Trump Says He Is In for Debates and Wants to Honor Rush Limbaugh
At lunch with TV anchors before the State of the Union speech, the president was jovial about Iowa’s voting problems and said John Bolton “turned on me.”
View ArticleData Driving New Approaches to Transportation
Analyzing digital streams of information from electric scooters and motor-assisted bicycles is helping solve travel congestion issues.
View ArticleU.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks, But Not Because Factories are Returning
New trade data for 2019 reflects a cooling economy and a year of aggressive trade clashes, particularly with China.
View ArticleU.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks, but Not Because Factories Are Returning
New trade data for 2019 reflects a cooling economy and a year of aggressive trade clashes, particularly with China.
View ArticleSpotify Is Buying The Ringer
The music streaming giant wants more general audio content, and the website started by Bill Simmons has more than 30 podcasts.
View ArticleStocks Shrug Off Outbreak Worries and Reach New Record
Solid economic reports and corporate earnings bolstered equity and commodity markets.
View ArticleTrump Called for Paid Family Leave. Here’s Why Few Democrats Clapped.
The bill he supported is limited; it works by allowing people to borrow from their future selves.
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Reverses Course on Redesigned Book Covers
The bookseller planned to promote classic novels with covers featuring people of color for Black History Month. Critics accused it of “literary blackface.”
View ArticleOverlooked No More: Joseph Bartholomew, Golf Course Architect
He designed and built some of the best-known courses in segregated Louisiana. But though he loved the game, he was never permitted to play those courses.
View ArticleSurprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees
Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease.
View ArticleTV Ratings Declined for Trump’s State of the Union Speech
About 37 million Americans tuned in on Tuesday, the smallest audience of President Trump’s tenure.
View ArticleDeborah A. Batts, First Openly Gay Federal Judge, Dies at 72
Another gay judge said Judge Batts “literally broke down the closet door and allowed the rest of us to walk through it.”
View ArticleShould Google Shrink to Save Itself?
The tech giant is reportedly weighing whether to divest its third-party ad business to assuage antitrust regulators.
View ArticleThe New York Times Tops 5 Million Subscriptions as Ads Decline
The company hit a milestone in the fourth quarter, passing $800 million in annual digital revenue, an amount that came more from readers than advertisers.
View ArticleAs Coronavirus Spreads, Mask Makers Go Into Overdrive
A factory in western France has become an unlikely outpost to help overcome a severe shortage as supplies dry up in China.
View ArticleOneWeb Launches 34 Satellites as Astronomers Fear Radio Chatter
Like SpaceX, the company aims to build a constellation of internet satellites, but its orbiters could interfere with telescopes on Earth.
View ArticleBoeing Refuses to Cooperate With New Inquiry Into Deadly Crash
Dutch lawmakers are reviewing an investigation into a 2009 accident with striking parallels to the recent 737 Max crashes. U.S. safety officials also declined to participate.
View ArticleUber Posts Faster Growth, but Loses $1.1 Billion
Uber’s ride-hailing business grew faster in the fourth quarter of 2019, even as the company grappled with continued challenges.
View ArticleU.S. to Start Trade Talks With Kenya to Counter China’s Influence
A deal would have a limited impact on the American economy, but the Trump administration sees it as an important geopolitical move.
View ArticleChina Begins Testing an Antiviral Drug in Coronavirus Patients
Patients in a clinical trial will receive a placebo or remdesivir, which has shown promise in laboratory studies.
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