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Child care workers are at the center of the food insecurity crisis in America. In 2020, nearly one-third of them were food insecure.

A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.

In the US, underage drinking accounts for a whopping US$17.5 billion worth of alcohol yearly. New research shows which companies take in most of this money and how little is spent on prevention.

The proportion was the largest the study's authors had ever seen.

During economic downturns, local governments tend to cut spending on libraries, even as the need for their services grows.

The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.

It's awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter's willingness to support government spending.