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These Jobs Often Go Overseas. One Company Is Bringing Them to Rural America.

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Instead of offshoring, Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills.

By: Lauren Weber

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Cities Fight to Get Off FEMA’s Flood Maps. One Montana Town Shows the Risk.

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Livingston successfully overturned a flood map, which freed the city from onerous restrictions. Years later, disaster hit.

By: Arian Campo-Flores, Jean Eaglesham, Carl Churchill

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Across the Nation, ‘No Kings’ Protesters Rally to Oppose Trump

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:26:00 GMT

Demonstrators gathered to speak out against what they called authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. Republicans cast the events as un-American.

By: Owen Tucker-Smith, Jared Mitovich

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See Photos From ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the Country

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:02:00 GMT

Demonstrators gathered in cities, suburbs and small towns. Photographers captured the day, from RedBank, N.J. and Canton, Ga., to McAllen, Texas and Rio Vista, Calif.

By: Ellen Byron,, Cam Pollack, Jennifer Kerrigan

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The A-List Turned on Marc Benioff. Now He’s Sorry.

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Salesforce CEO apologized for his comments on the National Guard.

By: Sebastian Herrera

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White House Meets With New Colleges About ‘Compact’ After Rejections

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:29:00 GMT

Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Kansas and Arizona State University are invited to weigh in after MIT, others turned down the proposal.

By: Douglas Belkin, Natalie Andrews, Eliza Collins

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Shut Out of the College Course You Wanted? For Women, There’s a High Price

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:30:00 GMT

A study finds that first-year female students who didn’t get their preferred class were less likely to graduate, among other effects.

By: Lisa Ward

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Harvard’s Endowment Jumps to $56.9 Billion

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:13:00 GMT

Harvard, MIT, Stanford and others earned robust returns last year, though battles with the Trump administration are keeping universities on edge.

By: Juliet Chung

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Florida Court Blocks Transfer of Miami Land for Trump Library

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:07:00 GMT

A judge said the college board that conveyed the site didn’t give reasonable public notice about its meeting where the vote took place.

By: Deborah Acosta

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Five Ideas for Helping Solve America’s Student-Loan Problem

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Alternatives for covering costs could help make college a lot more affordable.

By: Oyin Adedoyin

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To Find Workers, Hospitals Are Training Teenagers

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Health systems from Tennessee to Texas are partnering with local districts to create employee pipelines.

By: Te-Ping Chen

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White House Hires ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer to Investigate 2020 Election Claims

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:20:00 GMT

Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Trump White House to investigate that year’s election results and voting-related issues, according to people familiar with the matter.

By: Josh Dawsey, Eliza Collins, C. Ryan Barber

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Why the Bolton Case Is Different Than Trump’s Pursuit of Other Foes

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:37:00 GMT

The Justice Department brought a more traditional case than in other recent indictments, but political backdrop complicates prospects.

By: C. Ryan Barber, Sadie Gurman

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Former Trump Adviser John Bolton Indicted Over Mishandling of Classified Documents

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:41:00 GMT

The former national security adviser pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance in the case.

By: Sadie Gurman, C. Ryan Barber

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Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nude Software

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:18:00 GMT

There is a growing concern over AI sites that generate fabricated naked photos of minors and nonconsenting adults.

By: Julie Jargon

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Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face Accusations

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:00:00 GMT

Indian real-estate firms have been accused of fraud, money laundering and more on other projects. The Trumps have stepped up overseas deals in the president’s second term.

By: Rory Jones, Krishna Pokharel, Peter Grant

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This Texas Town Is an Energy Powerhouse. It’s Running Out of Water.

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT

A severe drought has Corpus Christi scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla that have invested billions of dollars in the region.

By: Benoît Morenne

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FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 01:00:00 GMT

St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the agency.

By: Scott Patterson, Tarini Parti

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China’s Xi Takes Veiled Swipe at Trump, Announces Climate Plan

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Chinese leader called the transition to low-carbon energy “the trend of our time.”

By: Matthew Dalton

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Could ‘Ecopreneurs’ be the Key to Reviving the African Carbon-Credit Market?

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

A new project in Zambia aims to employ 50,000 farmers in an effort to protect forests from being turned into charcoal and remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

By: Yusuf Khan

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Camp Mystic, Devastated by Floods, to Reopen Next Year

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:24:00 GMT

The camp’s owners plan to open its Cypress Lake location next summer but not its site along the Guadalupe River, where deadly flooding killed more than two dozen girls.

By: Alyssa Lukpat

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Opinion | Senate Democrats Vote Against Defense

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:55:00 GMT

They won’t even vote to pass a military funding bill they supported in committee.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | The U.N. Blinks on Its Carbon Tax

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:37:00 GMT

Leaders delay a vote on its taxation-without-representation scheme.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | Who’s to Blame for the ‘Imperial President’?

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:32:00 GMT

Ilya Shapiro replies to Stephen Vladeck on the Roberts Court.

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Opinion | U.S. Labor Law Needs a 21st-Century Update

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:31:00 GMT

The Faster Labor Contracts Act isn’t the way to do it.

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Opinion | Résumés Are Not Everything

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:29:00 GMT

Schools want to see mission-aligned strengths.

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Opinion | Higher Education’s Descent

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:28:00 GMT

Jefferson might not like Trump’s ‘compact,’ but he wouldn’t approve of the abrogation of freedom of speech that obtains in today’s academy either.

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Marc Benioff Apologizes for National Guard Comments

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:16:00 GMT

The Salesforce CEO had called for President Trump to send the National Guard to San Francisco.

By: Sebastian Herrera

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Jay Pistono, Who Made the Jackson Hole Backcountry Safer for Skiers, Dies at 67

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:00:00 GMT

The mountaineer taught tourists about the risks they faced on Teton Pass slopes and ensured access to the wilderness he treasured.

By: Jennifer Latson

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Laurene Powell Jobs: Beware of Philanthropists Who Want Control in Exchange for Their Giving

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:33:00 GMT

True generosity flows quietly to communities that already know what they need, building capacity not dependency.

By: Laurene Powell Jobs

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New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:11:00 GMT

The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”

By: Kevin T. Dugan

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Five Takeaways From the NYC Mayoral Debate

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 02:23:00 GMT

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa battled their way through a contentious debate that touched on issues of affordability, public safety and how to handle President Trump.

By: Joseph Pisani

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Do I Get Taxed on a High-Yield Savings Account?

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:17:00 GMT

Interest earned on a high-yield savings account is usually taxed as ordinary income in your regular tax bracket. Interest is reported on your tax return.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Home Equity Loan vs. Home Equity Line of Credit (Heloc)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:29:00 GMT

Decide whether a home equity loan or line of credit is best suited for your financial goals.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Current Mortgage Rates for August 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:07:00 GMT

Today’s mortgage rates remain under 7% — learn how to get the best home loan rates.

By: Miranda Marquit

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New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:11:00 GMT

The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”

By: Kevin T. Dugan

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What Is the One Trait That Makes for a Great Manager? You Might Be Surprised

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT

A 10-year study of a large multinational firm found that the best bosses steer their employees into just the right roles.

By: Virginia Minni

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Across the Nation, ‘No Kings’ Protesters Rally to Oppose Trump

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:26:00 GMT

Demonstrators gathered to speak out against what they called authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. Republicans cast the events as un-American.

By: Owen Tucker-Smith, Jared Mitovich

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The Underrated Power of ‘Glue Employees’ Who Hold Everything Together

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Successful teams aren’t necessarily about star talent, but more often depend on the quiet leaders who hold organizations together.

By: Heidi Mitchell

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Why AI Will Widen the Gap Between Superstars and Everybody Else

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Workplace tensions and resentment will rise if top performers benefit more than everyone else from artificial-intelligence tools. But there are things companies can do to level the playing field.

By: Matthew Call

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