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16 U.S. Cities Where Women Under 30 Earn More Than Their Male Peers
Out of 250 metropolitan areas in the U.S., women under 30 are paid the same or more than men in 22 of them, according to the Pew Research Center.
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Here's What You Need to Know About Your Student Loans — Before It's Too Late
With federal student loan forgiveness still up in the air and the moratorium on repayment expected to end May 1, experts weigh in on the things you should know about student loans before and after you sign up for them.
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College Student Thought She Landed a Paid Internship. Then Scammers Stole Thousands From Her
A college student in Long Beach who applied to a paid internship via the job-searching site Indeed was told she had landed the job — then scammers stole thousands from her.
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Amazon Is Making Its Own Containers and Bypassing Supply Chain Chaos With Chartered Ships and Long-Haul Planes
Amazon is avoiding supply chain chaos by making its own containers, chartering ships and leasing long-haul planes to get goods from China to the U.S. faster
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California Docks See ‘Significant Progress' With Supply Chain Backlog, Port Chief Says
Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, cites “significant progress” at California ports.
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Home Depot Earnings Top Estimates Fueled by 9.8% Jump in Sales as Consumers Fix Up Homes
Shares of Home Depot have climbed 39% this year, giving it a market value of $392 billion.
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These Are the States and Cities Where Evictions Are Still Banned
The national eviction ban has lapsed, but New York, New Jersey and New Mexico have their own moratoriums. Many cities continue to curb the proceedings as well.
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Head of Busiest U.S. Port Says Imposing Fines for Lingering Cargo Was ‘a Last Resort' But It's Starting to Help
The Port of Los Angeles’ decision to impose fines on lingering cargo containers was “a last resort,” but it’s working, Executive Director Gene Seroka told CNBC.
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Op-Ed: Here's How President Biden Can Fix the Supply Chain – and Save Christmas
We need to be looking at how the federal government can act right now to help alleviate the strain in the supply chain, writes Mick Mulvaney.
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Economists Expect Shipping Problems to Linger Well Into 2022
Shipping backups at big U.S. ports are not likely to resolve themselves until well into 2022, according to economists.
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White House Plan Aims to Help Key West Coast Ports Stay Open 24/7 to Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks
FedEx, UPS, Walmart, Home Depot and others will also announce plans to expand hours during a virtual meeting Wednesday with Biden.
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Mona Rodriguez Organ Recipient Calls Young Late Mom Her ‘Angel'
A young mother got the lifesaving kidney she needed after sending a “hail Mary” Facebook message to the family of Mona Rodriguez, the 18-year-old woman who was shot by a school safety officer in Long Beach and subsequently taken off life support.
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California's First Cruise to Depart From Long Beach Since the Pandemic
The “Carnival Panorama” is clean, prepped and ready to go, at the port of Long Beach, all 1,060 feet of her.
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Pro Skateboarder Charged With First-Degree Murder in Suburban Chicago
A professional skateboarder who has been featured in music videos by Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams has been ordered held without bond after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a suburban Chicago man.
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3D Printer Relativity Space Is Expanding, With Giant New Facility to Build Reusable Rockets
3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is building a second rocket factory in Long Beach, California, where the company will move its headquarters.
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$12.7M in Fake Designer Gear, Counterfeit Cialis Pills Seized at Calif. Port: CBP
U.S. Customs officials seized 57,607 counterfeit products that arrived at the LA/Long Beach Seaport in a containerized cargo shipment.
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Embattled NYPD Officer Arrested Again After Firing Gun at Atlantic Ocean: Police
A New York City police officer who’s been arrested twice for alleged brutality was arrested again Sunday after police on Long Island say he fired a pistol into the Atlantic Ocean while off duty.
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Reaches Space on 2nd Try
The launch occurred after the Boeing 747-400 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert north of Los Angeles and flew out over the Pacific Ocean to a drop point beyond the Channel Islands.
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Long Beach Mayor Loses Stepfather to COVID-19 One Day After Mother's Memorial
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced Monday that his stepfather died due to complications from COVID-19, one day after the family held a memorial service for the mayor’s mother. “We are incredibly saddened to share that my stepfather, Greg O’Donnell, has passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” Garcia said in a statement. “It’s a heartbreaking loss for our...
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Divers in Calif. Locate and Return Prosthetic Leg to US Paralympic Athlete
Long Beach Fire Department Lifeguard Divers Tuesday located and returned a prosthetic leg to U.S. Paralympic athlete Dewalt Mix.