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Some Good News, for Once, From 2023
21Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

Some Good News, for Once, From 2023

Writing a newspaper column necessarily is a dour exercise most of the time. The point is to highlight things going wrong that ought to be fixed. Occasionally, however, it’s worth noting some things that are going right that one hopes can continue. Here, in the midst of a season that calls for reflection and gratitude, is my list:• The world’s population keeps getting larger. We’re on track to welcome our 8,100,000,000th global neighbor in 2024, after population growth of around 70 million this year.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Argentina Swears In ‘Madman’ Milei as President
10Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Argentina Swears In ‘Madman’ Milei as President

BUENOS AIRES—Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s president Sunday, telling the nation to brace for massive public spending cuts as he tries to dig the country out of its worst economic crisis in a generation. The eccentric economics professor-turned-TV pundit, recognizable for his sideburns and wild bouffant hair, swept to victory last month after promising to demolish the political establishment and overhaul the economy with “shock” fiscal therapy. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Cities Use Covid Funds to Run Guaranteed-Income Experiments
3Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

Cities Use Covid Funds to Run Guaranteed-Income Experiments

Alexandria, Va.Dozens of cities around the country have launched welfare experiments called guaranteed-income pilots to send monthly checks of up to $1,000 to needy people. The goal is to demonstrate that giving the poor direct cash aid can improve their economic stability, their children’s educational attainment, and even their mental health. Most of the pilots are “no strings attached,” meaning that the cash aid doesn’t come with any restrictions on how it can be spent or any work requirement. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A Mother’s Grief in New Haven
19Nov By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

A Mother’s Grief in New Haven

In August, at the start of the school year, Yale’s incoming freshmen were welcomed with daily parties, sunny counsel from deans and advisers, colorful flyers describing clubs and activities, and a more ominous handout: a leaflet decorated with an image of the Grim Reaper. “The incidence of crime and violence in New Haven is shockingly high, and it is getting worse,” the sheet read. A New Haven “survival guide” followed, warning students to “stay off the streets” after dusk, never “walk alone,” and “remain on campus.” The flyer had been designed by the union representing those charged with insuring the students’ safety—the Yale police.New Haven is a compact city of a hundred and thirty-eight thousand people. But its tensions recall those in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, or any other ...
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Child poverty rate in U.S. more than doubled in 2022
12Sep By adminNo Comments
Health

Child poverty rate in U.S. more than doubled in 2022

The child poverty rate in the United States more than doubled last year due to several possible factors, including the expiration of government benefits meant to get families through the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplemental poverty measure rate for kids leapt from a record low of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022, according to statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy said that figure equates to 5.2 million more children living below the poverty line. Child tax credits and payments to families impacted by the pandemic in 2020 led to “a substantial decrease in child poverty” in 2021, said Linda Fox, the Census Bureau assistant division chief. But federal expanded child tax credits, along with other related benefits, expired ...
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