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The Emiratis are poised to turn their back on their oil cartel buddies. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images

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UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

Staff Writer - April 28, 2026

An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at a mine near Kolwezi, Congo, in 2022. About 20,000 people work there among toxic materials. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

Business

The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

Slack’s embrace of a ‘fail fast’ approach helped it become the world’s dominant intra-office messaging app. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

Business

Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’

Events that draw large crowds can create opportunities traffickers may try to exploit. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Business

What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft

Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter Morgan

Business

What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks past Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Sergei Bobylev/TASS News Agency

Business

Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s...

Staff Writer - September 2, 2024

It can be easier to discuss your disability when your boss has one too. Westend61/Getty Images

Business

Job supervisors with disabilities can boost productivity, new research shows

Staff Writer - August 31, 2024

Steelworkers line up for their paychecks at U.S. Steel’s South Works in Chicago in 1959. Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Business

Why people stay after local economies collapse − a story of...

Staff Writer - August 28, 2024

South Sudanese voters are slated to go to the polls in December. But will they? AP Photo/Sam Mednick

Economy

South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but...

Staff Writer - August 25, 2024

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain wears a shirt reading ‘Trump is a Scab’ at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Business

How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

Staff Writer - August 24, 2024

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission aims to test newly designed spacesuits. SpaceX, CC BY-NC-ND

Business

Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2024

The breakdown of global order in the 1930s resulted in totalitarian leaders pulling the strings. Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Business

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War –...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2024

Banking regulations haven’t caught up with gift cards, which fraudsters are using to steal money from people in ways that are difficult to trace or reverse. The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Business

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2024

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A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Business

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

Staff Writer - April 21, 2026

John Parker, Smithsonian Institution and Justin Nowakowski, Smithsonian Institution Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1...

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...

April 20, 2026

Cannabis plants are seen at Harborside Oakland Dispensary on Aug. 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support

April 18, 2026

A pipe carries water and raw sewage into the C&O Canal, parallel to the Potomac River. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Washington DC’s 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble

April 16, 2026

Gray whales have unique markings, making it possible to track each one in the bay. Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images

Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming...

April 13, 2026