Many New Orleans residents have gone weeks without trash pickup since Hurricane Ida pummeled the city at the end of August.
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McDonald's pledges to offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys worldwide by the end of 2025
Some of the old plastic Happy Meal toys have been recycled and used in McDonald’s playgrounds and restaurant trays.
Despite record pay and perks, few people want to work in retail this holiday season
High consumer demand and low staffing during the holiday season could make lines long and tempers short, analysts warn.
Amazon relaxes drug testing policies and will lobby to legalize marijuana
Amazon is further relaxing its screening policies for marijuana, as it ramps up support for federal legislation to legalize the drug.
Ready to turn in your car lease? Record-high prices could mean a financial bonanza.
Savvy customers are buying out their leases, immediately reselling the vehicles and pocketing the difference.
Wall Street closes in the red, triggered by selloff in China and anxiety over the Fed's next move
China property giant Evergrande, which is $300 billion in debt and dangerously close to collapse, is having an impact on markets worldwide.
Is space the new safari? Some wealthy travelers are ready to take the next step.
It will take a sizeable budget, but for many extreme adventure travelers, space could soon be as accessible as places like Mount Everest.
Latino philanthropy tackles Covid fallout while aiming to stem growing wealth gap
Hispanics in Philanthropy saw a drop in smaller donors from Covid as bigger ones picked up the slack, but the challenge is staving off a growing wealth gap.
Harris and Yellen urge Congress to back affordable child care proposal
“Some estimates suggest our GDP would be five points higher if women participated in the workforce at the same rate as men,” Harris said.
Rural hospitals losing hundreds of staff to high-paid traveling nurse jobs
“It hurts my heart to tell my boss she’s going to have to replace me, but this is my opportunity to use those skills and make this level of money,” said one nurse.