A columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/10/25
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Mortgage lender Rocket Cos. has agreed to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock deal valued at $1.75 billion. The transaction, announced Monday, gives one of the nation’s …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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3/10/25
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Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service, is not a household name. But as Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically reduce the federal government faces a series of legal challenges, …
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By RYAN J. FOLEY and BRIAN SLODYSKO
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3/8/25
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President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s committed to making the U.S. a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair …
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By ALAN SUDERMAN
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3/7/25
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“Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock's “Long Bright River” are …
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By The Associated Press
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3/7/25
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Cadillac’s Formula 1 team has received official approval to join the grid in 2026 and its owners insist the team will be ready to compete. Although the grid expansion was approved last November, it …
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By JENNA FRYER
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3/7/25
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Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to other private and public donors now that the Trump administration has suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts. …
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By THALIA BEATY
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3/7/25
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a government reserve of bitcoin, a key marker in the cryptocurrency’s journey towards possible mainstream acceptance. Under …
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By ALAN SUDERMAN
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3/6/25
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The president of a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries sued on Thursday to block the Trump administration from shutting it down. Ward Brehm, the president and CEO of …
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By THALIA BEATY
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3/6/25
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has refired the political action committee he spent heavily on in supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, this time with the group’s first television advertisement, …
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT
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3/6/25
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South Dakota's governor signed a bill into law Thursday that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines. The legislation is a blow to a sprawling Midwest pipeline …
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By JACK DURA
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3/6/25
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Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration. President Donald Trump nominated the surgeon and contrarian researcher to lead the …
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By MATTHEW PERRONE
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3/6/25
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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market remains sturdy ahead of an expected purge of federal government employees. The number of Americans filing for jobless …
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By MATT OTT
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3/6/25
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China's commerce minister says Beijing will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather tariffs and other challenges, though there are “no winners in a trade war." Commerce Minister Wang …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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3/6/25
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Japan's Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion. The company announced …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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3/6/25
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Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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3/5/25
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Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Wednesday that it will drop prices 23% for all doses …
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By The Associated Press
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3/5/25
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Some retailers are beginning to take a more cautious approach with their financial forecasts as they keep a closer eye on signs of a pullback in consumer spending. Among the retailers being a bit …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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3/5/25
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Teaching machines in the way that animal trainers mold the behavior of dogs or horses has been an important method for developing artificial intelligence and one that was recognized Wednesday with …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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3/5/25
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Electric vehicle shoppers could be thrown a couple of curve balls in 2025 if the Trump administration goes through with some of its plans. Potential tariffs will raise prices, and an end to federal …
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By MICHAEL CANTU
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3/5/25
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