Rising rents squeeze Americans across the country
We've talked about inflation a lot lately and how it's at a 40-year high. But rising rents are a part of that calculation. In many places around the country, rents have been climbing for months, far above the lows of the pandemic. And it's not only happening in the largest cities. Our community correspondents in New Orleans, Fresno, California and St. Louis have the story. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: / newshour Instagram: / newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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