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Megan Rapinoe takes fight for equal pay to Congress

Wed, 24 Mar 2021

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The experiences of multiple U.S. administrations has showed how difficult it is to manage immigration at the southern border. The Washington Post looks at approaches taken by previous presidents, and what the Biden administration is trying to do now. Today is Equal Pay Day, and soccer star Megan Rapinoe will testify in Congress about the fight for the women’s national team to get the same pay and benefits as the men’s. Sports Illustrated looks at recent developments in the legal battle and ESPN provides background. On an Instagram account highlighting Christian leaders with expensive fashion tastes, Ben Kirby taps into the question: Is it OK to get rich while preaching? The Washington Post has the story. The average price of building a home in the U.S. has gone up by $24,000 over the past year. Quartz explains that this is partly because a beetle infestation damaged millions of acres of forest in Canada, which helped drive a rise in the cost of lumber.

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