 23, 2016
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will be the state's only health-exchange insurer as of next year.
A rate hike from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama could affect about 160,000 people.
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Team Trump unleashes its first TV ad

by Gigi Douban
Aug 19, 2016
But political spending on air time isn't nearly what stations expected.
Trump speaking at a rally in Florida. 
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Univision plus Gawker adds up to what?

by Gigi Douban
Aug 17, 2016
The Spanish-language network wants more young bilingual viewers
An Univision presenter stands in front of TV cameras. 
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Natural gas leaks make natural gas dirtier

by Gigi Douban
Aug 17, 2016
Study of a methane plume over Southwest tracks back to natural gas fields.
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas. The boom in natural gas drilling has led to an increase in the amount of methane emissions. 
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Why workers are less productive

by Gigi Douban
Aug 9, 2016
Unfortunately, companies aren't investing in growth, and innovation is incremental these days
Investment + innovation = productivity        
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