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American workers are becoming more productive. Recent analysis from Bank of America showed the average revenue per worker for companies in the S&P 500 hit an all-time high in February after 15 years of no gains. This is one of several signs that labor productivity is rebounding after slumping during 2022. Some on Wall Street think

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about the mysterious, cult-like, bad-vibes towns they came across in the United States. And, PHEW, there are A LOT. Here are their chilling responses: Note: Some of these stories contain mentions of racism and sexual assault. Also, apologies if your hometown is on this

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin‘s rule for another six years. The Russian Defense Ministry reported downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said a

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her father’s death, Massachusetts billed

The identity of October’s $1.765-billion Powerball winner has been revealed, according to the California Lottery. Theodorus Struyck represents a group of people who bought the winning ticket at Midway Market in Frazier Park, according to a state lottery agency news release. Struyck and companions bought the winning ticket after 36 Powerball draws went without a

Kaylee Gain, 15, is fighting a brain bleed following a videotaped altercation outside a Missouri school last week Family members of a Missouri teen who was brutally beaten and is in critical condition with brain injuries are hopeful that she will recover, according to reports. Kaylee Gain, 15, was hospitalized after a violent brawl captured

By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Laila Bassam DUBAI (Reuters) – With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran’s main regional partner, seven sources said. In Beirut,

The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats. Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week upset the incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction in North

Stephen Colbert made a wicked assessment of Lara Trump’s résumé Wednesday after she was elected as co-chair of the Republican National Committee last week. The “Late Show” host took aim at former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law over her lack of “credentials” to run a major party organization. He later pointed to remarks from RNC member

A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in Durham, North Carolina. The turtle, named “Thanos” by his owner Dan Hemby, vanished from Hemby’s vehicle Sunday en route from Jacksonville, North Carolina, to the Durham Reptile Expo, Hemby told ABC affiliate WTVD. “We weren’t even maybe 30

Lara Trump, who is Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and the new co-chair of the Republican National Committee, on Tuesday raised eyebrows with her claim about life in America under her father-in-law in 2020. “People look around and they say, ‘Am I better off now than I was four years ago?’” she said on Fox News. “The

A family is pleading for answers in the search for a University of Missouri student who has been missing since Friday after leaving a bar in Nashville. Riley Strain, a 22-year senior, was last seen Friday night by friends at a bar in Nashville’s bustling Broadway area, known for nightlife, Metropolitan Nashville Police said. He

The pilot of a terrifying flight from Australia to New Zealand told those on board he temporarily lost control of his Boeing 787 after one of its instruments failed, a passenger said Monday, as authorities investigate what caused a sudden drop that threw travelers around the cabin, injuring dozens. The incident aboard LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California prepares to enforce a new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers next month, an unusual exemption for eateries that bake their own bread has come under scrutiny due to allegations it was initially intended to benefit a wealthy donor to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s campaign. But details have

Obama-era acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Sunday suggested Donald Trump may have crossed the line once again with his latest verbal attack of E. Jean Carroll — and warned the former president may now face a third defamation lawsuit from the writer. Trump, during a campaign rally in Rome, Georgia, on Saturday, railed against

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Sunday was unable to offer a coherent defense for Donald Trump in light of a civil judgment that found him liable for rape, so in lieu of one, she tried to turn the tables against George Stephanopoulos in an explosive on-air exchange. Stephanopoulos brought up Trump’s legal woes to Mace