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These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs

Apr. 24, 2024 12:53 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you — the algorithms — like they’re reading your mind,” Branch said. “The ad said I could...

US nuclear agency isn't consistent in tracking costs for some construction projects, report says

Jan. 25, 2024 19:11 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. agency in charge of maintaining the nation’s nuclear arsenal is not consistent when it comes to tracking the progress of small construction projects, making it difficult to prevent delays and cost overruns, congressional investigators said in a report released Thursday....