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Meatpacking Plant Closures Cut Deep for Small-Town Economies

Tyson Foods and other meat processors are closing plants amid high costs and falling demand, spelling economic turbulence for the…

9 months ago

Apple's Latest China Challenge: A Crackdown That Could Shrink Its App Store

Country’s push to register foreign apps threatens to remove Facebook, Instagram and X from iPhone App Store in China. Source…

9 months ago

UAW Threatens Strikes at Certain Plants if It Can't Reach Labor Deals

The union plans to hold targeted strikes at certain U.S. auto factories if it can’t reach new labor deals with…

10 months ago

How Elon Musk’s Impulses Transformed Twitter

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10 months ago

More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate

A WSJ analysis of available data shows the number of homeless people counted in the U.S. is up roughly 11%…

11 months ago

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It's Biology Over Willpower

Weight-loss drugs affect the brain in ways that help researchers understand how the body regulates weight. Source link

11 months ago

Police Raid Small Kansas Newspaper

The search was triggered by a document with personal information about a local restaurateur. Source link

11 months ago

Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?

The city is racing to come up with solutions for its downtown, hollowed out by a tech exodus and struggling…

11 months ago

Starbucks Prevails in Legal Challenge to Its Diversity Policies

Decision in federal court in Spokane, Wash., is a setback for legal activists who have sought to unwind companies’ policies…

11 months ago

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Risk in New Study

Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug reduced people’s risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths by 20%. Source link

11 months ago