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FEMA Is Reversing Job Cuts Made Under Kristi Noem
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reversing job cuts that Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, had overseen before…
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U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
The American economy extended a streak of resilience and expanded at an annual rate of 2 percent in the first…
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Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
Over the past year, Jerome H. Powell has frequently said that the Federal Reserve faced “no risk-free paths” as it…
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Palantir Is Making a French Chore Coat. Yes, That Palantir.
Palantir, the data analysis and technology firm, is many things to many people. It’s a major military contractor, and its…
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With the Arrival of Goop Kitchen, Is New York Food Going Full L.A.?
Last week, both got a taste of New York attitude, pulled into an online argument by Marco Shalma, who writes…
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Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
The Agriculture Department projected last July that farmers would harvest 86.8 million acres of corn in autumn. The projection was…
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Casa, a Handyman Start-Up, Aims to Automate Home Maintenance
Last year, Jessica Fain was frustrated by how much work her Bay Area house needed. There was the cord for…
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How Powell Just Complicated Trump’s Fed Plans
Andrew here. On my mind: a new report that the White House wants to limit the wider rollout of Anthropic’s…
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Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
Inside a low-slung building on the outskirts of this town in north-central Washington State, federal scientists are examining how tree…
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Oil Prices Soar as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight
Oil prices pushed higher on Thursday, hitting a new wartime high, as President Trump continued to assert that the naval…
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