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The majority of Americans would prefer to receive elder care in their homes instead of a nursing facility, according to a new poll. And 60% of the public believes the government should help provide that support through long-term care insurance.
Washington With employers hiring, consumers spending, and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble. Mr. Powell’s bet is that the Fed can keep rates ultra-low even as the U.S. economic recovery kicks into high gear – and that it won’t have to quickly raise rates to stop runaway inflation. It’s just the kind of gamble that in the past led some of Mr. Powell’s predecessors to miscalculate and inadvertently derail the economy. Mr. Powell and the rest of the Fed’s policymaking committee plan to keep rates near zero until ne...
By Alicia Ramírez Correspondent Far too often, there’s a stopping point for Latinos attempting to uncover family history. There are blank spots and questions not easily answered, spaces filled with wounds and lost stories. Quiara Alegría Hudes embarks on a pilgrimage to discover more about her family’s roots in her memoir, “My Broken Language.” Hudes rose to prominence as the book writer for the Tony-winning musical “In the Heights” and won a Pulitzer Prize for her play “Water by the Spoonful.” Her writing in these two shows highlights her precision, clarity, and ca...
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For the newly food insecure, help that preserves dignity Loading the player... Odessa Davis is used to helping families as a public school teacher and summer camp director in Maryland’s Montgomery County. But when the pandemic forced camps to close, the single mother realized her own family was in need. So she swallowed her pride and sought help to feed her 11-year-old son. Ms. Davis is one of many Americans who struggled to put food on the table for the first time during the past year. As job losses skyrocketed, the number of Americans facing food insecurity reached 265 million in 2020, a...