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Millions to travel for Memorial Day weekend amid record-high gas prices: Travel experts say two years of pent-up demand from the pandemic will spur an increase ...
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Millions to travel for Memorial Day weekend amid record-high gas prices
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Millions to travel for Memorial Day weekend amid record-high gas prices: Travel experts say two years of pent-up demand from the pandemic will spur an increase ...
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Millions to travel for Memorial Day weekend amid record-high gas prices
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Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online: The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were ...
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Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Examines Government's Role in Online Disinformation
  • The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age.

  • A significant case testing the implications of the First Amendment in the digital era will be presented in the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Government officials present similar arguments regarding the interactions between the FBI, other agencies, and social media platforms.

  • Following the conclusion of the social media case, the court will address a separate matter concerning government influence and the First Amendment.
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Illinois students in tutoring program largely met goals in reading and math, researchers say
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Illinois students in tutoring program largely met goals in reading and ...
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On 4-year anniversary of the WHO declaring COVID a pandemic, a look at the virus by the numbers
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On 4-year anniversary of the WHO declaring COVID a pandemic ...
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As Hershey battles cocoa costs, chocolate lovers may help cool inflation: The company’s response to the historically high cost of cocoa, the main ingredient in ...
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As Hershey battles cocoa costs, chocolate lovers may help cool inflation
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Inflation report February 2024: 3.2% reading means the Fed's 2% goal remains elusive
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Inflation report February 2024: 3.2% reading means the Fed's 2% goal ...
Quick Glance: Inflation Decline and Consumer Impact
  • Inflation in Germany continues to decline, primarily due to cheaper energy prices. Experts predict a further decrease in the year ahead, but with potential challenges. Higher inflation rates diminish consumer purchasing power.

  • In February, energy and fuels decreased in price, while food prices increased. Services also became more expensive. Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month.

  • The German government forecasts rising consumer prices and wage increases above the inflation rate. The expectation is that employees will spend the money and boost private consumption. However, the Bundesbank President warns against premature interest rate cuts.

  • Despite the decline in inflation, the Bundesbank cautions against premature interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank aims for price stability in the medium term. Higher interest rates can curb demand but also burden the economy.
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Quick Glance: Joann Files Bankruptcy Due to Consumer Decline
  • The fabric and crafting retailer Joann Inc. took the step to file for bankruptcy as it faced challenges in sustaining its financial obligations following a period of decreased sales after the pandemic lockdowns.

  • Following the bankruptcy proceedings, the Hudson, Ohio-based chain is set to transition to private ownership under the supervision of specific creditors and industry stakeholders, as indicated in an official company statement.

  • Having previously managed to reduce its debt outside of court in 2020, the retail chain found itself grappling with supply chain disruptions and inflation, prompting consumers to scale back on discretionary spending.

  • The legal proceedings for this matter are under the designation of JOANN Inc., 24-10418, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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IMF Is Lending Near Record $150 Billion to Likes of Egypt, Ukraine, Argentina: The International Monetary Fund is lending near a record amount to almost 100 ...
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IMF Is Lending Near Record $150 Billion to Likes of Egypt, Ukraine ...
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Twitch Will End Watch Parties on April 2: First introduced as a closed beta in 2019, Twitch Watch Parties rolled out to everyone during the pandemic ...
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Twitch Will End Watch Parties on April 2
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The IRS Is Resuming Debt Collections. Here's What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Taxes
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The IRS Is Resuming Debt Collections. Here's What to Do if You Can't Pay ...
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The FCC now defines broadband as 100 Mbps at minimum – 25/3 Mbps was simply not enough
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The FCC now defines broadband as 100 Mbps at minimum – 25/3 Mbps was ...
Quick Glance: Historic Increase in Broadband Speed by FCC
  • The FCC recently decided to significantly raise the minimum threshold for fixed high-speed broadband speed. The download benchmark is being increased from 25 megabits per second (Mbps) to 100Mbps, representing a massive 300% increase that is urgently needed in today's hyper-connected landscape.

  • Similarly, the minimum upload speed is seeing a substantial boost. The FCC agreed to raise it from 3Mbps to 20Mbps, which marks a significant 567% increase. The new minimum upload speed for broadband is now just under 5Mbps lower than the previous download metric.

  • The updated speed metrics are based on standards currently used in multiple federal and state programs, as well as consumer patterns and the actual offerings marketed by internet service providers.

  • According to the latest broadband audit, 24 million Americans do not have access to fixed terrestrial broadband connections (excluding satellite), including 28% in rural areas and 23% of people living in tribal areas. Additionally, 45 million Americans do not have access to both 100/20 Mbps fixed services and 35/3 Mbps mobile 5G-NR services.
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009: The average credit score fell for the first time in over a decade in October ...
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009
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Virologist Streeck takes stock of the pandemic: “The division is still effective today”
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Virologist Streeck takes stock of the pandemic: “The division is still ...
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Rittenhouse Square’s lawn took a beating during the pandemic. Now, it’s being restored for $500,000.
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Rittenhouse Square’s lawn took a beating during the pandemic. Now ...
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Corona-Holocaust comparison on Facebook: Was the defendant the author?: A woman who would generally be considered a corona denier was seated in the dock at the ...
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Corona-Holocaust comparison on Facebook: Was the defendant the author?
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The IRS Is Resuming Debt Collections. Here's What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Taxes
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The IRS Is Resuming Debt Collections. Here's What to Do if You Can't Pay ...
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Why are prices still so high? Corporate greed, some say.: Hearing that big corporations are raking in hefty profits frustrates Nick Rosolino ...
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Why are prices still so high? Corporate greed, some say.
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009: The average credit score fell for the first time in over a decade in October ...
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009
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5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
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5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation
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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Measles is making a comeback. Should we be concerned?
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Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Measles is making a comeback ...
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Yellen Says US Rates ‘Unlikely’ to Return to Pre-Covid Levels: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it’s “unlikely” that market interest rates will return to ...
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Yellen Says US Rates ‘Unlikely’ to Return to Pre-Covid Levels
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Ari Aster's Next Movie 'Eddington' with Joaquin Phoenix Set at A24: Ari Aster's fourth feature 'Eddington' is set at A24 and will begin production ...
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Ari Aster's Next Movie 'Eddington' with Joaquin Phoenix Set at A24
Quick Glance: Ari Aster's Upcoming Project 'Eddington' featuring Joaquin Phoenix at A24 Studios
  • Aster is set to direct 'Eddington,' funded and produced by A24.

  • 'Eddington' depicts the journey of a sheriff in a small New Mexico town with lofty aspirations, possibly in a Western setting during a pandemic.

  • Aster envisions 'Eddington' as a dark ensemble comedy in the vein of a Western-noir, taking on both writing and directing duties.

  • Additionally, Darius Khondji, an Oscar nominee for 'Bardo' and 'Evita', is on board as the Director of Photography for the project.
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Ex-FBI Trainee Seth Markin Gets 15 Months for Trading on Girlfriend’s Info: The pandemic forced millions of people to share working spaces with their partners or ...
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Ex-FBI Trainee Seth Markin Gets 15 Months for Trading on Girlfriend’s Info
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PunchUp Live pitch deck: How ex-Meta employees built comedy startup: Comedy startup PunchUp Live is helping comedians navigate the post-pandemic industry with ...
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PunchUp Live pitch deck: How ex-Meta employees built comedy startup
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009: The average credit score fell for the first time in over a decade in October ...
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The Average Credit Score Just Dropped for the First Time Since 2009
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Jazz legend John Stockton sues Washington A.G. for prohibiting COVID misinformation
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Jazz legend John Stockton sues Washington A.G. for prohibiting COVID ...
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Lego hit by slowest growth for seven years but still outpaces rivals: Rewards from Fortnite and Harry Potter deals help world’s biggest toymaker beat sector in ...
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Lego hit by slowest growth for seven years but still outpaces rivals
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Why You Hate Bringing Your Lunch to Work: U.S. workers say they don't feel like taking their lunch to work anymore—and psychologists aren't surprised.
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Why You Hate Bringing Your Lunch to Work
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Hybrid jobs are bringing women back to the labor force: Women are rapidly rejoining the labor force, boosting the economy.
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Hybrid jobs are bringing women back to the labor force
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Remote Work Is Making City Living Less Sustainable, Data Shows: Per new data from the ADP Research Institute, people who work in leadership roles tend to live in ...
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Remote Work Is Making City Living Less Sustainable, Data Shows
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Small business owner made seven figures using 3 rebranding strategies : Post-pandemic, Jon Neeter's small business rebounded, and even thrived ...
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Small business owner made seven figures using 3 rebranding strategies
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Lawmakers urge FEMA not to leave cities hanging on COVID hotel costs: California’s House lawmakers asked the federal government to reconsider its decision to ...
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Lawmakers urge FEMA not to leave cities hanging on COVID hotel costs
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5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
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5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation
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Million-Dollar Homes Are Becoming More Common in Small Towns Across the Country: With an influx of wealthy out-of-town buyers, home prices in the small towns ...
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Million-Dollar Homes Are Becoming More Common in Small Towns Across the ...
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Enterovirus epidemic possible next month: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Enterovirus epidemic possible next month
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Nashville continues to bounce back four years after the pandemic: As the world marks the four-year anniversary of Tennessee's declaration of a state of ...
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Nashville continues to bounce back four years after the pandemic
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Experts Can’t Agree If We’re Still in a Pandemic: The WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Four years later, in 2024, is COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 ...
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Experts Can’t Agree If We’re Still in a Pandemic
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As evictions remain high, WA approves more funds for tenant attorneys: The funding will help hire more attorneys to handle cases across Washington ...
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As evictions remain high, WA approves more funds for tenant attorneys
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Greater Boston could lose a quarter of young residents, study finds: A survey released Monday by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the high ...
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Greater Boston could lose a quarter of young residents, study finds
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UT-Austin to require test scores in undergraduate admissions: University of Texas at Austin to require test scores in undergraduate admissions ...
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UT-Austin to require test scores in undergraduate admissions
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UT-Austin reverts to requiring standardized test scores: The decision comes after the university switched to test-optional admissions during the pandemic.
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UT-Austin reverts to requiring standardized test scores
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Popular gin and vodka company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: A Colorado spirits distillery has shut down its operations and filed for Chapter 11 protection.
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Popular gin and vodka company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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House Republicans trying to force exemptions to St. Louis’ earnings tax: The earnings tax is a key revenue generator for the City of St. Louis.
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House Republicans trying to force exemptions to St. Louis’ earnings tax
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Allison Hanes: Flashback to the dawn of the pandemic in spite of myself: It's not that I particularly want to remember that roller-coaster week after March Break ...
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Allison Hanes: Flashback to the dawn of the pandemic in spite of myself
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Poverty and Poor Health: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!: Sadly, closing down hospitals or reducing their services in poorer neighborhoods is becoming all too ...
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Poverty and Poor Health: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!
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Was the economy better under Trump or Biden? A comparison in 8 charts.: The gaps between perception of the economy and the reality, explained.
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Was the economy better under Trump or Biden? A comparison in 8 charts.
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N.J. could have reopened schools and businesses earlier during pandemic, COVID report says
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N.J. could have reopened schools and businesses earlier during pandemic ...
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Is the SAT making a comeback? More colleges are returning to test score requirements, but effectiveness remains questioned
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Is the SAT making a comeback? More colleges are returning to test score ...
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Boris Johnson branded ‘scatty, incoherent and rambling’ in key pandemic meetings: Vaughan Gething, the Welsh health minister during the pandemic ...
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Boris Johnson branded ‘scatty, incoherent and rambling’ in key pandemic ...
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Four years of COVID in Mass.: What the data shows about where we are: While most people have resumed their normal lives, high “excess deaths” persist in ...
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Four years of COVID in Mass.: What the data shows about where we are
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When Charlotte’s kids stopped showing up to class, this nonprofit started helping parents
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When Charlotte’s kids stopped showing up to class, this nonprofit started ...
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Georgia colleges weigh use of ACT, SAT test scores in admissions decisions: The University System of Georgia is poised to decide whether to continue ...
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Georgia colleges weigh use of ACT, SAT test scores in admissions decisions
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Paul Offit looks back on COVID-19, misinformation, and how public health lost the public’s trust in new book
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Paul Offit looks back on COVID-19, misinformation, and how public health ...
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Commentary: Why are more people in Singapore going bankrupt?: Personal bankruptcy applications hit an 18-year high of nearly 4,000 last year ...
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Commentary: Why are more people in Singapore going bankrupt?
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‘Plandemic: The Musical’ Is an Awkward Victory Lap for Covid Conspiracists: The latest short film from Mikki Willis, a superspreader of medical misinformation ...
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‘Plandemic: The Musical’ Is an Awkward Victory Lap for Covid Conspiracists
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They were part of the Bay Area exodus. Now, they’ve decided to return: When the coronavirus pandemic struck, two couples decided to leave the Bay Area for ...
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They were part of the Bay Area exodus. Now, they’ve decided to return