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Louisiana's crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers
CROWLEY, La. (AP) — Spring is peak season in Louisiana for crawfish, the hard-shelled star of outdoor parties. But a shortage of foreign workers is dampening the mood.
Deep in Louisiana's bayous, where crawfish production is a $300 million industry that is a key ingredient for backyard boils and buttery etouffees served in ... (full story)
A New Way to Report Tax Fraud to the IRS
Have you received suspicious emails, letters or phone calls from "the IRS"? Or, worse, have you actually been a victim of a tax scam or fraud?
The IRS is asking you to inform the federal government tax agency using a new service available as of Feb. 26. The service is on the IRS.gov website; look for the "Report ... (full story)
The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat
BOSTON (AP) — The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all.
Welcome to the era of surreptitious seafood, an industry gamble that overcoming Americans’ relative disinterest in the meat ... (full story)
Local
What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it's not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on March 24 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.
While the f ... (full story)
What men and women think about gender and pay, according to a new AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men have a different view, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Equal pay emerged as a major source of concern for working women in the poll and an area where men and women are far apart in their p ... (full story)
State
Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border
Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico because of declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The estimates showe ... (full story)
What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it's not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on March 24 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.
While the f ... (full story)