Adriana is a senior editor and reporter for Yahoo Finance, where she covers all things politics and health care policy. She was a recipient of the National Press Foundation's Covering Opioids and Addiction Fellowship, and has previously worked for INSIDER and Major League Baseball.
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America's shrinking middle class is 'barely keeping up'
Decade by decade, America's middle class has been shrinking over the past 50 years as rising inequality pushes more Americans out of the middle and into the upper and lower income brackets.
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Increased immigration could help fix the U.S. labor gap: Goldman Sachs
Increasing immigration into the U.S. could potentially fix the country’s growing labor force participation gap, according to a new note from Goldman Sachs.
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Peloton's problem goes 'back to the hardware,' analyst explains
Peloton's (PTON) lackluster earnings were a disappointment for investors.
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Baby formula shortage: 'It’s not recommended to DIY your own,' expert says
Baby formula is in short supply throughout the U.S. Some states are facing shortages up to 50%.
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How President Biden can 'turn it around,' according to former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
President Biden’s latest approval ratings are less than stellar. Despite the bleak sentiment, former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is confident that Biden has time to fix what's broken.
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Austin mayor: Leaked Supreme Court abortion opinion seems like 'a horrible thing'
Austin Mayor Steve Adler, a practicing attorney in the areas of eminent domain and civil rights law for more than 30 years, was outspoken about the decision and what it means for his constituents in the most liberal part of conservative-leaning Texas.
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Americans are moving out of urban counties like never before
Americans leaving urban counties hit a new peak in 2021 as droves of people settled in suburban and exurban counties.
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Rep. Katie Porter describes how her famous whiteboard became 'a teaching tool'
California congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) has often gone viral for her tough questions during congressional hearings and utilization of a whiteboard.
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Congress stock trading ‘cannot be a hollow disclosure policy,’ Rep. Katie Porter says
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is one of several politicians calling for a ban on stock trading by current members of Congress.
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Why Big Pharma's main argument about drug prices doesn't hold up, according to Rep. Katie Porter
Big Pharma executives argue that prescription drug price hikes are necessary for R&D. Not everyone agrees with that rationalization, however.
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Rep. Katie Porter: 'There’s no mystery' why drug prices are so high
For over a decade, politicians have vowed to lower drug prices and take on the pharmaceutical industry but most of those pieces of legislation have stalled in Congress.
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Dropped mask mandate on airlines: 'Everyone really doesn’t know what to do,' flight attendant union boss says
The ruling by a federal judge that overturned the federal mask mandate on public transit shocked people around the country earlier this week, including those who were mid-travel when they learned the news.
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U.S. rise in alcohol deaths reflects 'hidden tolls of the pandemic,' study finds
The coronavirus pandemic led to a significant rise in the number of alcohol-related deaths, according to a recent study.
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Health care: White House announces measures to reduce the burden of medical debt
Fresh off its plans to fix the “glitch” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Biden administration is now set to address another issue plaguing the American health care system: medical debt.
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Health care: Obamacare 'family glitch' is finally getting an overhaul
A flaw in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — also known as Obamacare — is being addressed by the Biden administration.
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Americans crowdfunding for medical debt is 'insane' — and inefficient, experts find
Crowdfunding for medical debt mainly works for those who need it the least, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), exposing an inefficient health care system.
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COVID-19: 'There is an absolute dire need' to get more vaccine shots in arms, professor urges
Though the number of COVID cases has dramatically decreased since the beginning of the year, there’s still a significant number of people around the world who remain unvaccinated.
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Daylight Saving debate: Winners — and losers — of ending biannual time changes
Daylight Saving Time could soon become permanent in the U.S.
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Russian oligarch yacht troubles continue as White House promises: 'That is just the beginning'
The fate of watercraft owned by Putin’s sanctioned allies has become one of the more unexpected barometers how the sanctions imposed by the West are going.
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Gas prices: Biden administration 'making sure consumers are not taken advantage of,' official says
Americans across the country are feeling the cost of war as they head to the gas pumps.