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The Dayforce study comes as Americans grapple with higher housing, healthcare, transportation and childcare costs — all immediate needs that can push retirement savings to the back burner.

From MarketWatch

“I’m still not in the business of running into outs, regardless of how big the bases are. We just don’t have the burners, the prototypical base stealers, so I’m not gonna run just to run.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m still not in the business of running into outs, regardless of how big the bases are. We just don’t have the burners, the prototype base stealers. So I’m not gonna run just to run.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over the last year, Bragg revived the investigation, which was initiated in 2018 but was repeatedly placed on the back burner.

From Los Angeles Times

That would move the matter from the political front burner and allow Mr. Biden to return to more private forms of cajoling.

From New York Times