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Google Joins $250 Million Deal to Support Newsrooms in California
The agreement includes $70 million from the state, which needs legislative approval. Some lawmakers objected, calling for a more comprehensive solution with tech companies.
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Trump May Claim Credit for Stock Surges, but the Reality Is Far More Complicated
On Wall Street, claims that a president is responsible for the fate of the stock market are largely dismissed as bluster.
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Powell Faces Economic Crossroads as He Prepares to Speak at Jackson Hole
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, will deliver remarks as inflation cools and growth holds up — but as labor market weakening threatens to interrupt the soft landing.
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Sugar Industry Faces Pressure Over Coerced Hysterectomies in India
After an investigation that ran in The New York Times, the industry is edging toward change. But companies in western India are reluctant to abandon an abusive labor system.
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What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis
A decade ago, the city — and all of Michigan — had too many houses. Now it has a shortage. The shift there explains today’s costly housing market in the rest of the country.
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Canada Orders Arbitration and End to Rail Freight Shutdown
The shutdown had threatened to disrupt trade with the United States and other countries, as well as cause serious economic consequences in Canada.
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What Drives Kamala Harris: The Art of the Possible
As she prepares to formally accept the Democratic nomination on Thursday night, what the vice president may be offering the nation is a future defined by the fine print.
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Supreme Court Allows Arizona to Enforce, for Now, Law Tightening New Voter Registrations
But the justices kept blocking a provision that bars already-registered residents from voting by mail or for president until they prove their citizenship.
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Despite Trump’s Accusations, Democrats Have Largely Avoided Medicare for All
The policy has played little role at the Democratic National Convention. Republicans continue to suggest Vice President Kamala Harris would pursue it as president.
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For Harris, the Senate Was a Springboard and a Chance to Form Alliances
The vice president forged important relationships in her four years on Capitol Hill, but she cast some of her most significant votes after moving to the White House.