America
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Bernie Madoff’s Sister and Her Husband Are Found Dead in Florida
Bernie Madoff’s sister, Sondra Wiener, and her husband were found dead on Thursday in their home in Boynton Beach, Fla.,…
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Oil Prices Climb as Russia Menaces Ukraine
Uncertainty drove oil prices higher on Sunday as more Russians troops massed on Ukraine’s borders. Oil prices were essentially flat…
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Biden Administration Halts New Drilling in Legal Fight Over Climate Costs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is indefinitely freezing decisions about new federal oil and gas drilling as part of a…
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The Problem With the Pandemic Plot
Twelve years ago, Sigrid Nunez published “Salvation City,” a novel about a boy whose parents die from a mysterious respiratory…
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Michigan and Wisconsin Game Ends With Altercation in Handshake Line
After Wisconsin routed his team, 77-63, Sunday afternoon, Michigan Coach Juwan Howard slapped Joe Krabbenhoft, a Wisconsin assistant coach, in…
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Carl Icahn Pushes McDonald’s to Change Way It Sources Its Pork
The billionaire investor Carl Icahn began his battle with McDonald’s in his usual fashion — buying a small stake in…
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Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
The client rosters of Swiss banks are among the world’s most closely guarded secrets, protecting the identities of some of…
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U.S. Lifts Temporary Ban on Avocados From Mexico
The United States lifted a temporary ban on avocados from Mexico on Friday, allowing exports of the fruit to resume,…
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The Week in Business: A Step Toward Data Privacy
Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Feb. 13-19) Google Privacy Changes Google announced on Wednesday that it planned to change its Android ...
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The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive
Maybe it was the date night when he and his wife spent two hours driving 19 miles to dinner, or…