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www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC parents

Still Going Fast, Inflation Changes Drivers

America is now two years into abnormally high inflation and while the nation appears to be past the worst phase of the biggest spike in price increases in half a century, the road back to normal is a long and uncertain one.The pop in prices over the 24 months that ended in March eroded wage gains, burdened consumers and spurred a Federal Reserve response that has the potential to cause a recession.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Monday Morning Headlines: BART Police Arrest Sexual Assault Suspect

While there has not yet been a sharp uptick in cases of the flu in the Bay Area, there already appears to have been an outbreak at one San Diego high school, which has 1,400 kids out sick.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

OAREX: Late Ad Payments Creep Back Up In 2022

The programmatic payment gap is a well-known issue.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | LVMH Is Well Dressed for Our Inflationary Times

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE hasn't been immune from lockdowns in China damaging luxury sales.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Soaring inflation and $6.30 gas spur relief checks in California

Nearly 23 million residents of California, which has the nation's highest average gas prices, may soon receive "inflation relief" checks to help address soaring costs, according to state lawmakers.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Bitcoin price falls below $20,000 for first time since 2020

Bitcoin on Saturday dropped below $20,000 for the first time since December 2020, indicating that a slide in cryptocurrency values is accelerating with little end in sight.
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www.cnn.com
9 years ago
US politics

Mitch McConnell Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky.Birth date: February 20, 1942 Birth place: Colbert County, Alabama Birth name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. Father: Addison Mitchell McConnell Mother: Julia (Shockley) McConnell Marriages: Elaine Chao (1993-present); Sherrill Redmon (1968-1980, divorced) Children: with Sherrill Redmon: Porter; Claire; Eleanor Education: University of Louisville, B.A., 1964; University of Kentucky, J.D., 1967 Religion: Baptist Contracted polio at age 2 and was not allowed to walk for two years while completing physical therapy.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Residents In These 7 States Could Still Get Up To $1,500 In Stimulus Checks

Gather up those W-2s and 1099s: Tax time is just around the corner.Unfortunately for most Americans, refunds will likely be smaller than last year due to a lack of Economic Impact Payments and a smaller, far less generous Child Tax Credit.But although pandemic-era federal stimulus payments and Expanded Child Tax Credit payments are, sadly, things of the past, residents of some states will have a little windfall to look forward to.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

10 Million Americans Are Still Owed Money From The IRS, But Time Is Running Out

Earlier this week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced that at least 10 million Americans who qualified for the 2021 stimulus checks and Child Tax Credits haven't yet received them.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

You'll Need $5200 More This Year to Live the Exact Same Life

The current inflation rate, where prices are rising at the fastest pace that they have in 40 plus years, is walloping the wallets of parents.
Fatherly
2 years ago
Fathers

COVID-19 By The Numbers: Quantifying Two Unbelievable Years

Today marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

Guaranteed Stimulus Checks To Transgender: Checks Starting To Go Out This Month - Towleroad Gay News

Guaranteed income plans have gained prominence since the COVID-19 pandemic.Several states and local governments have come up with similar programs targeting specific groups over the past couple of years.Last year, the city of San Francisco also introduced a guaranteed income program for eligible transgender residents.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

Guaranteed Stimulus Checks To Transgender: Checks Starting To Go Out This Month - Towleroad Gay News

Guaranteed income plans have gained prominence since the COVID-19 pandemic.Several states and local governments have come up with similar programs targeting specific groups over the past couple of years.Last year, the city of San Francisco also introduced a guaranteed income program for eligible transgender residents.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

38 Percent of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022, a Record High

The proportion of Americans who put off care for a "very" or "somewhat" serious condition skyrocketed last year.A pedestrian walks past the entrance of an emergency room of a hospital in New York on December 13, 2021.Wang Ying / Xinhua via Getty Images New polling finds that the proportion of Americans who have delayed medical treatment due to costs has hit a record high as the pandemic rages on and it becomes harder for the working class to afford regular and emergency costs.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

"Billionaires Cannot Have It All" - Sanders Calls for Redistribution of Wealth

As the wealth gap between middle-income Americans and the 1 percent balloons, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for redistribution of wealth from the wealthiest Americans to the middle and working classes as one of the first steps needed to save the country from the far right and "restore democracy."
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

2021 Had Lowest-Ever Supplemental Poverty Rate, Thanks to Stimulus Provisions

Poverty rates hit a record low by some measures in 2021, the Census Bureau found in a new report released Tuesday, thanks in large part to the direct aid provided in stimulus bills passed by Congress over the first year of the pandemic.
The Verge
1 year ago
Tech industry

The firm that bought my car for more than I paid new has lost 98 percent of its value

Carvana, the used car dealer that trusts robotic algorithms to buy your car practically sight unseen, was the third-fastest company to ever make it onto the Fortune 500 - only Amazon and Google did it faster.But for the third day in a row, its stock is trading for just around $7 a share, plummeting 98 percent from its all-time high of over $360 last August.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago guaranteed income program's recipients are mostly women and caregivers and have a median income of $14,000

Chicago's $31.5 million guaranteed income pilot program has kicked off with slightly more than 5,000 households receiving their first payments, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Consumer Credit Is Soaring in the US. So What?

That's mostly education and car loans, but it also includes financing for other big-ticket goods such as boats and trailers that surged in popularity during the pandemic.
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Chalk that up to the extraordinary runup in car prices in 2021 and, perhaps to some degree, the extra interest in car ownership due to public health concerns.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | California's $17 Billion Rebate Plan Is Economic Illiteracy

California Governor Gavin Newsom may be surprised to hear this, but his inflation rebate plan is not good economics.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Up to $850 in Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming for People in 11 States

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government released trillions of dollars into the economy in the form of stimulus payments to individuals and businesses.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Shaking ceilings, raunchy songs: complaints of New Yorkers' noisy sex are rising

A wave of "sex mayhem" has apparently been sweeping New York City, prompting residents to lodge an increasing number of noise complaints to a government helpline.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

A $400 tax rebate to offset California's high gas prices? Here's how it would work

A group of Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday proposed sending every California taxpayer a $400 tax rebate check to reduce the financial pain they're suffering because of gas prices and the rising costs of everyday goods.
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