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America’s Need to Pay Its Bills Has Spawned a Political Game

WASHINGTON — For nearly two decades, lawmakers in Washington have waged an escalating display of brinkmanship over the federal government’s…

Jonathan Mirsky, Journalist and Historian of China, Dies at 88

Jonathan Mirsky, who brought a historian’s expertise to many decades of writing about China, notably as a correspondent for The…

The Week in Business: A Debt Deadline Looms

Credit...Thomas FuchsWhat’s Up? (Sept. 19-25) Planning to Pull Back The Federal Reserve indicated on Wednesday that it might soon ease…

‘Everyday Is Doomsday’: New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash

China’s video game industry is booming. But it sure doesn’t feel that way to Stone Shi, a game designer in…

Tony Awards: What to Expect Tonight

It’s been a long, long time since Broadway last held a Tony Awards ceremony. Tonight, after a 27-month hiatus, the…

Long Hours, Low Pay, Loneliness and a Booming Industry

For 15 years, Yvette Dessin spent long work days with her elderly patients, accompanying them on walks, cooking them meals…

Robinhood Hits Campus, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread

Robinhood, the free stock-trading app with 21 million active users and counting, is about to hit the road for a…

How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes Led to Drownings on a Subway

ZHENGZHOU, China — The heaviest hour of rainfall ever reliably recorded in China crashed like a miles-wide waterfall over the…

Want a Can’t Miss Productivity Tip? Forget About Being Productive.

How productive was your day? It’s a complicated question, especially for some remote workers over the past year and a…

A Path to Financial Security That Doesn’t Lead to a 401(k)

Raul Duplessi became intrigued with the stock market nearly 15 years ago, when he landed his first job as a…

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