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Sharp differences in employment patterns have developed across Sydney, with half of workers in some suburbs doing part-time ...

A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.

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In September, Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun directed his newly appointed consumer advocate to dive into rising ...

Thousands of federal employees filed for unemployment benefits during the government shutdown, which ended last month. For the week ended Dec. 13, the latest period for which data were available, ...

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Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls ...

The IMF expects the full-year deficit to remain within USD 1.5 billion. Present trends suggest somewhere between USD 2.5 and ...