By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the price of in-home care for the elderly increased by 14.2 percent between March 2023 and 2024. Prices of eldercare in home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home have soared in recent years due to rising demand. Demand has increased due to the country's growing older population. |
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By Sarah Fortinsky In January 2024, workers for the first time in the last couple years said they prefer hybrid to remote work: 29 percent prefer hybrid and 23 percent prefer remote. That marks a shift from January 2023, when 25 percent preferred hybrid and 27 percent preferred remote; and from January 2022, when 27 percent preferred hybrid and 29 percent preferred remote. While remote work has fallen in popularity by two points each year, hybrid work saw a two-point dip in popularity in 2023, before rebounding in 2024 with a four-point increase. |
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By Alexandra Weaver and Addy Bink Monongahela National Forest shared footage from a trail camera of an Allegheny woodrat. In the post, officials said there are only an estimated 100,000 of the federally threatened animals left in the wild. The woodrat's range and population have declined, possibly because of damage to trees by invasive moths. |
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By Christopher Adams The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) publishes delay and cancellation data for airports across the country. Nationwide, more than 6.8 million flights were scheduled on U.S.-based airlines last year. Of those, around 5.4 million were on time, accounting for 78.2% of all flights. Florida is particularly prone to delays, with six of the top 10 airports with most delayed arrivals. |
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Feature of the Week: The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they? |
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By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech There has been a surge in new microschools in the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Microschooling Network estimates there are about 95,000 microschools in the country. The median microschool serves 16 students. There is no regulatory body solely responsible for tracking microschools, so it is difficult to determine just how much their popularity has grown. |
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