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WILKES-BARRE, PA - AUGUST 2, 2018: President Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Surprise witness in Trump grand jury revealed

After former president Donald Trump said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday, the indictment is now on hold– as he announced a surprise witness while giving away his legal strategy. Trump indictment on hold as grand jury awaits testimony from surprise witness On Saturday, former president Donald Trump said

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Raw Organic Brown Eggs in a Basket

Dollar Tree Stops Carrying Eggs Over Price Hikes

Dollar Tree has announced that it needs to stop carrying eggs over concerns that the budget-friendly retailer can’t afford the overhead for the item anymore. The store courted controversy in 2021 when it announced that it would be moving its regular item price from its longstanding $1 point to $1.25

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Will the US embrace 4-day workweeks?

A new bill has been introduced in Congress that aims to reduce the traditional five-day, 40-hour workweek to four days, or 32 hours – with no loss of pay. Evidence from Europe shows productivity remaining at 100%. 4-day workweeks proposed for US workers in Congress Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) has

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NEW YORK CITY - MAY 11: Times Square with tourists on May 11, 2013. Iconified as "The Crossroads of the World" it's the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District.953

NYC rats test positive for coronavirus

New research released earlier this week found that wild rats around Brooklyn had antibodies suggesting a previous infection with SARS-CoV-2, raising the specter that millions of rats could be carrying the virus. Millions of rats could be carrying COVID The question of potential animal-to-human transmission of coronavirus is being raised

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Your grocery bill won’t ever be cheap again

Grocery inflation is up 10.2% compared to this same time last year, and dining out is up 9.5% year-over-year, while overall inflation climbed 6% annually. Now the experts say your grocery bill won’t ever be cheap again. Are high grocery prices here to stay? The consumer price index (CPI) report

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New York, NY - Sept 20, 2018: Ambassador Nikki Haley US Permanent Representative to the United Nations briefs on the US priorities for the 73rd UN General Assembly High-Level Week at UN Headquarters

Nikki Haley wants to raise the retirement age for Gen Z

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing raising the retirement age for those who are currently in their 20s so it “matches life expectancy.” However, figures show life expectancy for Americans is declining. Nikki Haley’s plan could see Gen Z forced to work longer than previous generations “What you would

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes questions from reporters at the White House, Friday, October 27, 2017.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says yes to child labor

Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that would make it significantly easier for children to work by rolling back permit and age verification requirements for workers under the age of 16. Gov. Sanders signs law making it easier to hire children The new law, called the Youth

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Critical supply shortage of life-saving asthma drug

Medical officials are warning that after a manufacturer of albuterol, a life-saving asthma drug, shut down last week, supplies that were already short since last summer are about to get worse, especially in hospitals. Potential crisis mounting as shortage of life-saving asthma drug goes critical People struggling with asthma and

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