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Child care facilities nationwide unable to retain staff, forcing closures
Across the country, there is a growing child care crisis.It’s a crisis made worse by the pandemic and stagnant wages. According to a Harvard Business Review Survey, nearly two-thirds of parents have had trouble finding child care in the pandemic, especially Black and Brown families.Meanwhile child care facilities nationwide are reporting they can’t find or…
Covid-19 live updates: Fauci urges police officers to get vaccinated as union protests heat up
Anthony S.Fauci, the United States’ top infectious-disease expert, is urging police officers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus — saying the resistance “doesn’t make any sense” as “more police officers die of covid than they do in other causes of death.”Police departments are facing an infection crisis, as departments around the country seeking to mandate…
How to Save Your First $100,000 (Investopedia)
Financial stability and financial goals are two key reasons for saving.Financial stability and planning helps provide confidence in your abilities to pay unexpected bills, fund your own retirement , and maintain a desired lifestyle.Goals can also help to look toward the future and keep saving efforts in check.The more money you have to save, either…
5 lawmakers accuse Amazon executives, including Jeff Bezos, of either misleading or lying to Congress
Five lawmakers asked Amazon to provide evidence its executives did not mislead Congress, per reports.Recent reporting “contradicts the sworn testimony” of executives, including Jeff Bezos, they wrote.The representatives are considering whether to refer Amazon to the Department of Justice.10 Things in Tech: Get the latest tech trends & innovations Loading Something is loading. Email address…
DeSantis’ critics fall silent as Florida’s COVID-19 cases drop
Florida’s COVID-19 response has been described as reckless , dangerous , and anti-science . Its Republican governor weathered months of scorn for loosening pandemic restrictions ahead of other state leaders.Its case counts, when on the rise, are often cited by critics as evidence that the entire Republican approach to managing the virus has failed. But…
Are Virginia’s Black voters energized or tired? McAuliffe brings in the big guns to motivate a crucial Democratic constituency.
NORFOLK — Fausta Tabe spent nearly two hours driving here from her home in Richmond on Sunday to hear one of her heroes express everything Tabe already believes about the urgency of this fall’s election in Virginia.Tabe, 35, an optometrist, didn’t need Democratic voting rights activist Stacey Abrams of Georgia to remind her to vote,…
Everyone worried that the US economy is headed for a repeat of the 1970s ‘stagflation’ disaster is ignoring a critical part of the equation
Some experts are worried that the US is headed for “stagflation”— an economic mess last seen in the 1970s.Stagflation requires high inflation, high unemployment, and low GDP growth.Since the economy is still booming, the stagflation story makes no sense.Neil Dutta is Head of Economics at Renaissance Macro Research.This is an opinion column.The thoughts expressed are…
Gang behind kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti ‘will demand ransom of $1million per head’ | Daily Mail Online
American and Canadian missionaries abducted in Haiti belong to an Ohio-based missionary organization worth tens of millions of dollars – as experts warned the victims will be ransomed for up to $1 million each.Working with an Ohio-based Amish organization, Christian Aid Ministries, the 17 were taken in the La Tremblay area on the outskirts of…
Ohio Christian group whose 17 missionaries were kidnapped in Haiti has tens of millions in assets
A gang behind the kidnapping of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti will demand a ransom of up to $1 million per head, experts have warned.The captives are missionaries from the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and include five children, the youngest just two years old.They were forced out of a bus at gunpoint after…