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Get a job: After 100 years, states loosen child labor laws

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Journalists walk out: Hundreds strike against major paper chain

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Wealth over health: Why countries continue to tax tampons

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Venmo, PayPal not safe for long-term deposits, watchdogs say

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Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island, where parent offspring are bred for the New England Aquarium's aquaculture program. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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Job growth defies expectations: U.S. adds 339,000 jobs in May

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Amazon will pay $25 million in FTC child data-privacy fine

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Teens or immigrants: Who should fill US jobs?

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Biden, McCarthy reach debt-ceiling deal. Now Congress must approve.

How much would debt default damage US? History offers clues.

Need an apartment? Have we got an office for you!

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Get a new car or fix the one you have? More Americans choose to fix.

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The Fed raises interest rates for 10th time amid economic turmoil

After bank failures, raising deposit insurance has benefits – and risks

Are corporations going liberal? Conservative pushback on the rise.