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Business
Why Britain’s Mortgage Holders Are Being Squeezed
The Bank of England’s campaign to curb inflation is pushing up monthly payments for millions of homeowners.
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Business
U.K. Inflation Rate Slows to 7.9 Percent, as Price Pressures Ease
The News Consumer prices in Britain rose 7.9 percent in June from a year ago, the Office for National Statistics…
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World
The Weather by the Numbers
Lots of triple-digit numbers tell the story of the early summer’s torrid heat wave.
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Business
Wall Street’s Recession Warning Is Flashing. Some Wonder if It’s Wrong.
Some investors believe that a recession warning that has been flashing on Wall Street for the past year may be…
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News
Colleges Can Do a Lot for Social Mobility Right Now
In the two weeks since the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions, there’s been a lot of talk…
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News
No, ‘Socialism’ Isn’t Making Americans Lazy
Bernie Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot, had some negative things to say about his fellow Americans in an interview…
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Business
Mortgage Fees (Seriously) Spurred Outrage on TikTok. Here’s Why.
Changes to fees applied to federal mortgages have led to a misconception that borrowers with low credit scores will pay…
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News
From Energy Drinks to Extending Life? Supplement Slows Aging in Mice and Monkeys
Taurine helped stave off death in laboratory animals, but researchers cautioned that the supplement is not a magic elixir.
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News
Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds
Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.
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News
De La Soul’s David Jolicoeur, Who Rapped as Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54
The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led…