High prices and growing demand have helped U.S. oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars.
Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Daughter Violet Denounces Mask Bans
Violet Affleck, the eldest child of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, called for greater access to masks in a short speech during which she revealed her own “post-viral condition.”
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San Francisco’s Arts Institutions Are Slowly Building Back
Although attendance remains down from prepandemic levels, the city’s arts groups are having some success getting audiences to return.
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Nearly Half of Student Loan Borrowers Are Not Yet Paying Their Monthly Bill
Millions of people are overdue on their federal loans or still have them paused — and court rulings keep upending collection efforts.
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Auto Sales Grew Slightly in Second Quarter
High interest rates, economic uncertainty and a cyberattack appear to have dampened sales in the three months between April and June.
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How Fauci’s Book Has Been Covered by Liberal and Conservative Media
Progressive publications have quoted extensively from Dr. Fauci’s new book, heralding him as a hero for his work during the pandemic. Conservative outlets have cast him as a villain.
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I.R.S. Extends Freeze of Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Amid Widespread Fraud
An internal analysis conducted by the agency found that up to 90 percent of claims are potentially fraudulent.
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Biden’s Stimulus Juiced the Economy, but Its Political Effects Are Muddled
Some voters blame the American Rescue Plan for fueling price increases. But the growth it unleashed may be helping the president stay more popular than counterparts in Europe.
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‘Inside Out 2’ Returns Pixar to Box Office Heights
The sequel was expected to collect at least $145 million in the United States and Canada over the weekend, about 60 percent more than anticipated.
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Audiences Are Returning to the Met Opera, but Not for Everything
The Met is approaching prepandemic levels of attendance. But its strategy of staging more modern operas to lure new audiences is having mixed success.