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European Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold for First Time in Over a Year

“Inflation is still expected to stay too high for too long,” the bank said, but noted that its campaign of…

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California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers

Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages…

Health

Why Do Women Still Wear Stilettos?

A reader wonders why the uncomfortable and often impractical shoes have not been retired.

World

Beyond ‘Deaths of Despair’

Since it was first introduced by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in 2015, the phrase “deaths of despair”…

World

Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks.’

A new law to reduce class size in New York City has large support among families, but early tensions could…

World

Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian…

Business

Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns

A long period of higher interest rates would make the government’s large debt pile costly, a possibility that is fueling…

Business

One Year Later, Powell Faces a Changed Economy and Market

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, warned in 2022 that the central bank might hurt the economy to cool inflation.…

Arts

‘BS High’ Review: Greed and Football

A saga of high school football players taken advantage of by a dubious start-up is played for entertainment in this…

Business

U.K. Inflation Eases to 6.8% as Energy Prices Fall

The News Inflation in Britain rose last month at its slowest pace in more than a year, driven largely by…

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