Federal Reserve officials are increasingly pointing to “surging AI-related investments,” alongside higher prices for crude oil and fuel due to the war in Iran, rather than tariffs to explain why the prices of goods keep rising, per WaPo.

The U.S. has lost more than 24,000 hospital beds over the past 15 years.

At the same time, the population has grown by more than 30 million people.

And it’s not just a rural problem: rural and urban hospitals closed at the same rate, per Bloomerg.

BREAKING: Canada is officially removing the LMIA requirement for qualifying high-wage job offers from November 3, ending the step where employers had to prove no Canadian was available for the role, per CTV.