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Google employees in front of Google HQ
Tech

A 29-year-old Google engineer was killed by a falling tree branch. Alphabet has one of the most generous employee death policies in Silicon Valley

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July 29, 2025
Stacey Abrams speaks onstage during Day 1 of the 2025 Atlanta Ultimate Women's Expo at Gas South Arena on May 03, 2025
Newsletters

Stacey Abrams shares a warning for companies that go back on their DEI promises: ‘It costs you’

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July 14, 2025
‘Disaster amnesia’: The Los Angeles wildfires revealed a deeper, more vicious cycle that has plagued California for decades
Finance

‘Disaster amnesia’: The Los Angeles wildfires revealed a deeper, more vicious cycle that has plagued California for decades

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February 17, 2025
A Starbucks barista with a concerned look on her face stands behind a register.
Retail

Starbucks barista says his store has a ‘panic button’ behind the counter, but fears it won’t be enough to quell angry customers after open-door policy reversal

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January 24, 2025
A Starbucks barista stands behind the register and grabs a drink cup from a stack.
Retail

Starbucks is instructing workers in de-escalation so they can peacefully reserve bathrooms for paying-customers only

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January 24, 2025
Trump orders crackdown on possible foreign tax grabs on U.S. companies
Politics

Trump orders crackdown on possible foreign tax grabs on U.S. companies

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January 21, 2025
Trump is planning an executive order on crypto: Here’s what that could look like
Regulators

Trump is planning an executive order on crypto: Here’s what that could look like

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January 17, 2025
Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy.
Commentary

Jennifer Granholm: Hit reverse on EV investments and China wins the race

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January 9, 2025
a16z partner Martin Casado: Base AI policy on evidence, not existential angst
Commentary

a16z partner Martin Casado: Base AI policy on evidence, not existential angst

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December 14, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump brings Susie Wiles to the podium at an election night watch party.
Politics

Trump’s incoming chief of staff—known as the ‘ice maiden’—faces a raft of special interests

By Brian Slodysko, Joshua Goodman, Alan Suderman and The Associated Press
November 21, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson stands in front of a podium
Politics

Republicans say they are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s promises: ‘Deportations, the drilling, the wall—it’s going to take all of us getting together’

By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
November 12, 2024
A woman holding shopping bags
Retail

Inside ‘returnless refunds,’ where you can get your money back and keep what you bought—a mysterious process many retailers don’t publicize

By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
November 4, 2024
Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
Health

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam and KFF Health News
October 28, 2024
Jared Bernstein stands at a podium and raises his left hand as he speaks at a press briefing.
Finance

Solving America’s housing crisis means fixing the ‘ROI problem,’ says White House economist

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October 5, 2024
diptych of kamala harris and donald trump
Commentary

Trump vs. Harris: How EV adoption will be affected by who wins the election

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October 2, 2024

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