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How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

The latest numbers show a strong picture for the U.S. economy. Yet many Americans have a pessimistic view. Here's how an adviser to Joe Biden says they're addressing that.

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How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

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"I'm ecstatic. It's a blessing that they approved this therapy," said Victoria Gray, the first person in the U.S. to undergo CRISPR gene-editing for sickle cell, of the Food and Drug Administration's decision. Orlando Gili hide caption

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FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness

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Ethan Crumbley stands with his attorneys Paulette Loftin (left) and Amy Hopp during his senencing hearing in Pontiac, Mich. Parents of students killed at Michigan's Oxford High School described the anguish of losing their children Friday as a judge considered whether Crumbley would serve a life sentence for the 2021 mass shooting. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption

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Michigan high school shooter sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole

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