Big Tech Is Coming to Small Towns, but at What Cost-
Ned McNally is a tech nerd who fixes computers for family and friends. So he couldn’t believe his luck when a recruiter this year asked if he’d…
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The U.S. Has Had a Military Presence in Greenland Since 1941. A Young New Leader Wants Much More
Back in August 2019, former President Donald Trump floated what seemed like a wildly eccentric idea: Have the U.S. buy Greenland, the world’s biggest island, where a…
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Stacey Abrams on Writing and Her Future in Politics
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with leading decisionmakers and top CEOs, click here.) Stacey Abrams has twice been the Democratic candidate for Governor in Georgia (unsuccessfully),…
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Stocks Suffer Worst First Half of a Year in More Than 50 Years
The selloff in stocks deepened after weak consumer-spending data fueled worries about a recession, with the S&P 500 suffering its cruelest first-half since Richard Nixon’s presidency. It…
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Young U.S. College Graduates Face Tougher Job Market Than Average
Bloomberg — Job openings are near record highs in the US and unemployment is close to a generational low. But one category faces a tougher labor market…
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We Used to Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine. Are We Ready to Bring One Back-
At my animal hospital in upstate New York, an epicenter of the U.S. tick epidemic, my dog Fawn lets out a whimper as the veterinarian injects her…
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What Meta’s Latest Takedown of Fake Foreign Accounts Means for U.S. Midterms
Facebook parent company Meta said it took down a network of fake accounts, originating in China, that it says was attempting to interfere in the U.S. midterms….
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The Oscar Race for Best Costumes
There are costumes whose details you can conjure in a heartbeat—Marilyn’s billowing white seashell of a dress, the moss-velvet gown Scarlett O’Hara fashioned from Tara’s drapes, Dorothy’s…
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Love Is Blind’s Live Reunion Fiasco
When Netflix planned a live reunion special for the fourth season of its megahit reality series Love Is Blind, the streamer was surely hoping to break the…
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Rapper Saucy Santana Knows He’s Always Had That ‘It’ Factor
Saucy Santana is the moment. The 28-year-old rapper, who has made waves for his hit songs like “Walk”, “Material Girl,” and “Shisha,” his flamboyant style, and his…
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