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Iran war drives $100B in extra energy costs for US consumers
The war in Iran has now cost U.S. consumers $100 billion in higher energy prices, and the bill is rising another $1 million about every two minutes, per a real-time estimate from Brown University as of Monday morning.
7 days ago1 min read


Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US due to Iran War and refinery issues
It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend.
Sep 73 min read


One attack, many Americas: 9/11 griefs land differently 25 years later
When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C.
Sep 76 min read


Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
New research shows a significant spike in union membership across the country.
Sep 74 min read


Gender-based bullying data removed from schools survey by Trump administration
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.
Sep 44 min read


Few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places, election experts say
President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal law enforcement officers to polling locations throughout the country.
Sep 47 min read


FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game.
Emergency managers want the White House to provide more clarity.
Sep 44 min read


2 million foreign-born men have left US during Trump’s second term, analysis says
Shortage of workers between 25 and 54 likely due to mass deportation policy, officials say.
Sep 33 min read


USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint published Tuesday by Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Sep 14 min read


SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Already, more than a million American children have lost food stamps since last year.
Sep 16 min read


More US mail ballots arriving late, getting tossed
State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
Aug 311 min read


Holes in US food safety net exposed by summer of recalls
Trump administration has cut staff, funding at agencies that track foodborne illnesses.
Aug 315 min read
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