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Gun injuries soared 40% early during the pandemic and have only slightly tapered off since

19 minutes ago   |   Fortune

The study highlights just how violent America's recent past has been by showing a surge in gunfire injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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States are looking for ways to make free school meals permanent

41 minutes ago   |   NPR

During the COVID-19 pandemic, states could offer free meals to every public school student every school day. That program ended, but some states, like Vermont, are looking to...
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5 things to know about what may be distracting drivers on the road with you

1 hour ago   |   Boston Herald

Travelers Cos. released its annual survey on the leading causes of distracted driving in the face of an alarming reality: more than 46,000 people die in preventable traffic...
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A look at how the largest US counties gained or lost people

3 hours ago   |   My Sanantonio

Several large, urban counties across the United States gained residents or stemmed population declines in the year ending last July. That's after losing residents in the...
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Payment Channels and Types of Transactions: Digitization, Integration, and the Economy

4 hours ago   |   Business Insider

While most retail sales still occur in-store, digital is driving innovation as ecommerce grows. Domestic P2P and digital remittance providers will diversify to lure users and...
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Banker Bonuses Drop 26% on Wall Street As Deal-Making Cools

4 hours ago   |   NY Times

The bumper payouts earlier in the pandemic have waned, as banks cut costs and worries about financial stability loom over markets.
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Reverend Horton Heat On New Album ‘Roots Of The Rev' And DIY Touring

5 hours ago   |   Forbes

Jim Heath drills down on his band's roots with the new 'Roots of the Rev' covers collection and gets into running his own Fun-Guy Records while adapting to life on the road for...
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The American shopper just officially had their weakest quarter of spending since the pandemic hit

6 hours ago   |   Fortune

The Commerce Department issued its final estimate for the fourth quarter of 2022, revising GDP growth downward from 2.7% to 2.6%.
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This Lehigh U. grad spent $500,000 on the last Pa. school board races. Here's what we know about his involvement this year

7 hours ago   |   The Morning Call

Two years ago, Paul Martino poured $500,000 into Pennsylvania school board races in what the Bucks County venture capitalist and GOP donor billed as a bipartisan effort to...
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IHOP brings back popular item in menu revamp

IHOP brings back popular item in menu revamp

7 hours ago   |   WGN TV

IHOP on Wednesday announced it will roll out a revamped menu that includes more than a dozen new food and drink items, plus the return of a fan favorite on April 3. The...
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MLB rule changes: Cubs starter Marcus Stroman commits first pitch clock...

MLB rule changes: Cubs starter Marcus Stroman commits first pitch clock violation of season on Opening Day

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Yankees-Giants Opening Day: Takeaways from Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge's big...

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Salvador Perez named fourth Royals captain in history, helped team win 2015...

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Raleigh police investigate downtown bank robbery downtown on Hargett Street

Raleigh police investigate downtown bank robbery downtown on Hargett Street

Raleigh police said the bank robbery happened Thursday afternoon on Hargett Street. Read more ...

This lizard species stress-eats to cope with noisy US Army aircraft

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Colorado checkered whiptails - striped and patterned lizards that live only in southeastern Colorado - are an all-female species that reproduce asexually. Read more ...

World War II veteran 'Dancing Chuck' dies

World War II veteran 'Dancing Chuck' dies

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MLB rule changes: Orioles' Austin Hays called for first hitter violation of...

MLB rule changes: Orioles' Austin Hays called for first hitter violation of pitch clock against Red Sox

Hays was called for not being ready in time in the fifth inning against Ryan Brasier Read more ...

DoD's Making a List-and Checking It Twice

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The Pentagon's warfighting commands have sent billions in wish lists to Congress. Some lawmakers want to give them a lump of coal. Read more ...

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Travis and Jason Kelce have become one of the best brother duos in NFL history. Not only are they some of the best players at their respective positions, but their hilarious... Read more ...