Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families

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Philadelphia's latest guaranteed basic income program will give $1,000 a month to pregnant people, no strings attached.

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Some US hospitals are canceling non-emergency surgeries and procedures amid the global IT outage

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Hospital systems are seeing effects to patient care stemming from the global Crowdstrike IT outage.

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A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by

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Diane Williams, 62, (not pictured) doesn't have enough savings to retire.

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Why these 8 things have gotten much more expensive even as inflation cools

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Eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef are among eight expense categories in the consumer price index that rose more than 10% over the past year.

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A personal trainer at a longevity clinic says you should care about 3 fitness markers if you want to live a long, youthful life

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Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare.

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Jacinta Burnell, 52, is an artist in New York and a participant in a guaranteed basic income program.

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A California city is giving new parents $500 a month. It's one of a growing number of basic income pilots focused on families.

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Pomona, California is $500 a month to parents with children under 4 years old.

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Georgia gave low-income Black women $20,000 over 2 years. A participant said the money helped her afford day care and pay bills.

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A basic income program in Atlanta gave low-income Black women $850 a month, no-strings-attached.

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Here's what the economy could look like with a Biden or Trump presidency

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have different plans for how they'd tackle the US economy if they win the November election.

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A pharmacy in Denver hired staff with hemophilia then fired them if they refused to pay for its pricey medications to treat it, a federal agency lawsuit says

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A pharmacy in Denver deliberately hired workers with hemophilia and pushed them to buy its expensive medications, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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