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For Black Women The Unemployment Rate Just Dropped – What Happened?
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For Black Women The Unemployment Rate Just Dropped – What Happened?

The unemployment rate for Black women fell from 7 percent to 5 percent in November, a large drop after months of lackluster growth, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. Typically, unemployment rates change very little from month to month, so the drop among Black women, who have consistently had some of the highest rates of any racial group, is significant. However, since the pandemic began, monthly jobs figures have been more volatile, and clear explanations of what is happening in the labor market have become even more rare. “I don’t think we can celebrate quite yet,” said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. “I’m hopeful this means recovery is finally reaching them. I would like to believe it holds ...
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On Critical Thinking Aaron Rodgers Dropped The Ball – You Can Do Better With A Little Practice
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On Critical Thinking Aaron Rodgers Dropped The Ball – You Can Do Better With A Little Practice

Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences It was hard to miss the news about Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 3. Like the vast majority of people currently catching – and dying from – the coronavirus, he was unvaccinated. A few days after his diagnosis, Rodgers took to the airwaves to offer a smorgasbord of pandemic misinformation and conspiracy theories in defense of his decision to skip the COVID-19 vaccine. Having listened to many an interview with Rodgers, I found it totally predictable that he began his comments by asserting, “I’m not, you know, some sort of anti-vax, flat-earther.” But as someone who does research on how people think and decide, it’s what Rodgers said next that caused me to lean in: “I am someb...
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Charges dropped against pregnant woman shot in stomach

Marshae Jones was arrested for manslaughter after her foetus died when she was shot during a fight with another woman. This photo provided by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shows Marshae Jones, the woman at the centre of the case [Handout/Jefferson County Sheriff''s Office/AP Photo] An Alabama prosecutor dismissed charges on Wednesday against a woman in the United States who was charged by state authorities over the death of her foetus, having miscarried after being shot five times. Marshae Jones, 27, was shot in the abdomen in December during a fight with another woman, resulting in the death of her five-month-old foetus. She was arrested last week for manslaughter, as authorities said she was responsible for the fight escalating. Her lawyer ...
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