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Good morning and welcome to the ‘Side News’ with Jacob Freeman. Today we will take a closer look at the newest discovery in the world of transplants, and how the federal infrastructure bill will have impacts here in Siouxland. But first a look at how inflation is hurting the progress of American wages increases.
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While some are quick to point out the rapid inflation in the US, others are quick to point out the wage increase as well, even if it is a deceiving statistic. Over the past 12 months prices have skyrocketed, up 6.2% from just a year ago. As President Biden was quick to point out early this week “everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more, and it’s worrisome, even though wages are going up.” While President Biden was correct wages are up 5.1% from last year, however when adjusted to how much the prices have gone up, wages are actually down 1.1%.
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The rising prices could very well make this a difficult Holiday Season.
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Shortages of Kidneys may be thing of past after the first successful pig to human transplant. Early this week a surgical team attached a pig kidney to a human patient during a groundbreaking procedure. According to John Scandling, a nephrologist at Stanford University, the procedure has the potential to get 100,000 people off the organ transplant waiting list, a list in which 17 people die each day waiting for new organs.
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We here at Side news are proud of the advancements that these doctors are making.
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Finally, this morning a look at how the new infrastructure bill may impact Siouxland. The 1 trillion-dollar bill was passed on to President Biden earlier this week. The legislation would put $550 billion in new funding into transportation, broadband and utilities. On how this bill will impact Siouxland, here is Morningside Political Science major Alex Freeman, (Insert Quote/will possibly be longest).
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Those were the top stories for this hour. With Side News, this is Jacob Freeman bringing you the latest from around the Nation that matter locally. Thank you for being with us and have a wonderful day.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/10/inflation-wages-workers-october/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/05/house-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-sends-it-to-biden.html