Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship
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Youth loan program helps aspiring young farmers
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This production will feature Metropolitan Opera tenor Allan Glassman singing and acting the role of Tevye, in a role first created by a number of great singer-actors, including Met tenor Jan Pierce. Joining Glassman on stage will be celebrated LA Opera veterans soprano Betsy Uschkrat, and tenor Tyler Smith.
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Glenwood Regional Medical Center's operator Steward Health filed for bankruptcy protection but they don't own the land or building.
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Overall winners are Bhavik Reddy Kondala from Caddo Parish, Madilyn Nichole Whitmore from East Baton Rouge Parish, and Zachary Evans Cryer from Bossier Parish
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Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
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The Biden administration is quadrupling tariffs on China-made EVs. The tariffs are part of a broad swath of protectionist policies first imposed by former President Trump.
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The huge container ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems the day before it left the Port of Baltimore, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by federal investigators.
Young visitors can also become a Louisiana Office of State Parks Junior Ranger, a program designed for children, seven years and older, interested in learning more about the outdoors and activities available at Louisiana’s State Parks and Historic Sites.
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The production will feature Metropolitan Opera tenor Allan Glassman and Met tenor Jan Pierce.
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