内容摘要：Worries are rising about the potential for higher inflation for a couple reasons. On one hand are President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which could push up prices for all kinds of products. A bigger, more long-term concern is how much debt the U.S. government is building up.

Worries are rising about the potential for higher inflation for a couple reasons. On one hand are President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which could push up prices for all kinds of products. A bigger, more long-term concern is how much debt the U.S. government is building up.

Raju, left, meets his father Jaidul Islam after his school bus dropped him near his home in a poor neighborhood in Bengaluru, India, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)The children were born in a low-lying village, flanked by the Himalayas and the river. Like many parts of northeastern India, it was no stranger to heavy rains and naturally occurring floods.

But their father, Jaidul Islam, 32, and mother Pinjira Khatun, 28, knew something had changed. The rains had become more erratic, flash floods more frequent and unpredictable. They were among the estimated 2.6 million people in the Assam state affected by floods the year they decided to move to Bengaluru, a city of over 8 million known as India’s Silicon Valley.Homes are surrounded with floodwater from the River Brahmaputra, in Assam, India, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo)Homes are surrounded with floodwater from the River Brahmaputra, in Assam, India, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo)

No one in their family had ever moved so far from home, but any lingering doubts were outweighed by dreams of a better life and a good education for their children. The couple spoke a little Hindi — India’s most widely used language — and hoped that would be enough to get by in the city, where they knew nearby villagers had found work.The two packed what little they could salvage into a large suitcase they hoped to someday fill with new belongings. “We left home with nothing. Some clothes for the kids, a mosquito net, and two towels. That was it,” said Islam.

The suitcase is now filling up with school exercise books — and the parents, neither with any formal education, said their lives center on ensuring their kids have more opportunities. “My children will not face the same problems that I did,” the father said.

Jaidul Islam, left, sits with his wife Pinjira Khatun, right, and their children Jerifa Islam, second left, and Raju inside their home in a poor neighborhood in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi), which typically appear innocuous and ask about topics you might be interested in, such as your car or favorite TV show. They may also ask you to take a personality test.

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