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States are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter

Heritage Foundation public finance economist EJ Antoni joins The Bottom Line to discuss Aprils jobs report falling short of economists expectations and the labor force participation rate.

New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue New York in court for taxing their wages

Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity

A quick-moving winter storm that hit the Northeast on Tuesday has brought significant snowfall to some areas while others got less than expected

Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports in what organizers say is their largest strike yet in a drive for better pay and benefits

A 25-year-old professional dancer from England who moved to New York City to pursue her career has died after eating a mislabeled cookie containing peanuts

A small Connecticut newspaper founded earlier this year with Ralph Nader's help has succumbed to financial problems and will be shutting down

During the pandemic, we had sudden layoffs, quickly followed by the Great Resignation. Now millions of positions are unfilled, yet many Americans still say they are unhappy in their jobs. In a survey of 1,000 workers between the ages of 25 and 44 by online-course provider edX back in 2018, some 29% of respondents said they had changed careers since their first job after college, and 32% said they were thinking about a change.

Snoop Dogg concert in Houston, causing 16 individuals to be taken to nearby hospitals. The event took place at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and temperatures reached 104 degrees during the day. Around 35 people displayed signs of heat-related issues and were assessed at the venue. An additional group of more than 12 individuals were sent to hospitals from the concert site. Misti Willingham, the public information officer of Montgomery County Hospital District, stated that the MCHD EMS took these 16 adults to hospitals in stable condition. Due to the ongoing effects of global climate change contributing to an exceptionally hot summer, the local fire department was deployed to the scene as a precaution. The fire department's intervention was considered an effective measure when enacted early. The Atascocita Fire Department shared that they were assisting overheated concert goers at the Snoop Dogg show through a tweet during the event. Snoop Dogg is currently touring with Too $hort and Wiz Khalifa on the High School Reunion tour. Their next stop is scheduled for the Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM on August 22. This occurrence is part of a series of heat-related incidents this summer. In a previous incident, during an Ed Sheeran concert in Pittsburgh on July 8, 17 people were hospitalized due to heat-related illnesses. Moreover, Jason Aldean had to cut short the start of his Highway Desperado Tour on July 15 in Hartford, CT, due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.

UBS Wealth Management has added another advisor team from Merrill Lynch and not for the first time this year.

Connecticut’s public safety commissioner says state lawmakers should expect a federal investigation into a recent audit's findings showing hundreds of state troopers provided false information from 2014 to 2021 on at least 26,000 traffic stops