The economic crisis hits the middle class

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<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A4L8Ygg7EQ72b1SY5K3_VVA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the United States.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>In an investigation, <a href="https://apple.news/AMnyonksWQQmP8shr68M2rA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> finds that lethal injections being given to inmates on death row are leading to high rates of pulmonary edema, a condition caused by a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which induces feelings of drowning and suffocation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHWF03aZWS4-1hUc5ynA9iw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> explains why the top election official in Philadelphia sent a letter to the state legislature warning that a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could cause &ldquo;electoral chaos.&rdquo; And the <a href="https://apple.news/AwmgwVp_HSSykuPGdziElhw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spells out how to track your ballot online and verify it has been counted.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APKDkfbeGQCyQXd7SClJkxw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> reports on a new study that shows beavers are one of nature&rsquo;s best firefighters.</p>