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How widespread are price increases in the United States?
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    Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad.
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    Prices of everyday items have surged during the pandemic, thanks to a toxic combination of staffing shortages and supply chain woes. Grocery prices in October were 5.4% higher than a year ago, according to the latest consumer price index. Overall inflation was 6.2%, the highest annual figure in more than three decades.
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    Inflation is no longer confined to a few, pandemic-plagued categories such as lumber or used cars. Airfares were down in October, but they're likely to take off again as travel picks up. Rents are rising, too. While wages are climbing, especially in industries like restaurants, many businesses are passing those added labor costs on to customers, in the form of higher prices.
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    One out of four people said their living standards had fallen this month because of inflation. That presents a serious political liability for Biden, whose approval ratings on the economy have fallen below 40%.
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Why are Texas Republicans demanding an investigation of school library books?


    Last Wednesday, the Texas governor, Greg Abbott, directed the state education agency to investigate criminal activity related to “the availability of pornography” in schools. Referring to two memoirs with...

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Why has Qatar agreed to represent US interests in Afghanistan?


    Qatar will assume some American diplomatic duties in Afghanistan, including what Secretary of State Antony Blinken described as consular services and keeping watch over the conditions and security of abandoned U....

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What is driving the surge in migrants at the Polish border?


    The daily situation reports from the Polish border police have sounded very similar for months. The government has deployed additional police and army units and erected a temporary bar...

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    Ahead of the Glasgow talks, the United Nations had set three criteria for success, and none of them were achieved. The U.N.’s criteria included pledges to cut carbon dioxide emissions...

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