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Oil production is historically high

1 year 1 month ago
Over the past three years, the United States has produced 378 million barrels of oil per month: This is yet another 50-year high. You may decide for yourself if it's unalloyed good news, but it's certainly strong economic news.
Kevin Drum

Poverty is historically low

1 year 1 month ago
Are you still hungering for great economic news? Over the past three years the poverty rate among working-age adults has averaged 9.3%: This is not quite a 50-year record, but only because Biden set that record last year.
Kevin Drum

GDP growth is historically high

1 year 1 month ago
Want more about how great the economy has been? Over the past three years GDP has grown 1.4% faster than potential GDP: This is not quite a 50-year record. The economy was slightly hotter during the dotcom boom of the late '90s. But it's still pretty damn strong.
Kevin Drum

Unemployment is historically low

1 year 1 month ago
Do you want to know how good the economy is? Over the past three years unemployment has averaged 3.8%. This is the lowest sustained rate of unemployment of the entire past half century. Better than Morning in America. Better than the dotcom boom. Better than Trump. The best in more than 50 years.
Kevin Drum

Police Investigate Shooting of 16-Year-Old in Belleville

1 year 1 month ago
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department is investigating an aggravated battery incident that left a 16-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 6:51 p.m. in the 900 block of North 2nd Street in Belleville. Upon arrival, officers found the victim lying in the roadway near the curb. They provided immediate first aid until MedStar EMS arrived to take over care. The victim was subsequently transported to a hospital in St. Louis for emergency treatment. Witnesses described the suspects as black males, likely in their teens, dressed in black clothing. They were last seen fleeing the scene, with one suspect on foot and the other on a bicycle, heading toward West H Street. Officers secured the area and initiated a crime scene investigation, during which detectives recovered evidence. The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit is assisting local detectives with the ongoing investigation. As of now

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