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Published Aug. 5, 2023 3:42 p.m. ET Retired coal miner James Bounds, who has pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as “black lung,” poses for a photo at his home in Oak Hill, W.Va., Thursday, July, 13, 2023. Bounds said nothing can be done to reverse the debilitating illness he was diagnosed with at 37 in 1984. […]
Since the nationwide protests over social injustice in 2020, orchestras have accelerated efforts to promote inclusivity. They have programmed more works by women and people of color, trying to broaden their appeal beyond a canon of music traditionally dominated by white, male composers. And they have hired more staff members from underrepresented groups (people of […]
Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active ministry was 13,695 in 2022, the lowest since 2011. “While the share of active permanent deacons in the Latin Church is forecasted to remain relatively stable (72%±3% in 2027), this trend is in […]
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is strong amid robust consumer spending but some areas are slowing down, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, adding that she expects continued progress in bringing inflation down over the next two years with a strong labor market. Yellen, in a CNBC interview, also said […]
Reuters writer Michelle Nichols reported yesterday that, “The United Nations said inspections resumed on Tuesday of outbound vessels under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports. “There were no inbound or outbound
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) CEO Lloyd Blankfein said on Sunday the banking crisis in the United States was going to expedite overall credit tightening and slow the U.S. economy. “It is . . .
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Advocates say it’s too soon to tell whether the small rise in the number of Black people working in the video game industry will be sustained or meaningful. Why it matters: The percentage of Black people making video games professionally has been stubbornly low for decades. But a glimmer of improvement appeared […]
The US and other industrialized countries may be able to bring inflation down without triggering the huge jumps in unemployment that economists may have predicted prior to the pandemic, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. If correct, that might improve the chances for a soft landing of the US economy […]
Ukraine war: Fighting set to slow for winter months, says US intelligence BBC Source link
Job growth remained stubbornly robust in October despite higher interest rates, defying policymakers’ efforts to dampen the labor market and curb the fastest inflation in generations. Employers added 261,000 jobs last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department said Friday. That was down from 315,000 in September. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7 […]