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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell maintains the central bank has the tools it needs to bring high inflation under control.

Economy

Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance

4:59pm July 27, 2022

by David Gura

U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

Product shots of the upcoming feature Anonymous mode on the period tracker app Flo.

Period tracker app Flo developing 'anonymous mode' to quell post-Roe privacy concerns

11:27pm June 30, 2022

by Amina Kilpatrick

The period tracker app Flo is developing an "anonymous mode" in the wake of privacy concerns after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Whitney Turner, an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, holds an "I count" sign at a 2020 census advertising campaign event in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

What The New Census Data Can — And Can't — Tell Us About People Living In The U.S.

12:07pm August 12, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

No census has been perfect. COVID-19, Trump officials' interference and the Census Bureau's new privacy protections have raised concerns about the reliability of demographic data from the 2020 count.

People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

5:00am May 19, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

Politics & Government

North Carolina's Census Data Collection Continues To Lag

7:04pm October 05, 2020

by David Ford

As of Monday, North Carolina was 41st in the nation for its total response rate to Census 2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July.

The Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work

4:51pm August 29, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

With just three months to review the 2020 census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, Census Bureau officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss out.

Education

What Metric Will Be Considered 'Safe' To Reopen NC Public Schools?

4:33pm August 07, 2020

by Keri Brown

A vast majority of K-12 public school students in North Carolina will learn remotely when school begins on August 17.

Health & Safety

Wilkes Tyson Plant Closes Again, Struggles To Balance Operations and Worker Safety

5:06pm May 14, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases.

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A pedestrian uses a smartphone while standing under surveillance cameras in Beijing last May.

World News

In China, A New Call To Protect Data Privacy

9:00am January 05, 2020

by Emily Feng

China produces huge amounts of online data, much of it unprotected. A small group of advocates is pushing to hold people accountable for selling stolen personal info.

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In a country of 7 million, more than 5 million people in Bulgaria had personal data such as social security information, addresses, incomes and names leaked online.

Man Accused Of Hacking Bulgaria's Tax Agency Is Released And Given Lesser Charges

3:53pm July 21, 2019

by Kaity Kline

A Bulgarian cybersecurity expert was arrested by police after being accused of involvement in the hack of millions of records from the nation's tax agency.