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To do their job properly, financial regulators -- the people in charge of securing our economic future -- must understand how their policies affect these communities. And that's why we desperately need people of color in these positions. Preeti Vissa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/preeti-vissa/

Despite fast food companies' pledges to up the nutritional quality of their offerings, a new study suggests that little has changed health-wise in the past... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-tepper/

COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A southwestern Michigan congressman says the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant should remain offline until operators permanently fix a persistent water... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-gerken/

Lost in the hubbub of each month's job reports is one startling fact: since the Great Recession officially came to an end, lower-wage jobs have far outnumbered jobs that allow workers to build a solid middle-class lifestyle. Arianna Huffington http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/

Forget that cotton scent. Thanks to Le Slip Francais, men will soon have the option of wearing scented underwear that smells of musk and pears,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-gates/

WASHINGTON -- A House panel voted Wednesday to place a five-year moratorium on bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The sponsor... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

When a patient arrives at Bayonne Hospital Center in New Jersey requiring treatment for the respiratory ailment known as COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,... Jeffrey Young http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-young/

NEW YORK -- Coca-Cola says it will work to make lower-calorie drinks and clear nutrition information more widely available around the world. The Atlanta-based company... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carey-polis/

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolina-moreno/

George Soros may have just done it again. Rumors are circulating that the billionaire investor made $19 million in just 36 hours by betting that... Jillian Berman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-berman/

COPENHAGEN—Steen Mengel was walking down a busy street a few weeks ago when he stumbled onto a sign reading "an available academic is sitting here."... Wall Street Journal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maxwell-strachan/

Women (and not a few men) were outraged this week about a Bleeding Zombie Target Ex-Girlfriend sold on Amazon for $84. Martha Burk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-burk/

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Dozens of bodies recovered Wednesday from a collapsed garment factory building were so decomposed they were being sent to a lab... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ap/

A group of bankers advising the Federal Reserve urged U.S. regulators to consider preventing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) from offering some financial services.... Bloomberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maxwell-strachan/

NEW YORK -- A national push for paid sick days is poised to score a significant victory, with lawmakers in the nation's largest city set... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

"Hey, hey, ho, ho, sequestration has got to go," IRS workers chanted at a rally in downtown Manhattan this week, waving neon-colored signs protesting government... CNNMoney http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maxwell-strachan/

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana trucking company will pay penalties of $83,500 to settle pollution violations stemming from a fuel tanker crash that spilled... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-leader/

ROME -- Rescue workers pulled a fifth body from the wreckage Wednesday after a cargo ship crashed into the dock as it left Genoa, toppling... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

For people who were blown away to learn recently that the 11 largest global pharmaceutical companies made an astonishing $711 billion in profits over the last decade, here's another measure of the industry's greed. Ethan Rome http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-rome/

WASHINGTON -- Senators backing gun control are discussing ways to revise the defeated Senate background check bill in order to help win the votes they... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/