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The inescapable costs of war

From inflation to mental health, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can be felt all over the world. How is it affecting the people in the Triangle, and how are North Carolina-based forces involved in the defense against Russian aggression?

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Inflation hit a 40-year high in February, rising 7.9% over the previous 12 months, according to a report from the U.S. Labor Department. The report, released Thursday, does not include the increase in gas and oil prices consumers have seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February.

Are you feeling the effects of inflation? What are you doing to get by in your household? Are you cutting back on purchases? Picking up a second job? Let us know in the poll below.

This story was originally published March 13, 2022 at 5:45 AM with the headline "How is inflation affecting you and your family? Take our survey and let us know.."

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Jessaca Giglio is a McClatchy Flex Editor and Pulitzer Prize Finalist who started at The N&O in 1994. Since then, she’s been planning and enterprise editor, breaking news editor, sports editor, assistant metro editor, retail columnist, small-business editor and assistant design editor. She is a graduate of Campbell University.
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The inescapable costs of war

From inflation to mental health, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can be felt all over the world. How is it affecting the people in the Triangle, and how are North Carolina-based forces involved in the defense against Russian aggression?

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