Articles for Widening Gap

Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field
7 months ago

Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Former president Donald Trump endorsed Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the Nevada U.S. Senate race on Sunday, choosing a candidate widely seen as the front-runner over a crowded primary field of candidates who have angled to align themselves with the former president. The winner of Tuesday’s Republican primary will face off with Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. …

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Pandemic And Overdoses Drive Record Gender Disparity In US Life Expectancy: Research
1 year, 1 month ago

Pandemic And Overdoses Drive Record Gender Disparity In US Life Expectancy: Research

News 18  

Research indicates that women in the United States can anticipate living almost six years longer than men, marking the widest life expectancy gap in decades. The authors note a life expectancy difference of 5.8 years in 2021, the largest in the US since 1996, compared to 4.8 years in 2010, the narrowest gap in recent years. Yan expressed concern about …

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How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.
1 year, 8 months ago

How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.

NPR  

How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S. Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. The plunderers she's referring to are private equity firms, PEFs, which typically buy companies, then lay off employees and cut costs, services, benefits in …

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Shinde’s move shows widening gap among Sena cadres
2 years, 6 months ago

Shinde’s move shows widening gap among Sena cadres

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Eknath Shinde is not the first leader to rebel in the Shiv Sena. The initial appeal for the movement that Bal Thackeray then channelled into a political party in 1966, lay in the fighting for the rights of the sons of soil For those studying the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde’s stunt move is symptomatic of the larger problems that …

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The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans' Health Is Widening
5 years, 6 months ago

The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans' Health Is Widening

NPR  

The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans' Health Is Widening Enlarge this image toggle caption Orbon Alija/Getty Images Orbon Alija/Getty Images Income inequality in the U.S. has grown over the past several decades. "And actually, what's happening to the health of wealthier people is that it's remaining relatively stagnant, but the health of the lowest income group is declining substantially …

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