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America's Biggest Rental Car Company Is Lobbying to Drive Away Competitors

The first time New Hampshire State Rep. Sherman Packard (R–Rockingham) heard of the car-sharing startup Turo, it was from a lobbyist.

The Second Most Important Election In New York

The onetime shoo-in for state attorney general worries that anti-Establishment fervor will undo all her dues paying.

A Year In, Uber CEO Works To Rebuild Company's Reputation

Ever since he stepped into his role as CEO a year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has had to deal with wave after wave of major scandals and bad press, much of which he inherited from his predecessor, Travis Kalanick.

Australia's Bankers Get Caught Behaving Badly

Australia’s finance industry came through 2008 with flying colors. Then it got cocky

How Much Corruption Will The GOP Take?

Trump’s Enablers Congressional Republicans don’t even pretend to stand up to the president anymore.

Phone Ban At School: French Children Forced To Hang Up

French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.

California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should have the nation’s strongest protections for net neutrality rules intended to ensure a level playing field on the internet after the measure cleared the final legislative hurdle last Friday.

Water, Water, Everywhere

Miami will be underwater soon. Its drinking water could go first

How Ice Went Rogue

A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top—inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy. 

The Shocking Waste Hidden Inside The $126 Billion Afghan Reconstruction

“Congress has appropriated $126 billion for Afghanistan reconstruction since Fiscal Year 2002,” wrote Special Inspector General John F. Sopko in testimony delivered in May to the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management.

The Humbled Science: Economists Reckon With Reality

Not so long ago, politicians had “favorite” economists. Margaret Thatcher’s was Milton Friedman. John F. Kennedy’s was probably John Kenneth Galbraith. President Bill Clinton had a Nobel Prizewinning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, in residence at the White House for his entire first term and was said to light up at the mention of John Maynard Keynes.

California Seeks To Be First State To Limit Plastic Straws

If you want a straw with your drink, you soon may have to ask for it at California restaurants.

The New Keynesian' Fed

The U.S. central bank’s new leaders developed an economic model from the inflation lessons of the 1980s. But is it right for today?

Microsoft Uncovers More Russian Hacking Ahead Of Midterms

Microsoft has uncovered new Russian hacking efforts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections.

Facebook Takes Down 652 Accounts Linked To Russia, Iran

Facebook has identified and banned more accounts engaged in misleading political behavior ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. 

Can Tech Giants Work Together Against Their Common Enemies?

Facebook, Twitter and Google routinely squabble for users, engineers and advertising money. Yet it makes sense for these tech giants to work together on security threats, elections meddling and other common ills.

Mark Carney: 'Within Nine Months, We Could Have A Disorderly Brexit Stress Test'

Mark Carney seemed revolutionary enough in 2013 when he became the first non-British citizen to be appointed governor of the Bank of England. But the 53-year-old has since had to contend with a much greater upset: the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union. Now he reveals that he spends half his time preparing the financial system and economy for Brexit, which takes effect in March. Born in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories and educated at a public school in Edmonton, Carney graduated from Harvard and Oxford before working at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and the Canadian finance ministry. In early 2008 he became the eighth governor in the Bank of Canada’s history, winning praise for his quick reaction as the financial crisis developed. He succeeded Mario Draghi as chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in 2011, becoming the point man on global financial system reform. At the Bank of England, Carney has juggled Brexit, negotiating new regulatory standards, and adapting the 324-year-old institution to its expanded supervisory responsibility. As the BOE’s 120th governor, he says some disruption was in order. “You don’t need an outsider all the time, but at the time it helped.” 

There Aren't Enough Academic Jobs, So NC State Tries To Help

Prospects for Ph.D. earners are dismal in the academic job market, with stories abounding of people who have doctorates serving lattes at Starbucks.

China Cleans Up Its (Trash) Act

Stricter rules on imported recycled goods have mainland businesses buying U.S. plants to get their waste.

Is It Time To Test Drugs On Pregnant Women?

Is it time to test drugs on pregnant women?

The Anti Abortion 'Rescue' Movement Born Again

A radical wing of the anti-abortion crusade has returned, emboldened by the prospect of the end of Roe v. Wade.

Tinder Founders, Execs File Suit Against IAC And Match Group

The founders of the dating app Tinder, along with current executives and some of its employees, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against IAC/ InterActiveCorp and its Match Group subsidiary for allegedly bilking them by manipulating financial information to create a lowball estimate of Tinder’s value.

China Files WTO Challenge To US Tariffs On Solar Panels

China says it is challenging a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels before the World Trade Organization, adding to its sprawling conflicts with President Donald Trump over trade and technology.

A Growing Elder Care Crisis

A growing elder care crisis is making life hell for families. Maine is considering a radical solution.

Russia Hacked Our Voting System, Trump Has Done Nothing To Protect Them

Two years ago, our election systems were hacked. The gop has done nothing to protect us.

Whiplash In Iran As US Sanctions Resume

With the nuclear deal in tatters, Iran faces an uncertain future.

Trump's China Trade War Pulls Consumer Tech Into Crossfire

The prices of headphones, speakers, high-tech lighting and internet service could all go up if the U.S. trade war with China continues.

Meghan Caught In Another Drug Scandal!

She fumes as secret addict ‘sister’ runs off with dad’s dough

How Washington Left Students To Drown In Debt

Why is the nation's flagship debt forgiveness program failing the students it's supposed to help?

The Terror Connection

Does a plot to bomb Times Square reveal the next front in the war against ISIS?