AP Poll: Dems, GOP have distinct priorities for 2023
30% of people in the United States consider inflation a high priority for the country, named in an open-ended question as one of up to five issues for the government…
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Rising and Diminishing Expectations in the US
Rising and Diminishing Expectations in the US Most nations have passed through two different stages reflecting people’s feelings regarding the future; one is characterized by rising expectations, the other is…
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Francis joins Biden, imam in calling for ‘human fraternity’
The Vatican released a statement from Biden marking the International Day of Human Fraternity, a U.N.- designated celebration of interfaith and multicultural understanding. The landmark document signed on Feb. 4,…
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Turkey halts flights for Mideast citizens to EU’s door
The issue never seems to change, and words like fleeing, seeking, asylum, and running from, are used to describe the oppressed of the world and the plight they face in…
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Food banks expand due to COVID-19 increasing need
Demand for help from food banks surged during COVID-19, and so the helpful services have learned how to deal with expansion. Demand has not returned anywhere near pre-pandemic levels. The…
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Ugandan children miss school due to lack of virtual teaching
In Uganda, schools have been closed or partially shut for 77 weeks due to COVID-19, and unable to offer virtual teaching. Some students have started working, others are dealing with…
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Child tax credit battle focuses on debate over work incentives
What supporters of the child tax credit, such as President Joe Biden fail to understand is, single people and couples not married need tax credits too, and the focus should…
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What is the World Bank controversy over country’s business rankings?
The World Bank is no longer going to publish a popular report that ranked countries by how friendly they are to businesses. Some say it dropped the report due to…
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Poverty barely rose, thanks to pandemic relief
The Census Bureau reported that while poverty increased for the first time after five consecutive annual declines, it was only by 1 percentage point. The median household income declined by…
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Lebanon forms new government, breaking deadlock
Urging fractious politicians to work together, Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Najib Mikati pledged to halt the country’s crushing economic collapse. This is the first new government in over a year…
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Cities start guaranteed income experiments
Some mayors across America are using money from the $1.9 trillion March COVID relief package to start guaranteed income. Critics contend it is merely a new name for welfare. The…
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