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US
California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages…
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World
Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Plotting to Be an Agent of Egypt
Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat, was arraigned on Monday in Manhattan federal court. It was his second appearance there in…
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Food
In ‘Seafood Simple,’ Eric Ripert Includes Techniques and Not-So-Simple Recipes
Cream puff decorating classes for the holidays, a Phony Mezcal Negroni from St. Agrestis and more food news.
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Politics
Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World
The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his…
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Politics
The Blind Ambition of Chris Christie
Chris Christie’s presidential announcement at a June town hall at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire may not have the…
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Politics
How High Interest Rates Sting Bakers, Farmers and Consumers
Home buyers, entrepreneurs and public officials are confronting a new reality: If they want to hold off on big purchases…
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US
The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future
They call it Q-Day: the day when a quantum computer, one more powerful than any yet built, could shatter the…
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Politics
Actors and Hollywood Studios to Restart Negotiations
Talks aimed at ending the strike by the actors’ union broke up less than two weeks ago, with the two…
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Politics
How Much Influence Should Universities Give Their Donors?
After the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, some major donors are aiming to shape the free-speech values and top leadership…
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Politics
Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit
The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the…