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Do you have money tied up in FTX? Share your story

Before its collapse at the end of 2022, FTX was one of the biggest names in crypto. It boasted endorsements from celebrities like Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen and its name was emblazoned on the Miami Heat's home arena. Sam Bankman-Fried, its eccentric founder, graced the cover of magazines that hailed him as the Warren Buffett of crypto. → Read More

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Who’s manning the train? Railroads want a one-person crew

When a freight train travels across the country, two people are in the cab of the locomotive working to keep the train, its often hazardous and flammable contents, and the communities they are passing through, all safe. → Read More

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Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more this year because of inflation

Thanksgiving dinner will cost a whopping 20% more than it did last year, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the American Farm Bureau Federation. → Read More

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Here’s how the freight rail strike could affect you

The US economy can keep running without freight trains — but not for long. → Read More

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Railroad strike, and the economic damage it would cause, looms closer

A freight railroad strike, and the economic upheaval it could cause, is getting closer and closer to reality. → Read More

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Unions, railroad officials head to DC as White House urgently discusses contingency plans amid rail shutdown threat

With the two sides still unable to reach an agreement and with a freight rail strike looming, union officials and representatives of the railroads are heading to Washington, DC, on Wednesday where they will meet with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, according officials with each union and a Department of Labor spokesperson. → Read More

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Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse

A weeklong protest by Texas Governor Greg Abbott has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and caused delays in shipments of everything from avocados to car parts. → Read More

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Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse

A weeklong protest by Texas Governor Greg Abbott has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and caused delays in shipments of everything from avocados to car parts. → Read More

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Wheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next

Russia's attack on Ukraine is causing wheat prices to spike, exacerbating already high food prices. → Read More

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The restaurant business will probably never recover from Covid

The restaurant industry will likely never return to its pre-pandemic state, according to the National Restaurant Association. → Read More

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Ford delays return to office for 30,000 workers because of Covid concerns

Ford Motor Co. is pushing its return-to-office date to March over concerns over new Covid-19 concerns, the company said Monday. → Read More

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Thanksgiving dinner will cost Americans 14% more this year, survey finds

Thanksgiving dinner will cost 14% more this year, according to new survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Dinner for a family of 10 will cost on average $53.31 — up $6.41 from last year's average of $46.90 which was down 4% from 2019, the lowest in 10 years. → Read More

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Ford is first major US automaker to mandate vaccines

Ford will mandate vaccines for most of its 32,000 US salaried employees, a spokesperson for the company said Wednesday. → Read More

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Wanted: 80,000 truck drivers to help fix the supply chain

The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, Chris Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association, tells CNN. → Read More

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Restaurant industry in worse shape today than three months ago, according to survey

The restaurant industry is in worse shape now than it was three months ago, according to a new survey by the National Restaurant Association. → Read More

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Ford delivers 120 million masks to at-risk communities and launches PSA to combat vaccine misinformation

Ford has delivered 120 million masks to at-risk communities, the auto company announced Wednesday. → Read More

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Dole Packaged Foods' US workers will soon make $15 an hour

All of Dole Packaged Foods' US-based employees will make at least $15 an hour within a few months, the company says. → Read More

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Federal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it's not enough

The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP -- a figure that underlines the lifeline it provides to Americans struggling with hunger. → Read More

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There is a hunger crisis in America this Thanksgiving

Regina Status is one of 50 million Americans who won't have enough to eat this Thanksgiving, in part because of the pandemic. She says her once-weekly deliveries from a food pantry are essential. → Read More

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There is a hunger crisis in America this Thanksgiving

Regina Status is one of 50 million Americans who won't have enough to eat this Thanksgiving, in part because of the pandemic. She says her once-weekly deliveries from a food pantry are essential. → Read More