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Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems
A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago.
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NYC hospitals prep for nurse strike amid negotiations
Negotiations to keep about 10,000 nurses from walking off the job are heading into a final weekend.
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Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war
With critical Black Sea supplies disrupted, food prices rose to record highs in 2022, increasing inflation, poverty and food insecurity in developing nations that rely on imports.
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City Councilor Andrew Zarro closing Little Woodfords coffee shop
Zarro wrote on Instagram that the small but well-known Portland cafe will close by the end of the month.
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‘We know what it’s like’: Workers in dangerous jobs empathize with NFL’s Hamlin
Sports professionals face a fatality rate that’s twice as high as the national rate, but are still twice as safe as painters and paperhangers and four times as safe as miners. And they are far safer than workers in fishing, logging or roofing.
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Waterville man launches coffee company with aim to help African farmers who provide the beans
Churchill Elangwe-Preston, who is launching a micro-roasting company called Mbingo Mountain Coffee, said he wants “to create a light in somebody’s life.”
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Best of CES 2023: Canine communication and a calming pillow
The Las Vegas event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show bounces back from a pandemic slowdown.
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U.S. hiring remains brisk as employers add 223,000 jobs
The number is further evidence that the economy remains healthy, yet also a sign that the Federal Reserve may still have to raise interest rates aggressively to slow growth and cool inflation.
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Best of CES 2023: Wireless TV, delivery robots and in-car VR
Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.