Business
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6 Podcasts About the Joys and Terrors of Air Travel
In this month’s roundup, true stories of air disasters (and why they’re so rare), as well as love letters to…
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The N.C.A.A. Agreed to Pay Players. It Won’t Call Them Employees.
The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes…
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The Emails at the Heart of the Government’s Ticketmaster Case
Live Nation Entertainment, which owns Ticketmaster, is accused of violating antitrust laws. The Justice Department drew on the concert behemoth’s…
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Interest on Federal Student Loans Is Rising to 6.53%
The rate for undergraduate loans is up from 5.5 percent this past school year and higher than it has been…
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Bob McCreadie, ‘the Master of Going Faster,’ Dies at 73
One of the winningest drivers in dirt racing history, he was a folk hero who cursed wildly, drove aggressively and…
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Elon Musk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts on X
The billionaire owner of X has increasingly been using his social media platform to criticize President Biden for his health…
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Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A $2.8 billion class-action settlement proposal could finally erase the notion that college stars are amateurs — though the plan…
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How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became a TV Hit
What started as a way for the filmmaker Josh Seftel and his mother, Pat, to stay in touch has become…
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A Lender to Consumer Start-Ups Falters, Rattling Its Clients
Ampla, which lent money to smaller businesses that sold clothing, home furnishings and other items directly to consumers, is struggling…
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Life in the Dirt Is Hard. And Climate Change Isn’t Helping.
Heat and drought are taking a toll on the tiny soil creatures that help to lock away planet-warming carbon, according…