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Jan 04 2023
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Asia-Pacific markets, Fed minutes, inflation, PMI, Singapore retail, Caixin services
The Merlion statue and the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets are set to climb as investors shrug off the U.S. Federal Reserve's commitment to higher interest rates in tackling inflation. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.42% in its first hour of trade. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 25,880 while its counterpart in Osaka was at
CNBCJan 03 2023
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Hundreds Of Health Care Workers Strike After Layoffs At Howard Brown
Demonstrators made their voices heard, displaying signs declaring “we strike for patients” and “people over profits” as well as an inflatable rat outside Howard Brown clinics, photos on social media showed, after 60 union positions and four non-union jobs were eliminated. Howard Brown is the largest LGBTQ health center in the Midwest and serves over 40,000 people at 11 clinics across Chicago.
Patch.comJan 04 2023
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GE spinoff has a good first day - The Boston Globe
The first of the two phases in General Electric’s breakup took effect on Wednesday when shares in GE’s former health care group started trading separately on the Nasdaq exchange. Shares in GE HealthCare Technologies rose 8.02 percent to close the day at $60.49 a share. The Chicago-based health care company, which primarily makes and services imaging and diagnostics equipment, was separated
The Boston GlobeDec 28 2022
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Retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reveals the racism ...
Democrat Jesse White is leaving office next month as Illinois’ longest-serving and first African American secretary of state. The 88-year-old may be soon ending his six-decade political career, but the fire that propelled him into power is still as intense as ever. “When it comes to Jesse White, when you say I cannot achieve, my response is, ‘Watch me,’” he said during an interview in his
Chicago Sun-TimesFeb 04 2023
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27-year-old pays $1,850/month to live in an old NYC laundromat
While Sampson Dahl’s ex-girlfriend thought the old laundromat he was considering as a potential new apartment was “disgusting,” he saw the potential for a great live-work space. He moved in a month later.
“I don’t think a space needs to be a perfect representation of what we hope a simple mind looks like,” Dahl tells CNBC Make It. “I think a space should be an imperfect representation
CNBCDec 29 2022
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Southwest Airlines flight diverted to Milwaukee due to 'potential mechanical issue' amid cancellation chaos
A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Phoenix was diverted to Milwaukee due to a "potential mechanical issue" on Wednesday afternoon, throwing a wrench in the beleaguered airline's efforts to get back on track following thousands of canceled flights in recent days.
The issue on flight 1715 involved one of the aircraft's flaps, a Southwest spokesperson said. It took off from
Fox News DigitalNov 22 2022
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1 investigator for every 12,000 plans: Employee-benefits scammers are on the loose and leaving workers in the lurch
When the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-area employee benefit fund early this year, it alleged a litany of improper loans, transfers of fund assets, and unreasonable compensation had siphoned more than $2.8 million from the plan since 2015. But there was far more to the story than what the Labor Department outlined in its complaint.
The United Employee
MarketWatchDec 28 2022
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Gov. Abbott responds to critics of 'heartless' Christmas Eve drop-off of migrants, children
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is firing back at the White House after it harshly criticized him for busing migrants to Washington, D.C., on Christmas Eve in sub-freezing temperatures.
D.C. officials reported 139 migrants were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence, many of them lacking proper winter clothing.
As White House officials called the move “cruel, dangerous
Houston ChronicleDec 23 2022
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Thousands of flight cancellations make travel nightmare
Thousands of flights are canceled Friday as one of the most treacherous holiday seasons in the U.S. has seen in decades is underway, with temperatures plummeting, coinciding with travelers trying to their destinations before Christmas.
As of 5 a.m. CT Friday, more than 3,700 flights within, into or out of the U.S. are canceled and more than 3,100 flights are delayed, according to the
NewsNationAug 01 2022
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As fewer kids enroll, big cities face a small schools crisis
On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago’s West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including a teacher and a tutor, chatted with them about colors and shapes.
The summer program offers the kind of one-on-one support parents love. But behind the scenes, Principal Romian Crockett worries the school is becoming
Associated Press