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Why Cities Are Getting Rid of Decades-Old Parking Rules
Two billion parking spots dot the country, by some estimates. That’s roughly seven spaces for every car, adding up to an area about the size of West Virginia.For some...
Can Poshmark’s Tech Fixes Make Selling Secondhand Clothes Seamless?
Lauren Eager got into thrifting in high school. It was a way to find cheap, interesting clothes while not contributing to the wastefulness of fast fashion.In 2015, in her...
Bills and Lions Give NFL Fans in Canada Reason to Cheer
About a decade ago, Mike Smith tried to capture the sour mood of the patrons in his neighborhood bar, Joe Kool’s. For years, their favorite sports teams endured winless...
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to divest from dozens of funds, trusts and investments in...
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to divest from dozens of funds, trusts and investments in...
Trump Wants to Buy Greenland, But How Much Would It Actually Cost?
Donald Trump, who has long loved big real estate deals, has made it clear that he’s serious about striking one for Greenland. Never mind that Denmark, which controls the...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Launch Could Give SpaceX Some Competition
The foundational building block for Jeff Bezos’ space dreams is finally ready to launch.A New Glenn rocket — built by Blue Origin, the rocket company that Mr. Bezos started...
The Right’s Wildfire Lies Spread Faster Than the Flames
This is the playbook we’re going to see for every climate disaster going forward. Rather than acknowledge the role of climate change, rather than have honest discussions about infrastructure...
The MAGA Right’s Plan to Destroy the Fourteenth Amendment
Another January 6 has come and gone, and with it the furtive remembrances of the day that touched off so much institutional collapse. Not that you’d know anything was...
How Much Would Buying Greenland Cost?
Donald Trump, who has long loved big real estate deals, has made it clear that he’s serious about striking one for Greenland. Never mind that Denmark, which controls the...
As Delta Reports Profits, Airlines Are Optimistic About 2025
This year just got started, but it is already shaping up nicely for U.S. airlines.After several setbacks, the industry ended 2024 in a fairly strong position because of healthy...
Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap...