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Volatility in Currency Markets Crystalizes Fears of A Global Recession
“Even if some countries are not technically in recession…for many people all over the world, it will feel like a recession,” said Gerry Rice of the IMF.
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U.S.
Retirement Dreams Fade As Inflation Lingers, Market Falters and Prices Rise
2022 could be one of the worst years to retire in recent memory,” the 2022 Natixis Global Retirement Index report states.
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U.S.
Despite Security Risks, TikTok Still Popular Campaign Tool for Both Parties
“TikTok is not just another video app,” said Brendan Carr, senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission. “That’s the sheep’s clothing.”
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News
EU’s Clean Energy Pledge Imperiled By Rising Prices, Extreme Climate Events
Now European policymakers must balance their long-term commitment to “net-zero emissions” with the short-term pressures to stunt rising energy prices.
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Workers Face Pressure As Top Companies Push Post-Labor Day Return to Office
“Firms are making a horrible mistake to force people back to work,” a workforce expert told Newsweek. “They’re just begging for trouble.”
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Politics
Democrats Look for Midterm Rebound After String of Legislative Victories
“It is harder for Republicans to say now that the Biden administration has not accomplished anything,” a political analyst told Newsweek.
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News
Greg Abbott Continues Bussing Legal Asylum Seekers to Northern Cities
“I get that you are overwhelmed, but doing it this way is not a solution; it is just cruel,” Ilze Thielmann, director of Team TLC NYC, told Newsweek.
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News
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Falters as U.S. and UK Renege on Promises
“They are frustrated to hear that there are 40,000 Afghans still in front of them seeking asylum,” a U.S. resettlement volunteer told Newsweek.
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News
U.S., China Economies Stall as Tensions Rise Over Pelosi Taiwan Visit
“U.S.-China relations rank as the top challenge for U.S. companies doing business in China,” the U.S.-China Business Council said.
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News
Inflation Is Making Poverty in the U.S. Even More Difficult
“With the exorbitant rent hikes lately, more and more of the lowest income people will fall into homelessness,” housing expert Diane Yentel told Newsweek.
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News
Gen-Z Struggles to Launch as Median U.S. Monthly Rent Hits Record $2,000
“Gen-Z has entered adulthood in a very challenging and precarious time,” Jason Dorsey, president of The Center for Generational Kinetics, told Newsweek.
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World
Putin Capitalizes on Western Uncertainties to Pursue War Goals in Ukraine
A White House Advisor told a Senate subcommittee that it was “not anticipated” that the Russians “would earn so much money from the sale of oil.”
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Health
Pro-Choice Christians Fight to Control the Narrative on Abortion Rights
“There is a dominant narrative that to be a person of faith means that you are against abortion,” said Reverend Katey Zeh, “and that is not true.”
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U.S.
Luring Players With Cash, Saudi-Backed Golf Tour Accused of ‘Sportswashing’
“No matter how much they cough up, they are not going to be able to wash away that reputation,” Oregon Senator Ron Wyden said.
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News
U.S. Popular Support for Ukraine Aid Declines Amid Ongoing Economic Woes
Data from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy reveal that the U.S. has given more to aid Ukraine than all other donor nations and EU institutions combined.
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News
More than 100 Major U.S. Companies Commit to Hire and Train More Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees asserts that “successful economic adjustment remains one of the most pressing challenges” for refugees.
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News
Layoffs at 95 Tech Companies in June Quicken Potential Recession Slide
“We are not trying to induce a recession now,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last Wednesday after raising interest rates. “Let’s be clear about that.”
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U.S.
As Recession Fears Grow, Consumers Tap Savings While Banks Sock Away Cash
Cash savings rates for many banks have reached decade-highs. In contrast, savings rates for individuals have reached decade-lows.
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News
Biden Struggles to Fulfill His Promise to Take 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
Since President Biden made a public commitment in March to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, the U.S. has only admitted about 27,000,
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News
Mexican President Obrador Snubs Biden’s Invite to Summit of the Americas
Obrador announces he will skip the Summit of the Americas this week because Biden is excluding Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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World
As Governments Fail Them, Ukrainian Refugees Turn to People for Help
“There has to be more activity in terms of supporting all Ukrainians,” a refugee said. “Life in one nation must be as important as life in every nation.”
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