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Tim Walz and J.D. Vance Find Common Ground: Diet Mountain Dew
The citrusy soft drink was briefly a political hot button, but it turns out both parties have prominent devotees — and the heartland is the key.
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The Top State Fair Food Winners
They’re the home-run heroes of cooking, baking and canning. Meet seven players who dominate the competitions season after season.
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Apple’s instructions to its new Siri GenAI offering illustrate the GenAI challenge
Deep within Apple’s systems is a variety of instructions it has given to its GenAI Apple Intelligence mechanism. The screen captures of those instructions provide a peek into Apple’s efforts to influence its GenAI deployment, and also illustrate the steep challenges in controlling an algorithm that is simply trying to guess answers. The more explicit…
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As Biden’s Presidency Wanes, U.S. and Asian Nations Do a Delicate Dance
On an epic trip, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to reassure Asian leaders about American commitments. But China remains the enduring backyard behemoth.
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How Tim Walz Embraced Minnesota’s Leftward Shift
Kamala Harris’s running mate was picked for his rapport with Middle America, but his progressive record as governor parallels his state’s move toward more liberal politics.
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Tim Walz’s Extraordinarily Ordinary Life
The governor of Minnesota hasn’t spent his life striving for the pinnacle of politics. That is how he got there.
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To Avoid an Economic Recession, Consumer Spending Is Key
It has powered the economic recovery from the pandemic shock. Now wallets are thinner, and some businesses are feeling the difference.
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What’s Behind All the Stock Market Drama?
Analysts and investors have many explanations, including worries about the health of the U.S. economy and shifts in the value of the Japanese yen.
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Why Japan Was Crushed Most in the Global Market Rout
The fragility of a more-than-year-long stock rally in Japan, fueled in part by a weak yen, has been exposed by the sudden strengthening of the currency.
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Disney Parks Struggle, Exposing New Trouble Spot
Companywide profit increased, the result of hit movies and streaming growth. But Disney said softening theme park demand “could impact the next few quarters.”