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CNN Anchor Stunned After NPR Interviewee Says He Fasted to Afford Groceries

The exchange signals growing public concern over food affordability driven by rising grocery and restaurant prices.

U.S. Debt Tops $39 Trillion as Treasury Plans About $2 Trillion in Borrowing

Chicago Council Freezes Tipped Wage at 76 Percent in Compromise Vote

Rep. Fong Files Bill to Force California to Repay $22 Billion COVID Unemployment Loan

Mexico’s Household Debt Deepens as App Loans Drive a Rise in Delinquencies

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low as Inflation Reaches Three-Year High

Minneapolis Grocer Charged With $1.14 Million SNAP EBT Fraud

Energy Shock Pushes U.S. Inflation to 3.8% as Gas Prices Bite

New York Fed Flags 3.6 Million New Student-Loan Defaults as Delinquencies Rise

Auto Loans Stretch to Record Lengths as $1,000 Payments Hit One in Five Buyers

Disney World Restaurant Workers Press for Freeze on Patina Deals After Union Vote

U.S. Public Debt Tops GDP as Interest Costs Swell

Auto Debt Hits $1.68 Trillion as $1,000 Car Payments Spread

Hayley Mills Recounts Losing Disney Earnings to 90% UK Supertax

Alabama Halts State Grocery Tax for May and June

University of Maryland Freezes Hiring, Warns of Up to 150 Job Cuts

Conservative Economists Say Trump Tariffs Wipe Out His New Tax Cuts

Pet Care Costs Top $4,000 a Year Nationwide

Six in Ten Argentine Renters Tap Savings or Debt as Loan Delinquencies Set New High

Delfos Survey: 52% of Argentines Can't Make It to Month's End