Category: United States
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Egg Prices Rise, Increasing Attempts to Smuggle Them from Mexico
First, let’s understand what is happening with egg prices in the United States. According to the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation, egg prices rose 60% in 2022, the largest percentage increase among any product or service in the country. The main justification for the higher prices is the historic outbreak of avian influenza…
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Tragedy After Tragedy
Less than 72 hours after the shooting that left 11 dead in Monterey Bay, Southern California, another shooting occurred in the northern part of the state, in the city of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, near San Francisco. This time, seven people were killed. The suspect in the attack is in custody. On Monday…
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NYC Winter Program to Help with Your Economic Recovery
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New York’s tourism industry continues to recover, with projections to attract over 61.7 million visitors in 2023. In 2022, the number was approximately 56.4 million travelers visiting all five boroughs – a 71.4% increase compared to 2021 (47.4 million domestic and 8.9 million international). This marks the return of 85% of the city’s record visitation…
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Shooting in California: What’s the Reason This Time?
A celebration of the Chinese New Year turned tragic last Saturday (21) in Monterey Park, a city in Southern California that is home to one of the largest Chinese communities in the country. An armed man entered a local dance studio and opened fire, killing 10 people and injuring another 10. The man, identified as…
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Economists Warn That a Recession Is Coming
Recessions often catch everyone by surprise. There is a very good chance that the next one will not. Economists have been predicting a recession for months, and most believe it will occur in the first quarter of this year. Whether it will be deep or mild, long or short, is still up for debate, but…
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Biden Announces New Plan for You to Sponsor Refugees. See How It Works.
The Biden administration is launching a new immigration policy aimed at allowing American families who are citizens or residents to sponsor people from around the world seeking asylum in the United States, fleeing wars or violence. Under the program, called “Welcome Corps” and modeled after a system in place in Canada, groups of at least…
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PassportBros: TikTok Movement Encourages Black Men to Seek Women in Other Countries
The #PassportBros movement is drawing attention as a group of Black men seeks to convince others that Black women from abroad are better traditional wives than American Black women.
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The U.S. Has Reached the Debt Ceiling: What Does This Mean?
The U.S. reached the debt ceiling on Thursday (18), prompting the Treasury Department to begin taking extraordinary measures to avoid a potential default.But what is the debt ceiling?The debt ceiling, established by Congress, is the maximum amount that the federal government can borrow to finance obligations already approved by lawmakers and presidents—since the government has…
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Brazilian Ballerina Enchants Judges on ‘America’s Got Talent: All-Stars’
Brazilian ballerina Vitória Bueno participated in ‘America’s Got Talent: All-Stars’ and enchanted the judges and audience with her performances.
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Delta Named Best Airline of 2022 by WSJ
Delta ranked first among nine U.S. airlines in The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) 15th annual airline ratings, marking the second consecutive year at the top.