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What will it take to diversify manufacturing?
Aug 26, 2021

What will it take to diversify manufacturing?

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Nieves Longordo, right, is president and owner of Disenos Ornamental Iron in Detroit and worries about being able to find and recruit younger talent for her shop. Photo courtesy of Nieves Longordo
Also: a dip in food insecurity for families of color, how a disaster declaration could help those hit by drought and an educator goes back to school — as a student and teacher.

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Why governors and Congress members want a drought disaster declaration

by Samantha Fields
Aug 26, 2021
Ranchers are hurting as 98% of the West experiences drought. A declaration could free up funds to help them.
A water crisis sign is seen in California's Kern County, one of the top agriculture-producing counties in the San Joaquin Valley, in April 2021.
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Why one high school teacher is becoming a student again

by Andie Corban
Aug 26, 2021
"The burnout factor is real," Catherine Fink of Longmont, Colorado, says of teaching. She's starting her first year of law school.
"If it was more financially rewarding, I might stay in it," Catherine Fink says of teaching.
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Cybercriminals are attacking supply chains, but why?

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Aug 26, 2021
Attacks on businesses and corporations have ramped up this year. They can have a lasting effect on people and the economy.
Cyberattacks like the SolarWinds hack are increasingly common because it's hard for companies and governments to verify the security of every company they work with.
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