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A.I. Is Helping to Launch New Businesses
Entrepreneurs say use of artificial intelligence for a variety of tasks is accelerating the path to hiring and, ideally, profitability.
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Companies Hope Making Offices Like Hotels Will Lure Workers Back
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ Solidifies Disney’s Box Office Rebound
After struggling in recent years, Hollywood’s biggest movie company has now delivered four hits in a row, dominating the summer with a 42 percent market share.
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Star Tribune to Change Name and Expand Minnesota News Coverage
The newspaper in Minneapolis is expanding its statewide coverage and changing its name to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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NASCAR Pit Crews Are Recruiting College Football Players
In NASCAR, victory — and money — is often determined by seconds, one reason car racing teams are increasingly looking to hire former college athletes.
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JB Pritzker Is Ready to Party at a Convention He Made Happen
An unusual and chaotic set of political circumstances forced Illinois’s billionaire governor to take the lead in securing the Democratic convention for Chicago.
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Assessing Trump’s and Harris’s Attacks on Each Other
We examine the two candidates’ criticisms of each other’s policies, promises and records.
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To Undecided Voters, Harris Is Famous, but Unknown. They Want to Learn More.
Vice President Kamala Harris has lit a fire among loyal Democrats. But many voters still want to know more about what she stands for.
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In JD Vance’s Backyard, Conspiracy Theories About Migrants and Voting Abound
A far-right plank on immigration that is rooted in a baseless theory has found purchase among Republicans and right-leaning independents in parts of Ohio.
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Social Media Influencers to Speak at the Democratic Convention
While they have millions of followers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, this week they will share the podium with the top tier of Democratic politics.