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Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The...
Five Below to build distribution center in central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Discount retailer Five Below will locate a Midwest distribution center in central Indiana, creating more than 470 new jobs by the end...
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of...
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states...
How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure
<p>American homeowners were given more opportunity to hit pause on their mortgage payments because of the financial ravages of the pandemic, but that relief...
Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that...
Five Below to build distribution center in central Indiana
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Discount retailer Five Below will locate a Midwest distribution center in central Indiana, creating more than 470 new jobs by the end...
Pressured by protests, Colombian lawmakers nix health reform
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian lawmakers voted against a health system overhaul bill Wednesday, giving protesters another victory after 20 days of street demonstrations that...
EXPLAINER: Why has the price of Bitcoin been falling?
NEW YORK — The price of Bitcoin fell as much as 29% Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of risks associated...
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
<p>It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states...