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https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/07/extreme-heat-report-insurance/
The human and economic toll of extreme heat in California - CalMatters
Jul 9, 2024 - Heat waves have killed hundred of people and cost billions of dollars in the past decade in California, according to a new report.
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https://www.unseenuk.org/press-releases/modern-slaverys-60bn-socio-economic-toll-on-the-uk/
Modern slavery's £60bn socio-economic toll on the UK - Unseen
Oct 7, 2025 - Modern slavery has a socio-economic impact on the UK of up to £60bn – a staggering economic drain equal to 2% of the country's GDP. A new report from the...
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https://fiscalpolicy.org/the-healthcare-affordability-agenda-i
The Healthcare Affordability Agenda Part I: The Economic Toll of Rising Private Health Insurance...
Mar 10, 2026 - Unchecked healthcare cost growth has become a major driver of economic inequality and labor market instability across New York.
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https://www.prb.org/news/the-nations-preexisting-condition-how-rising-inequality-exacerbated-the-economic-toll-of-the-coronavirus/
The Nation’s Preexisting Condition: How Rising Inequality Exacerbated the Economic Toll of the...
Feb 5, 2026 - In 2019, many economic indicators seemed to be pointing in the right direction. The unemployment rate had fallen to its lowest level since 1969, the poverty...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-oil-gas-prices-strait-of-hormuz/
A Strait of Hormuz "toll" would pose major economic and geopolitical risks, experts say - CBS News
Apr 10, 2026 - Energy industry experts warn that allowing Iran to charge ships to ensure safe passage through the strait would raise energy costs.
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