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Business and Economic News

What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and on Tuesday he's signing into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea.
by The Associated Press

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What people really make (and spend) behind bars

What people really make (and spend) behind bars

The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.
by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project and Lawrence Bartley

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Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike

Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike

About 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association have voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of going on strike, if negotiations don’t resolve differences with management of several health systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth.
by Michelle Wiley and Tim Nelson

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Checking honeybee health by testing honey DNA

Checking honeybee health by testing honey DNA

Commercial and hobby beekeepers lose many bee colonies to disease every year. A Fargo researcher is developing a way to provide an early warning of disease by testing DNA in honey.
by Dan Gunderson

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Best Buy trims jobs after it cuts sales and profit outlook

Best Buy trims jobs after it cuts sales and profit outlook

The job cuts come after Best Buy reduced its annual sales and profit forecast late last month, citing surging inflation that has dampened consumer spending on gadgets. The Richfield-based company echoed Walmart, which a few days before cut its profit outlook.
by The Associated Press

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Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations

Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations

A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or grandparents. By contrast, Black adults are more likely to give money to elders.
by Jennifer Ludden

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