U.S. transportation chief doesn’t want air traffic controllers driving for Uber during shutdown
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday raised concerns about air traffic controllers taking on second jobs to
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Thousands of Starbucks workers could be set to go on strike. Here’s what to know.
Thousands of Starbucks workers are gearing up to vote on whether to go on strike next week. The strike authorization
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Trump pardons billionaire crypto exchange founder who pleaded guilty to money laundering-related charge
Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the
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The government is belatedly releasing inflation data on Friday. Here’s what economists are expecting.
A delayed inflation report on Friday is expected to deliver sobering data about the direction of U.S. prices, with economists
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States warn SNAP benefits may stop in November if government shutdown continues
States are warning struggling Americans who rely on food stamps to pay for groceries that they may miss out on
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Federal workers hunker down as they go without pay in shutdown: “Protect every penny”
Jill Hornick, a 59-year-old service representative at a Social Security Administration field office in Illinois, would normally have received her
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Consumer confidence dipped in October as inflation concerns persist
Consumer confidence slid for the third month in a row, new data shows, a sign that Americans’ view of the
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Social Security sets its 2026 COLA increase at 2.8%. Here’s what that means for your benefits.
The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments
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The Louvre thieves used a furniture lift in their heist. Now the company that makes it is hoping to cash in.
German businessman Alexander Böcker was reading the news with his wife last Sunday when she told him about a robbery
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CPI report shows inflation continued to climb in September, although at a cooler pace than forecast
The Consumer Price Index climbed at an annual rate of 3% in September, coming in below economists’ forecasts as the
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