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A ‘Speedy Little Star’ May Be on Course to Escape Our Galaxy
The so-called hypervelocity object, which is either a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, is traveling through the Milky Way at around a million miles an hour.
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How Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche
More than 100 million people visit the retailer for their groceries — and gas and TVs and gold bars and pet coffins — but saving money may not be the only motive.
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Can Deli Meat Recalls, High Prices and Health Scares Keep Americans From Buying?
Sales dropped after the Boar’s Head recall, but as parents go back to packing school lunches, don’t bet against this popular staple.
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Microsoft Teams app now supports both work and personal accounts
Teams users can now access work, education, and personal accounts in the same app, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. Microsoft introduced the original Teams app for workplace collaboration in 2017, with a separate app for conversations with friends and family appearing in 2020. Users had to install two different Teams apps on their PCs if they…
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Microsoft update knocks out Linux computers
Last week, Microsoft released a security patch that is supposed to fix CVE-2022-2601, a two-year-old vulnerability in the GRUB bootloader. However, something went wrong with the update and as a result, Linux-based systems refuse to boot on computers with dual operating systems. When users try to boot the system, they get an error message saying…
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U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television
The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.
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U.S. Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported Earlier
The Labor Department issued revised figures for the 12 months through March that point to greater economic fragility.
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While the Public Awaited Jobs Data, Wall Street Firms Got a Look
A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.
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She Survived the Maui Wildfires. She Couldn’t Survive the Year After
Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous.
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Macy’s and Target Reports Show Consumers Are Still Bargain Shopping
Department store chains have struggled as Americans, squeezed by budget constraints, spend less time and money at their stores.