In Louisiana's presidential primary on Saturday (Mar 23), both US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories, further solidifying their positions after securing their respective party nominations. With no races hanging in the balance, the outcome merely reaffirmed their dominance over their major competitors. Biden collected the 48 delegates up for grabs for Democrats, and former President Donald Trump collected the 47 delegates for Republicans.
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Link Uncovered, Between Forced Prison Labor , and Popular Food Brands, AP Reports.
A former slave plantation in Louisiana that is now
the nation's largest maximum-security prison
reportedly plays a hidden role in the U.S. food chain.
Associated Press reports that men imprisoned at the
Louisiana State Penitentiary are sentenced to hard,
forced labor, often for pennies an hour or nothing at all.
A two-year AP investigation revealed a hidden network
that links forced, prison labor with the world's
largest food manufacturers and popular brands.
A two-year AP investigation revealed a hidden network
that links forced, prison labor with the world's
largest food manufacturers and popular brands.
The investigation revealed that prison workers who
refuse work can lose their chance for parole or
face punishments that include solitary confinement.
Prison workers are also often excluded from protections
granted to nearly all other full-time workers, including
those regarding serious injuries or deaths on the job.
AP reports that goods produced by prisoners were found in
common household products, including Frosted Flakes
cereal, Ball Park hot dogs, Coca-Cola and Gold Medal flour.
AP reports that goods produced by prisoners were found in
common household products, including Frosted Flakes
cereal, Ball Park hot dogs, Coca-Cola and Gold Medal flour.
Products connected with prison labor can reportedly
be found on major supermarket shelves,
including at Kroger, Target, Aldi and Whole Foods.
The 13th Amendment of the Constitution
prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude,
except when it is a punishment for a crime.
The clause that permits forced prison labor has been
challenged at a federal level and efforts are underway
to remove similar language from state constitutions.
AP reports that some prisoners in Louisiana, with one of
the highest U.S. incarceration rates, are working on the
same plantation soil where slaves toiled over 150 years ago.
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Economists Warn , of Danger Ahead for the , US Economy in 2024.
According to Wells Fargo economists, the possibility of a future recession has not been ruled out for the United States economy. .
'Newsweek' reports that the gloomy reminder comes
despite better-than-expected growth in 2023 and
trends that show consumer spending is still healthy.
Last week, the Commerce Department
said the economy had accelerated above
forecast to end 2023, with a 3.3% rate. .
In December, according to the Commerce
Department, consumer spending shot up,
a key sign of a healthy economy.
Despite this, Wells Fargo has pointed to
the impact of the Federal Reserve's attempts
to fight inflation on certain sectors of the U.S. economy.
Despite this, Wells Fargo has pointed to
the impact of the Federal Reserve's attempts
to fight inflation on certain sectors of the U.S. economy.
The economists cited dropping manufacturing-sector
sentiment in the Mid-Atlantic Region and slowing
business activity as major areas of concern. .
The economists cited dropping manufacturing-sector
sentiment in the Mid-Atlantic Region and slowing
business activity as major areas of concern. .
Monetary policy is still
pretty restrictive at this point.
We do think that that will put
some sort of headwinds on
consumer spending growth, Jay Bryson, Chief economist at Wells Fargo, via 'Newsweek'.
According to Jay Bryson, Wells Fargo's chief economist,
the first quarter of 2024 may see continued growth,
but the impact of high interest rates is likely
to cool the economy later in the year.
According to Jay Bryson, Wells Fargo's chief economist,
the first quarter of 2024 may see continued growth,
but the impact of high interest rates is likely
to cool the economy later in the year.
In the fourth quarter,
business fixed investment
spending grew but it was at
a very, very subdued rate...
of somewhere between
one or two percent, Jay Bryson, Chief economist at Wells Fargo, via 'Newsweek'.
In general, those things
will cause growth to
ratchet down a little bit, Jay Bryson, Chief economist at Wells Fargo, via 'Newsweek'
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