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Federal Firefighters Face Steep Pay Cuts
A temporary pay raise for federal wild-land firefighters is set to end next month. Officials have said that more workers…
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Arts
Review: ‘The Hunt’ Playfully Makes the Medieval Contemporary
Kate Soper’s latest stage work freely moves between legend and anachronism for a story about three virgins taking charge of…
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Business
Retailers’ Seasonal Hiring Plans Signal a Cooling Labor Market
After scrambling to fill out work forces in recent years, many companies are reporting more modest goals for temporary employment.
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Magazine
Friday the 13th Is Coming Up. Try Not to Be Spooked.
Depending on where you fall on the scale from “extremely superstitious” to “not at all,” Friday may be the most…
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Politics
As Natural Disasters Get Worse, So Do Home Insurance Premiums
U.S. insurers paid out $99 billion in weather-related claims in 2022, according to a recent study. So they’re passing along…
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Politics
To Prepare Kids for the Future, Bring Back Shop and Home Ec
We’ve reached that lull in the school year when the excitement of Back to School has worn off and the…
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World
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-Winning Research Shows ‘Why Women Won’
The winner of the Nobel in economics has demonstrated how gender gaps in work have shrunk, and why some remain.
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Politics
What if These Economic Weapons Fall Into Trump’s Hands?
The Biden administration has built an unprecedented machine for economic and technological coercion. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States…
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World
‘Whichever Is Cheaper’: Inside China’s New Thrift Economy
Beijing hopes spending can spur growth, which has been dragged down by slowing real estate sales and exports. But shoppers…
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Business
Here’s What We Do and Don’t Know About the Effects of Remote Work.
Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping…