Why rents are likely to keep rising this year

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<p>Households across the U.S. are struggling to deal with climbing rental prices. The <a href="https://apple.news/AD5BYb9PUQpyK3xnVlIQ98g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that the rise is likely to continue this year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hospitals are filling staffing shortages by hiring nurses from overseas. But <a href="https://apple.news/A3QiwBzGdTwmoKQoMXnCNpA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> spoke with foreign nurses who say they feel trapped in their contracts and taking legal action.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Traffic fines can have a devastating impact on the lives of poorer Americans. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQcw9PwnbSZWNpBepKvH1vA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explores an argument for scaling them according to income.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ice-skating fans are hoping to see a move at the Olympics that symbolizes how far athleticism in ice skating has come: the quadruple axel. No skater has yet landed one in competition. The <a href="https://apple.news/A6rMTPfBUSMSXD9mFvrIt3g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why the jump is nearly impossible to land.</p>