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A third of employers handed out ‘peanut butter raises’ this year—and underpaid staff are leaving
Employees have long been sold the idea that working hard and outperforming their peers would lead to sizable pay hikes…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion, so far, as he is facing questions and protests…
As the saying goes, watch the pennies and the pounds look after themselves. But as it turns out, even some…
AI capabilities are advancing faster than many organizations are ready to operationalize and monetize them. While soaring AI investment reflects…
DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using facial recognition tech ICE ‘could be’ using on Americans
ICE agents in at least six states have been spotted wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses during enforcement operations since the…
Gas prices surged past $4, and Americans are driving less, canceling vacations, and budgeting more
The war in Iran has done what once seemed impossible: forced Americans to rethink the idea of driving everywhere. The…
Next generation of senators inherits a national debt time bomb: Social Security’s insolvency
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has a ticker on its website: The Retirement Trust Fund Countdown. At…
A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more
Last October, the scene of demolition crews using a backhoe to tear down White House’s East Wing was so dramatic…
A $10 billion ‘slush fund’ to pay TSA agents: Trump’s latest unilateral loophole, explained
There’s an idea about how political power is supposed to work in the U.S. To guard against anything resembling monarchy,…
The U.S.’s eye-watering debt burden poses an “existential threat to the future of our nation,” the chairman of the House…












