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Month: December 2023

The wealth of middle-class and lower-income Americans grew at a faster rate than high earners early in the pandemic

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Lower-income and middle-class households saw their net worth increase at a faster rate than their higher-income peers early in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center report released Monday. The median wealth of lower-income households shot up 101% between December 2019 and December 2021, while the middle

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I-Team: Boston is mapping “hollow sidewalks”

By CHRISTINA HAGER Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Monday morning, a technician could be seen pushing a bright yellow machine over the sidewalks of Boston’s bustling Chinatown. “He’s shooting down electromagnetic radar below sidewalk,” explained Maddie Webster, the Program Manager for Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. It’s part of

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Car slams into high-end department store in attempted smash-and-grab near Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

By JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police are investigating an attempted smash-and-grab robbery after a car crashed into a high-end department store near the Magnificent Mile overnight. The crash happened Monday morning just after 4:30 a.m. at the Neiman Marcus store, located in the 700 block of

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Tiger Woods’ comeback at the Hero World Challenge proves he’s not ready to ‘sail off into the sunset’

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Most athletes with an injury list as long and detailed as Tiger Woods would be retired from professional sport. Woods, however, is different to most athletes. The 15-time major champion’s much-anticipated return to professional golf at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas wasn’t perfect, nor was it ever

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California faculty at largest US university system launch strike for better pay

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California State University faculty are launching four days of strikes across campuses for better pay and benefits. The strike is being held by the California Faculty Association. The union represents roughly 29,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. The group is fighting for a

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China’s Xi welcomes President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke of a “strengthened political mutual trust and international coordination” with Belarus after he met with the European country’s president in Beijing on Monday, according to official media. China has sought to make Belarus a core member of its “Belt and Road Initiative” to build infrastructure with nations

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