Households across the U.S. are struggling to deal with climbing rental prices. The Washington Post reports that the rise is likely to continue this year. Hospitals are filling staffing shortages by hiring nurses from overseas. But Bloomberg Businessweek spoke with foreign nurses who say they feel trapped in their contracts and taking legal action. Traffic fines can have a devastating impact on the lives of poorer Americans. The Atlantic explores an argument for scaling them according to income. 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 Wall Street Journal explains why the jump is nearly impossible to land.

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