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Health
Republicans consider slashing Medicaid—a move that could siphon billions from the health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans
By Amanda Seitz, Andrew DeMillo, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2025
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Lifestyle
New Orleans is forcing a homeless encampment to move to make room for Taylor Swift’s arrival
By Kevin McGill and The Associated PressOctober 24, 2024
Poor people in battleground Georgia see no reason to vote and their decision could swing election
Politics
Poor people in battleground Georgia see no reason to vote and their decision could swing election
By Gary Fields and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2024
Sparta residents
Environment
Prominent Georgia family faces a legal battle after it tried to displace residents from their homes
By Charlotte Kramon and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2024
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
Environment
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
By Anita SnowAugust 2, 2024
Black and white income gap shrank between Gen X and millennials in the U.S.
Politics
Black and white income gap shrank between Gen X and millennials in the U.S.
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2024
FCC fee used to fund telephone service for the poor and rural and broadband for schools and libraries is unconstitutional, court rules
Politics
FCC fee used to fund telephone service for the poor and rural and broadband for schools and libraries is unconstitutional, court rules
By Kevin McGill and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2024
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Health
A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down
By Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss and KFF Health NewsJune 24, 2024
UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty
Politics
UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty
By Chinedu Asadu and The Associated PressJune 6, 2024
Amazon raised warehouse wages to $15 an hour 5 years ago. Today, half of workers surveyed told researchers they struggle to afford  food or rent
Success
Amazon raised warehouse wages to $15 an hour 5 years ago. Today, half of workers surveyed told researchers they struggle to afford  food or rent
By Matt Day and BloombergMay 16, 2024
Esther Duflo accepting her Nobel prize in 2019
Finance
Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan
By Sunny NagpaulApril 20, 2024
Ken Paxton
Politics
Texas AG sues to halt a guaranteed income program, calling it a ‘socialist experiment’
By Juan Lozano and The Associated PressApril 9, 2024
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones wearing a red coat while speaking to the press.
Personal Finance
St. Louis will pay $500 per month for residents to ‘lift themselves out of poverty’ in a program partly funded by Jack Dorsey
By The Associated PressOctober 11, 2023
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Personal Finance
New Census data shows why Americans hate the economy despite economists telling us to feel good about it
By Alicia AdamczykSeptember 13, 2023
Cotopaxi co-founder Davis Smith
Features
The Cotopaxi co-founder’s leap of faith: Why Davis Smith stepped down as CEO and moved to Brazil 
By Michal Lev-RamAugust 22, 2023
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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
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