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The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun

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2 years ago

Rising Money Flows, Fueled by Record Migration, Prop Up Autocrats

Remittances to the developing world hit record $647 billion, aiding the poor but helping keep strongmen from Nicaragua to Tajikistan in…

2 years ago

Striking L.A. Workers Want Hotels to Help Build Affordable Housing

Hotel owners said that fixing the region’s longstanding housing crisis isn’t their job. Source link

2 years ago

Why Bacon Might Get More Expensive

Wholesale pork-belly prices are surging as the state’s new animal-welfare measure takes effect. Source link

2 years ago

Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades

Listen to article(2 minutes)Miami, a global hot spot with ambitions to be a business and financial hub, is driving away…

2 years ago

Elon Musk's X Sues Nonprofit That Accused It of Allowing Hate Speech

The social-media company alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate prepares its research using flawed methodologies to censor viewpoints…

2 years ago

Cannabis Industry Confronts Billion-Dollar Threat: Weak Weed

A pathogen spreading among crops is cutting the recreational drug’s potency, forcing growers to cull “dudded” plants. Source link

2 years ago

The First Smart Gun Is Finally Coming to Market. Will Anyone Buy It?

The weapon, which can only be fired by an authorized user, has been in development since the 1990s. Source link

2 years ago

Hedge Funds Seek to Cut Off $1 Billion Meant for Opioid Victims

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding payments intended to help people addicted to…

2 years ago