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Business
Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A $2.8 billion class-action settlement proposal could finally erase the notion that college stars are amateurs — though the plan has drawn skeptics.
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World
The Gender Pay Gap Is a Culture Problem
American women made significant progress toward closing the gender pay gap in the second half of the 20th century, but that gap has barely budged over the past two decades. In 2022, according to Pew Research, “American women typically earned 82 cents ...
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World
Thursday Briefing: Police Deployed at U.S. Campuses
Also, China’s surging electric car market and a new Netflix series from India.
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Business
Who Gains from Elon Musk’s Visit to China?
Tesla’s C.E.O. appears to have landed a deal that moves the company closer to bringing fully autonomous driving to a giant market. But Beijing is keen to exploit the visit for its own purposes.
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Business
Biden and Corporate America? It’s ‘Complicated.’
The president has courted executives with long listening sessions and sustained outreach, but frustrated many with his tax plans and regulations.
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Business
After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants
A looming union election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga could determine the trajectory of union organizing at more than a dozen auto factories.
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Business
What We’re Watching in 2024
From elections and A.I. to antitrust and shadow banking, here are the big themes that could define the worlds of business and policy.
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Business
A Look Back at the Top Business Stories of 2023
Regional bank failures and the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried were among the big news events this year.
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Politics
How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air
Black holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early universe hints at an alternative pathway.
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World
‘You’ve Got Mail’ Was the Last Great New York Rom-Com
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, a look back at what the movie tells us about love, books, money, urbanism and the internet.