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Chain restaurants are hit by tariffs and inflation. How do they control costs?
Jaclyn Diaz, Alana Wise
Inflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living has been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains are able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?
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Republicans divided on policy toward Afghan immigrants after shooting
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Beck Harlan
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Teachers are using software to see if students used AI. What happens when it's wrong?
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Camila Domonoske
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‘What’s the point of a library?’: This town found an answer in adult literacy programs
The library in Caldwell, Texas, runs adult ed classes with a small budget. It could be a model for more communities in the future.
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