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469        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  ">
470                <div>
471                            <div class="badge text-gray">
472                    <span><span>Economy</span></span>
473                </div>
474                        <header>
475                <h4 class="font-extrabold leading-tight">
476                    Prices continue to rise despite Trump's promises to end inflation</h4>
477            </header>
478            <div class="date">Sep 14, 2026</div>
479        </div>
480                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-[100px] aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="President Donald Trump speaks during the RNC Midterm Convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas." decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/trump-rnc-convention_AP26253101225358-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
481                    </a>
482</article>
483                                            <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
484    <a href="/economy/childcare-costs-puts-family-budgets-and-jobs-at-risk/"
485        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  ">
486                <div>
487                            <div class="badge text-gray">
488                    <span><span>Economy</span></span>
489                </div>
490                        <header>
491                <h4 class="font-extrabold leading-tight">
492                    Childcare costs puts family budgets and jobs at risk</h4>
493            </header>
494            <div class="date">Sep 11, 2026</div>
495        </div>
496                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/w
496p-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-[100px] aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="A child coloring with crayons." decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/03/aaron-burden-1zR3WNSTnvY-unsplash-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
497                    </a>
498</article>
499                                            <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
500    <a href="/economy/report-trump-policies-are-raising-costs-of-kids-school-meals/"
501        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  ">
502                <div>
503                            <div class="badge text-gray">
504                    <span><span>Economy</span></span>
505                </div>
506                        <header>
507                <h4 class="font-extrabold leading-tight">
508                    Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals</h4>
509            </header>
510            <div class="date">Sep 08, 2026</div>
511        </div>
512                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-[100px] aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Kid school lunch bento box set, healthy food options for toddler and young kids." decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/school-lunch_iStock-1362013330-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
513                    </a>
514</article>
515                                    </div>
516            </div>
517        </div>
518    
519    <section
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521                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
522    <a href="/economy/trumps-tariff-moves-threaten-americas-struggling-beef-industry-rancher-says/"
523        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
524                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-full aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Ground beef on store shelf" decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/GroundBeefStoreShelf_AP26238819790816-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
525                            <div>
526                            <div class="badge text-gray">
527                    <span>Economy</span>
528                </div>
529                        <header>
530                <h3 >
531                    Trump&#8217;s tariff moves threaten America&#8217;s struggling beef industry, rancher says</h3>
532            </header>
533            <div class="date">Sep 04, 2026</div>
534        </div>
535        </a>
536</article>
537                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
538    <a href="/economy/republican-cuts-will-decimate-caregiving-in-america-report-says/"
539        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
540                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-full aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Caregiver helping elderly woman" decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/CaregiverElderlyWoman_iStock-2242468766-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
541                            <div>
542                            <div class="badge text-gray">
543                    <span>Economy</span>
544                </div>
545                        <header>
546                <h3 >
547                    Republican cuts will decimate caregiving in America, report says</h3>
548            </header>
549            <div class="date">Sep 03, 2026</div>
550        </div>
551        </a>
552</article>
553                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
554    <a href="/politics/what-trumps-trade-war-with-canada-could-mean-for-us-auto-buyers-workers-and-businesses/"
555        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
556                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-full aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Shipping containers in Montreal" decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/09/ShippingContainersMontreal_AP26233744005742-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
557                            <div>
558                            <div class="badge text-gray">
559                    <span>Politics</span>
560                </div>
561                        <header>
562                <h3 >
563                    What Trump’s trade war with Canada could mean for US auto buyers, workers and businesses</h3>
564            </header>
565            <div class="date">Sep 01, 2026</div>
566        </div>
567        </a>
568</article>
569                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
570    <a href="/politics/report-trump-big-oil-financial-windfall-gas-prices-iran-war-profits/"
571        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
572                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/w
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573                            <div>
574                            <div class="badge text-gray">
575                    <span>Politics</span>
576                </div>
577                        <header>
578                <h3 >
579                    Report: Trump and Big Oil see financial windfall as Americans pay more at pump</h3>
580            </header>
581            <div class="date">Aug 28, 2026</div>
582        </div>
583        </a>
584</article>
585                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
586    <a href="/economy/us-gas-prices-hover-over-4-as-trumps-war-in-iran-continues/"
587        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
588                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-full aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="A driver fills their gas tank with fuel at a gas station, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Houston." decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-100x75.jpg.webp 100w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-245x184.jpg.webp 245w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-320x240.jpg.webp 320w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/06/gas_AP26134767127012-500x375.jpg.webp 500w" sizes="(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px" loading="lazy" />
589                            <div>
590                            <div class="badge text-gray">
591                    <span>Economy</span>
592                </div>
593                        <header>
594                <h3 >
595                    US gas prices hover over $4 as Trump&#8217;s war in Iran continues</h3>
596            </header>
597            <div class="date">Aug 19, 2026</div>
598        </div>
599        </a>
600</article>
601                                                                <article class="w-full whitespace-normal">
602    <a href="/economy/how-tariffs-are-showing-up-in-your-grocery-bill/"
603        class="flex gap-4 items-start justify-between  flex-col">
604                                    <img width="654" height="490" src="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-654x490.jpg.webp" class="w-full aspect-post-image wp-post-image" alt="General view of Walmart fruits and vegetables to include signage at the store in Miami, Florida on Jan. 2, 2025." decoding="async" srcset="https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-654x490.jpg.webp 654w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/08/groceries-miami_AP26002737076328-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://virginiaindependentnews.com/w
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605                            <div>
606                            <div class="badge text-gray">
607                    <span>Economy</span>
608                </div>
609                        <header>
610                <h3 >
611                    How tariffs are showing up in your grocery bill</h3>
612            </header>
613            <div class="date">Aug 19, 2026</div>
614        </div>
615        </a>
616</article>
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674                    <span>Economy</span>
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676                        <header>
677                <h3 >
678                    How tariffs are elevating your back-to-school costs</h3>
679            </header>
680            <div class="date">Aug 06, 2026</div>
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693                <h3 >
694                    Federal job cuts bring increase in Virginia&#8217;s Black unemployment rate</h3>
695            </header>
696            <div class="date">May 27, 2026</div>
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710                    Taxpayer money GOP wants for East Wing could feed 118,000 Virginia families for a year</h3>
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712            <div class="date">May 26, 2026</div>
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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.