Political/General News
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Rapid Pace of U.S. Job Growth Stretched Into April
The US labor market extended a historic run of rapid job growth last month despite a gloomy economic outlook, as…
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Finland Holds War Drill Alongside U.S. Soldiers Ahead of NATO Application
NIINISALO, Finland—Armored vehicles kicked up tails of dirt as fatigue-clad soldiers, their faces freshly daubed in camouflage paint, crouched in…
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U.S. Recycles 5% of Plastic Waste, Studies Show
Only 5% of plastic waste in the US is being recycled, according to an Energy Department report. The report, released…
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This 100-Year-Old Man Sets Record for Longest Career at One Company
Walter Orthmann goes to his job at a Brazilian textile company every day—just like he’s been doing for the past…
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Could Medicines Have Less Silly Names?
Like many people who page through fashion magazines looking at clothes they could not possibly afford or Tuscan palazzos they…
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Opinion: All that money we spend on fitness trackers isn’t getting us to walk more
Worldwide sales of fitness trackers increased from $14 billion in 2017 to over $36 billion in 2020. The skyrocketing success…
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Apple has spent decades building its walled garden. It may be starting to crack
Apple Inc. has spent decades tending to and building a “walled garden” around its technology, allowing the most valuable company…
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Fed, Biden Administration Float New Lending Rules for Lower-Income Areas
WASHINGTON—Top US banking regulators are poised to overhaul how banks lend hundreds of billions of dollars annually in lower-income communities,…
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