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World
South Korean Chip Makers Get U.S. Waivers From China Export Rules
A government official in Seoul said the decision settled a trade issue that threatened to impede the China operations of…
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Business
Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries
Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries it will install at customers’ homes, saying doing…
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News
My Kind of October Surprise
In Middle Tennessee, October is supposed to mean golden light and falling leaves and clear nights cool enough to make…
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News
If You Want Our Countries to Address Climate Change, First Pause Our Debts
When poor countries are forced to default on their foreign debt, as Ghana and Zambia have done, they pay a…
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Business
Interested in an Electric Vehicle? Consider Buying Used.
The prices of used battery-powered models have fallen sharply, as the supply of cars and trucks has improved.
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US
California, Land of the Car, Could Soon Have Speed Cameras
A bill to install cameras has landed on the governor’s desk at a moment when pedestrian deaths are spiking nationwide.
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World
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with…
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Business
A New Effort to Make College Aid Offers Easy to Understand
After years of criticism about financial aid letters that are confusing and sometimes misleading, about 400 schools have agreed to…
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Business
A Mega-Deal May Await in the Oil Patch
Exxon Mobil is reportedly in talks to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, a major shale driller, in what would be the…
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Business
Why Are Investors So Jittery?
Stocks are sliding, government bond yields are soaring, and investors are reacting strongly to scraps of economic information that they…