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Why more aid groups are putting cash in people's hands

Monday, November 15, 2021

Charities are always looking for an answer to one big question: What is the best way to help people? Increasingly the solution they are trying is pretty simple: just give people money.

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Jackson, Miss. lives in a world of high poverty and higher expectations

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Jackson is the state capital, but it wrestles with poverty, infrastructural problems, including water issues, and a conservative state government.

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Truck Driving Has Long Been A Man's World. Meet The Women Changing That

Sunday, September 19, 2021

A record number of women are becoming truck drivers, changing the face of an industry that has historically been dominated by men.

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A Record Number Of Women Are Driving Trucks To Pay The Bills

Thursday, September 16, 2021

After losing jobs during the pandemic, more and more women are becoming truck drivers. Many have been attracted by the high demand and higher pay.

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Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama May Get To Vote Again On Union

Monday, August 02, 2021

A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted last spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than 2-to-1.

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With A Friend In Biden, Amtrak Has Big Dreams. But Freight Lines Have Other Ideas

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

President Biden has aspirations for a new era of train travel. Amtrak supporters hope that a new line between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, is just the start. But major obstacles stand in the way.

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Alabama Coal Workers Strike For Better Wages, Fair Treatment

Sunday, June 06, 2021

In Alabama, about a thousand coal miners have been on strike for several months. They're demanding better pay and benefits. It's one of the rare union actions in the Deep South.

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Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

Friday, April 16, 2021

The resounding vote against forming a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is a blow to the labor movement. It has glimmers of hope but in the private sector unions are rare and mostly weak.

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Workers At Amazon Warehouse In Alabama Reject Bid To Unionize

Monday, April 12, 2021

Those who hoped workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama would vote to unionize are trying to figure out where to go from here, now that workers rejected a union drive.

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote 'No' To Union

Saturday, April 10, 2021

A majority of Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama voted against forming a union. It wasn't that much of a surprise for people who work and live in the state.

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The Vote Count Has Begun On The Unionization Of Alabama Amazon Warehouse

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The vote count to unionize at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has begun. The effort has attracted support from celebrities and politicians, but warehouse workers are scarce at pro-union rallies.

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'I Am Terrified': Kansas Teachers Return To Classrooms Despite Fears

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Some Kansas teachers are returning to classrooms despite the pandemic. Otherwise, they may have to pay school districts thousands of dollars to find replacements or lose their teaching licenses.

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Kansas Tries To Attract Younger Hunters

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Attempts to lure more people into hunting have mostly failed. Kansas is working on a new plan to attract young people by focusing on what states stand to lose: conservation dollars funded by licenses.

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Games Are Taking A Back Seat To Players On Video Game Streaming Sites

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Twitch became a popular site for its constant live streams of people playing video games. Its latest addition is Twitch IRL: Same players, same streams, but without the gaming.

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'Samurai Jack' Cartoon To Air Final Season, 12 Years Later

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Samurai Jack was a popular TV cartoon in the early 2000s. Despite acclaim, it ended unresolved in 2004. Now its creators aim to bring the story to a close.

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Emojis Begin Cropping Up Outside Of Your Smartphone

Monday, March 06, 2017

Emojis — those little cartoon figures used by some people on smartphones — have became popular as design motifs in the real world.

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Mattress No Longer Relegated To Bottom Of Shopping List

Monday, February 20, 2017

While a new mattress was often a purchase put off as long as possible, consumers today are replacing their mattresses more often.

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VA Hospitals Still Struggling With Adding Staff Despite Billions From Choice Act

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Money from the Veterans Choice Act, which was meant to improve medical staffing levels at VA health centers, has had little impact on hiring numbers and how quickly vets get access to medical care.

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For Christmas Thrills Without The Spills, More Decorators Turn To Lasers

Monday, December 26, 2016

It's a new way to deck the house for the holidays. Laser lights project decorations without a need of a ladder, but Christmas light purists say they don't compare to the old-fashioned bulbs.

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Laser Lights: Modern Convenience Clashes With Holiday Tradition

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Drive down any suburban neighborhood and you'll see them. Homeowners are ditching strings of lights. Instead, projectors send hundreds of red and green lasers dancing across the outside of homes.

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