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World Service,10 Apr 2024,26 mins

Cost of living shock: US Inflation is up

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Consumer prices in the US rose faster than expected last month. The CPI measure of inflation rose 3.5% over the 12 months to March, up from 3.2% in February, the US Labor Department said. How will the new law restricting abortion in Arizona affect the state’s clinics? Plus UK Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson tells us what she makes of the news that athletes will soon be paid for winning an Olympic gold medal. (Picture: New York Stock Exchange, USA - 07 Mar 2023. Picture credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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