Evening Edition: Child-care workers are quitting rapidly, a red flag for the economy

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Kelly Soyka serves a meal at Begin With Us Pre-K Center in Altoona, Pa. (Jeff Swensen for The Post) Child-care workers are quitting rapidly, a red flag for the economy Child-care employment is still down more than 126,000 positions as workers leave for higher-paying positions as bank tellers, administrative assistants and retail clerks. Parents are struggling to return to work as daycare and after school programs dwindle. Story by Heather Long | Photos by Jeff Swenson for The Post ●  Read more »   Covid hospital bills arrive as insurers restore co-pays and deductibles By Christopher Rowland ●  Read more »   Their fathers died in gunfire in the '90s. Then they did, too. What will happen to their sons? Story by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Photos by Michael Blackshire ●  Read more »   Australia says France knew it had 'deep and grave concerns' on submarines before U.S. deal By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Putin's party expected to maintain its grip on the Duma as opposition complains of stolen vote By Robyn Dixon ●  Read more »   Fauci says data on Moderna, Johnson & Johnson boosters 'a few weeks away' from FDA review By Amy B Wang ●  Read more »   The world's tallest populace is shrinking, and scientists want to know why By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Last year, a predominantly Black football team protested in a White Kentucky community. It worked out fine. By Steven Godfrey ●  Read more »   Brazil's Bolsonaro, defiantly unvaccinated, will test U.N.'s vaccine 'honor system' By Annabelle Timsit ●  Read more »   How to watch and what to know about tonight's Emmy Awards By Sonia Rao ●  Read more »   Injuries hit quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa, Andy Dalton and Tyrod Taylor, and defensive star T.J. Watt LIVE: NFL WEEK 2 ●  By Mark Maske, Cindy Boren and Des Bieler ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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