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Economic growth remains solid, shrugging off recession fears

The U.S. economy ended last year on a solid footing despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession. The Gross Domestic Product — the sum of all goods and services that make up the economy — expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October …

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Virginia school board votes to remove superintendent after 6

A school board in Newport News, Virginia, has voted to remove district superintendent George Parker III following the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student. An attorney for Abby Zwerner, the first-grade teacher who was shot and wounded, claimed earlier Wednesday that school administrators failed to heed multiple warnings …

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3M to cut about 2,500 manufacturing jobs worldwide

3M, maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics, is cutting about 2,500 manufacturing jobs, or 10% of its workforce worldwide, according to Forbes. The company announced last month that it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance manufacturing by the end of 2025. The so-called forever chemicals are used in …

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