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

Business

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

Economy

Business schools must step up on sustainable investing education

Staff Writer - August 28, 2023

The Best Pho in Southwest Florida and the State of Florida 2023

Business

Healthy Pho of Port Charlotte named “Best Pho Restaurant in Southwest...

Staff Writer - August 21, 2023

Business

Homeowner’s worst Expedia and VRBO Nightmare!! Unsanctioned “Hot N*gga” Music Video...

Staff Writer - August 20, 2023

Economy

Older ‘sandwich generation’ Californians spent more time with parents and less...

Staff Writer - August 20, 2023

Economy

Tipping etiquette and norms are in flux − here’s how you...

Staff Writer - August 18, 2023

Economy

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and...

Staff Writer - August 17, 2023

Business

Kenya and the US are negotiating a trade deal that could...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2023

Economy

Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore’s...

Staff Writer - August 14, 2023

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A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Environment

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Lauren Cassidy, Binghamton University, State University of New York On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear...

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

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

April 21, 2026

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