Tag: Rising
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Germany marks Kristallnacht amid Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism rising
[ad_1] Across Germany, in schools, city halls, synagogues, churches and parliament, people were coming together Thursday to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht — or the “Night of Broken Glass” — in which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s main Jewish leader, Josef Schuster, were set to speak…
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Medically assisted deaths rising in Canada
[ad_1] More and more Canadians are seeking Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), according to recent federal data. There were 13,000 assisted deaths in this country in 2022, Health Canada says. That’s up 30 per cent from the previous year. Cancer is the most common condition for those seeking MAiD, making up 63 per cent of…
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Rising Policy Leaders Dialogue | RAND
[ad_1] Event Details Date: December 1, 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. ET–3:30 p.m. ET Location: RAND Office, Washington, D.C., and Online How to Join: This is a hybrid event. Details on attending will be sent to registered attendees. …
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Canadians blame grocery store most for rising food prices, poll shows
[ad_1] Article content More than a quarter of Canadians say profiteering by grocery chains is the top cause of high food costs, underscoring the political logic behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public demands that stores stabilize prices. Polling by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News shows 28 per cent of respondents say stores increasing prices…
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Montreal police say hate crimes rising, most targeting Jews, amid war
[ad_1] Article content Montreal police say they’ve received reports of 16 hate crimes, mostly targeting Jewish people, since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7. Police say that, as of Wednesday, they had received reports of 12 hate crimes targeting the city’s Jewish community — including one during a protest…
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For people who get health care coverage through their jobs, the cost is rising : NPR
[ad_1] A new report shows that monthly costs for those health plans rose in 2023. Premiums increased 7%, and that trend is expected to continue next year. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: More than 150 million Americans get health insurance through their jobs. A new report just out this morning shows that monthly costs for those health…
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Hiring Is Rising Along With Rates. Are They on a Collision Course?
[ad_1] Heather Mahmood-Corley, a real estate agent, was seeing decent demand for houses in the Phoenix area just a few weeks ago. But as mortgage rates pick up again, she is already watching would-be home buyers retrench. “You’ve got a lot of people on edge,” said Ms. Mahmood-Corley, a Redfin agent who has been selling…
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Gun Deaths Rising Sharply Among Children, Study Finds
[ad_1] Julvonnia McDowell was making dinner one evening when she got a call saying that her 14-year-old son, JaJuan — a gentle boy who loved animals, who was so generous that he gave a pair of shoes to a classmate who was being teased — had been shot. He was visiting a relative’s home when…
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Rising opera star Charlotte Siegel is a destined diva
[ad_1] Siegel, the Canadian Opera Company’s new star soprano, workshopped her own songs at small shows in Toronto, with plans to go pop. If she’s honest, it was always going to be opera. (Photograph by Saty + Prathat, hair and makeup by Paola Manigat/Cadre Artists) The first musical Charlotte Siegel ever saw was a dress…
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What rising child care costs could mean for families and the economy
[ad_1] What rising child care costs could mean for families and the economy – CBS News Watch CBS News A wave of child care center closures is coming due to an end in stimulus money. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, joins CBS News to discuss how this…