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US factories desperate for workers, CFOs are super upbeat, which counties have the highest job concentrations in pet care services, and more.

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April Fools' Day edition, and so much more (because not everyone knows that you're not supposed to post real news on April 1).

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President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan today -- will it be the most sweeping since the 1960s space program.

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Sometimes success is just about avoiding failure, what can we learn from a big boat stuck in a canal, and more.

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Are we heading for a post-pandemic ‘Roaring 2020s,’ with parties and excess, and more.

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It's all about the memes today, rotating buildings and "yes experts lie."

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How to take notes, myths and realities of America's rural economy, and how the US can can surge ahead now that we have vaccines and big relief spending.

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Wooden skyscrapers, trouble in the Suez, geopolitics and the future of remote work in Houston

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The great Grape-Nuts shortage of 2020 is over. Also, Grape-Nuts to reimburse customers who purchased boxes on the black market, and more.

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E-grocery shopping, virtual health care visits, and home nesting were likely to stick around post-COVID. Plus Mexico.

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