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Apr 27 2023
News
Here’s why the stock market is having such a massive rally today
Investors looked past what appeared to be a weak first-quarter GDP report Thursday and instead focused on the longer-term prospects for economic growth, interest rates and inflation.
The 1.1% annualized increase for the first quarter would have been stronger had it not been for an inventories drag, while a stronger-than-expected inflation reading may have been front-loaded to the early
CNBC
Apr 18 2023
News
Housing starts plunge 17.2%, raising recession fears
The number of housing starts tumbled in March, an indication that the housing market is taking a hit and may be falling into a recession.
Housing starts measure the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction. Starts fell 17.2% from March 2022 to this past month, according to a Tuesday report from the Census Bureau. They are now at 1.42 million. From
Washington Examiner
Jan 12 2023
News
‘I will flat veto them’: Biden pledges to reject Republican tax bills
President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to reject Republican moves to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax. He also hailed weakening inflation in remarks at the White House.
“Let me be very clear,” Biden said. “If any of these bills make it to my desk, I will veto them. I will flat veto them.”
Biden spoke after the
MarketWatch
Feb 28 2023
News
Baltimore leaders to announce launch of Public Safety Dashboard
BALTIMORE - Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott is set to announce the public launch of Baltimore's first-ever Public Safety Dashboard.
The mayor will be joined at a press conference Tuesday by Deputy State's Attorney Thomas Donnelly, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) Executive Director Shantay Jackson, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and MONSE Data
CBS News (Online)
Jul 18 2023
Perspectives Blog
Here’s Where Republicans and Democrats Agree on Artificial Intelligence
What HappenedAI has made headlines recently as a potentially world-altering technology. While there are many opinions floating around about the technology's benefits and risks, Republicans and Democrats agree on some key points about AI, such as the impact of artificial intelligence on people’s personal lives and decision making.
Arguably the most popular AI, ChatGPT, is a natural
Carsen Brunn
Feb 20 2023
News
Nearly 30 percent of work remains remote as workers dig in
The pandemic may be winding down, but the work-from-home revolution marches on.
Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is closer to half. In the nation’s biggest cities, entire office buildings sit empty.
The Hill
Mar 09 2023
News
Newtown Area Pets Waiting To Be Adopted: Meet Silver, Sandy, Sylvie & More
If you've been wanting to add a fuzzy ball of love and affection to your household, look no further than these Newtown area shelters for a pet to adopt. About 6.5 million pets are given to shelters each year nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. However, only around half of all animals are adopted each year, ASPCA data shows. If you're on a
Patch.com
Mar 09 2023
News
Bridgeport Area Pets Up For Adoption: Mango, Quincy, Davey & More
Over 6 million pets and other companion animals are given to animal rescue organizations each year nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. However, only around half of all shelter pets are adopted each year, according to ASPCA data. If you're on a search for an adorable new friend, consider beginning at a local adoption center like 4 Little Paws
Patch.com
Apr 17 2023
Analysis
Is it Culture or Economics? Why Rural Communities Have Moved to the Right
There’s a recurring debate among liberal and progressive folks as to whether or not the huge shift to the right among rural and working-class people is driven by “cultural” or “economic” concerns, by hot-button social issues like “abortion, guns, and gays” or by bad economic fortunes. You can use voting patterns and survey data to make a case for one over the other, and many people do just
The Daily Yonder
Mar 08 2023
News
Red tide levels in Southwest Florida are increasing and moving up the coast
A harmful algae bloom is killing marine life and keeping residents and tourists away from beaches as it creeps up the coast of Southwest Florida. Red tide is currently plaguing more than 150 miles of coastline from Naples to north of Clearwater, experts told ABC News. Clearwater and regions along the St. Joseph Sound are among the beaches that have "high" levels of the harmful bloom, or more
ABC News (Online)