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PoliticsHere’s a look at how American presidents have celebrated July 4th, including Zachary Taylor’s maybe fatal food poisoning
BYCalvin Woodward and The Associated Press
EuropeDetained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich could be involved in a prisoner swap, Moscow hints
BYThe Associated Press
CommentaryAmerica needs a new vision for road travel
BYBill Hornbuckle
PoliticsThe history of Betsy Ross and the American flag: Legend outweighs fact as there’s just no trace of it before the Civil War
BYHillel Italie and The Associated Press
CommentaryThe American Dream is alive–but doubts loom this 4th of July
BYGonzalo Schwarz
TechBiden administration reportedly plans to curb Chinese companies’ access to Amazon and Microsoft cloud services
BYEdwin Chan and Bloomberg
LifestyleSaudi golf executives duck Congress as PGA Tour officials agree to testify
BYThe Associated Press
PoliticsThe president claims ‘Bidenomics’ is finally the cure to trickle-down ‘Reagonomics,’ but his opponents have a different definition
BYJosh Boak and The Associated Press
CommentaryDoorDash president: ‘Food delivery made strides during the pandemic. Our next challenge is to help win the fight against food insecurity’
BYPrabir Adarkar
Commentary‘The global economy is due for a reality check,’ warns the central banks‘ bank
BYAgustín Carstens
FinanceIf you still need a valid U.S. passport in 2023, prepare for an unplanned excursion into the nightmare zone
BYLaurie Kellman, Rebecca Santana, and others
FinanceMinnesota’s new free college tuition program is sparking fear in neighboring North Dakota: ‘This has catastrophic implications’
BYJack Dura, Steve Karnowski, and others
PoliticsYou make America’s highest minimum wage if you live in West Hollywood: $19.08 an hour
BYThe Associated Press
PoliticsFox News to pay $12 million to former Tucker Carlson producer who testified that untrue statements on air don’t require corrections
BYLarry Neumeister and The Associated Press
PoliticsBiden furious about the political attempt to deny student debt relief: ‘The hypocrisy of Republican elected officials is stunning’
BYWill Weissert, Colleen Long, and others
CommentaryFacing bigotry, Black mothers are more likely to reject doctors’ advice and seek health care information elsewhere
BYTayla Mahmud
NewslettersGoogle’s former ad boss Sridhar Ramaswamy is pivoting from consumer search to enterprise A.I.
BYAndrea Guzman
CommentaryAffirmative action is ending–but holistic admissions can still allow higher education to better reflect society
BYKelly Dore
PoliticsBiden enlists Gavin Newsom to wrangle high-end donors at ritzy Manhattan events: ‘Mr. President, trust me, this is a fancy crowd’
BYZeke Miller and The Associated Press
PoliticsEx-Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60m bribery scheme—the largest corruption scandal in state history
BYJulie Carr Smyth and The Associated Press
CommentaryNancy Pelosi: ‘Americans deserve safe, efficient, and clean transportation’
BYNancy Pelosi
PoliticsEx-federal safety chair billed taxpayers for $50,000 in personal air travel and thousands more in office furniture, U.S. watchdog says
BYAri Natter and Bloomberg
CommentaryThe Supreme Court can end affirmative action–but it can’t reverse the course of history
BYMarvin Krislov
NewslettersThe U.K. loves Big A.I., and Big A.I. is returning the favor
BYDavid Meyer
Politics‘The California dream is dying,’ says former Google and Facebook exec who’s running to replace Dianne Feinstein
BYMIchael R. Blood and The Associated Press
FinanceThe American consumer has actually been spending at the fastest pace in nearly 2 years, revised GDP figures show
BYPaul Wiseman and The Associated Press
PoliticsAs Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, Clarence Thomas rips ‘rudderless, race-based preferences designed to ensure a particular racial mix in their entering classes’
BYMark Sherman and The Associated Press
SuccessThe federal government is shelling out $130 million to bring free college to about 30,000 inmates in places like Folsom Prison
BYAaron Morrison and The Associated Press
CommentaryTrue believers, profiteers, and curious creators: Meet the 5 schools of thought that dominate the A.I. debate
BYJeffrey Sonnenfeld, Paul Romer, and others
NewslettersEurope moves closer to creating the digital euro—but privacy fears persist
BYDavid Meyer

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