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By Kelly Wiley Shawna Mannon's teenage son Carter is seriously allergic to peanuts. During one of Carter's first football games as a varsity player at Lake Travis High School in Texas, his mom got a call from another parent, who told her some of his teammates put peanuts in his locker. The kids responsible were disciplined, but Mannon thought it didn't go far enough and filed complaints. |
By Jacque Porter In a debate Monday night, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) defended her previous advocacy for a $50 minimum wage. "In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report that very recently $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. On debate stages, other candidates disagreed. |
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By Katharin Czink and Dina Bair Nitazenes are a class of opioids now found in pills and powder sold on the street. They are 20 times more powerful than fentanyl and may take much more Narcan to reverse an overdose. Nitazenes date back to the 1950s but have never been legally produced because they are so potent. |
By Andrew Dorn The commercial real estate sector is facing a trifecta of pain: remote work emptied office buildings, property values suffered and interest rates went up. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the national office vacancy rate rose to a record-breaking 19.6%. That's a problem for banks that hold much of the commercial real estate debt, but it will also impact everyday people whose local governments rely on property tax revenue and whose retirement portfolios include real estate holdings. |
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By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech A recent study from real estate site Redfin found that more than 1.2 million people moved away from metropolitan areas at "high risk" of poor air quality between 2021 and 2022. That's about twice as many people choosing to leave those cities than the year before. Most of these cities are located in Western states like California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, where home prices are also very high. |
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