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Los Angeles grapples with rising homeless population
Jun 12, 2017
The annual count rose 23 percent. Expectations are growing for two major funding efforts recently approved by L.A. voters.
Some businesses bounce back, others struggle, a year after Pulse nightclub shooting
Jun 12, 2017
The Pulse nightclub hasn't reopened, and is now a makeshift memorial.
Expect to see more foreign investment in US infrastructure
Jun 9, 2017
A Saudi announcement of $20 billion to invest in US infrastructure could be just the beginning of more overseas money for domestic projects.
Kansas legislature rejects 2012 tax cuts, once seen as a conservative model
Jun 8, 2017
Lawmakers override the governor to get taxes back on the books.
Natural gas exports from U.S. to Mexico skyrocket
Jun 7, 2017
The amount of natural gas flowing to Mexico quadrupled in recent years.
Educators in Navajo high school see coding as one way to end brain drain
Jun 5, 2017
In its first year, the computer class is becoming one of the campus' most popular offerings.
Some young farmers postpone careers to pay off school loans
Jun 5, 2017
Modern farming has made it tough for a new generation to get started.
UK markets fluctuate days before election
Jun 2, 2017
On June 8, the U.K. goes to the polls, again. This “snap” election is set against the backdrop of last year’s referendum on Britain’s membership to the European Union. Following the “yes” vote on Brexit, then-Prime Minister, David Cameron stepped down. Now his successor Theresa May is hoping to shore up her position as the […]
What now for climate change in the US?
Jun 2, 2017
President Trump has withdrawn the U.S from the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Obama administration had ratified it along with 147 other countries back in 2015; it was a landmark deal, with 190 countries agreeing to some of its components. So what now for the U.S. on climate change? Scott Tong from our Sustainability […]
US employers add modest 138,000 jobs; unemployment rate dips to 4.3 percent
Jun 2, 2017
Manufacturers, retailers and governments shed workers last month.