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Palmer struggled that day for the Trojans, his 252 passing yards and two touchdowns offset by two interceptions, a fumble, six sacks and a run game that generated only 3.9 yards per carry.

Wages are rising at a faster rate, offsetting some of these prices increases, but charities' worries are growing about those on benefits.

Opponents and economists said that by striking down the proposed minimum-wage increase, voters signaled that they were nervous about businesses raising prices to offset their added labor expenses.

They calculated how many fewer single-use grocery bags consumers would need to use to offset the additional trash bags purchased due to the policy.

Yet governments and corporations are increasingly turning to them to offset emissions, rather than reducing fossil fuel use or developing more permanent CO2 disposal options.