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How The Times Covers ‘60 Minutes’ and Other Journalists

Journalists don’t want to become the story. But newsrooms — and the people who run them — are the story for Times media reporters.Journalists don’t want to become the story. But newsrooms — and the people who run them — are the story for Times media reporters. Television, News and News Media, Newspapers, Freedom of the […]

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Risks for Clicks: Why Online Influencers Push Shock Content

A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers.A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers. Social Media, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Stunts and Stuntmen, Computers and the

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After the I.P.O., a Billion-Dollar Bill for Employee Paydays

A compensation strategy at start-ups keeps expenses low until they go public. At that point, the companies may face billions of dollars in catch-up expenses.A compensation strategy at start-ups keeps expenses low until they go public. At that point, the companies may face billions of dollars in catch-up expenses. Initial Public Offerings, Stocks and Bonds, Regulation

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Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal. United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Inflation (Economics), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates),

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How to Lure the Spendy and the Thrifty? Bring On the ‘Barbell.’

Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time.Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Consumer Behavior, Restaurants, Fast Food Industry, Slang Read More

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Want to Entice New Residents? Offer Cash, for a Start.

Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America.Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America. Rural Areas, Motivation and Incentive Programs, Telecommuting, Census, Labor and Jobs, Arkansas, Detroit (Mich), Fort Worth (Tex), Indiana, Iowa,

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India Wants to Buy Fewer Chinese Imports, but Keeps Needing More

Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its

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Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running

The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled. Decisions and Verdicts, Appeals Courts (US), Michigan, Coal, Electric

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Gulf Tankers Are Running Out of Ways to Export Oil: ‘These Waters Aren’t Safe’

Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026),

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Diesel Jumps Above $6 a Gallon, Adding to Inflation Pressure

The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies.The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies. Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, US and Israeli

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