How limestone kilns are slowly killing entire families in Pakistan

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Thousands of workers in southern Pakistan spend their lives mining and cooking limestone. The process releases plumes of toxic smoke, polluting the environment and poisoning workers.

The marketing failure that's going to kill us all

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Amid the rising tide of the ocean's waves are floating ephemera of environmental marketing: A large orange billboard that says
Campaigns to help the environment aren't working. We need better messaging.

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The pay penalty for becoming a teacher is worse than ever

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Teacher and students in a classroom

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I went from making $9.50 an hour to almost $100K a year at UPS without having a college degree. I'm grateful that my 21 years at the company have paid off.

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A UPS driver stepping into his truck after making a delivery.
Worker not pictured.

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Steep wage hikes for union workers mark the 'final echo' of the inflation surge, Goldman Sachs says

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image of striking actors holding up picket signs in Hollywood
SAG-AFTRA union members went on strike Friday.

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Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Prince George's Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Prince George's Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland.

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Americans hate the economy because pay hasn't kept up with inflation — and it could stay that way until next year

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President Biden inflation
Inflation has soured Americans' feelings about the state of the economy.

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The average job applicant says they won't accept a role paying less than about $80,000 a year

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job offer
According to a New York's Federal Reserve survey from July, US workers say they won't accept a new job unless the offer salary is close to $80,000.

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The labor market will set inflation on a 'rollercoaster' that will weigh on stocks and the economy, BlackRock says

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People walk by a Help Wanted sign in the Queens borough of New York City on June 04, 2021 in New York City.

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Massive home-price appreciation might be the secret to keeping consumers afloat as savings dry up

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Houses in a row.

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