Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
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Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers

The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.
U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene
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U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene

Officials are looking to foreign sources to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients.
Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas
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Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas

The move is the oil giant’s first foray in the production of a metal vital for electric vehicle batteries.