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Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt, whose career provided a prototype for the modern “education governor,” served an unprecedented […]

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“The trends are not our friends here,” said Moody’s economist Cris deRitis.

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Teenagers, Alexandr Wang argues, have a built-in edge.

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David Ko said most executives will say they’re good when you ask how they are. Some additional interrogation suggests the opposite is true.

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