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0.0 00 U.S. Economy Grew at 3% Rate in 3rd Quarter, Despite Storms In a show of resilience, the American economy grew at a solid pace in the latest quarter despite the impact of the …

0.0 00 Right and Left React to the Republican Push to Cut Taxes The political news cycle is fast, and keeping up can be overwhelming. Trying to find differing perspectives worth your time is even …

0.0 00 Illinois Wields New Power to Challenge Noncompete Agreements The clerks at Check Into Cash, a national chain that offers check cashing and payday loans, are paid close to minimum wage to do tasks …

0.0 00 Tax Cuts Are the Glue Holding a Fractured Republican Party Together WASHINGTON — The Republican tax plan is a bit like having a baby to save a failing marriage. With divisions roiling the …

0.0 00 A Peek at Future Jobs Shows Growing Economic Divides A decade from now, the American economy could look much the way it does today — only more so. More dominated by the service …

0.0 00 The Sweet Spot: How to Fulfill Your Dreams When the Magic-Wand Fairy is Late The Sweet Spot By STEVE ALMOND and CHERYL STRAYED The “Dear Sugars” podcast is an advice program hosted by …

0.0 00 Economic Scene: Expelling Immigrant Workers May Also Send Away the Work They Do Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE Few American industries are as invested in the decades-long political battle over immigration as agriculture. Paying …

0.0 00 End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms CROSSROADS, South Africa — The end of apartheid was supposed to be a beginning. Judith Sikade envisioned escaping the townships, where the government …

0.0 00 Finding My Rosie the Riveter On March 15, I sat in a Cracker Barrel in Zionsville, Ind., a half-hour north of a factory in Indianapolis that was moving jobs to Mexico. Interactive Feature …

0.0 00 Where Internet Orders Mean Real Jobs, and New Life for Communities BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Ellen Gaugler remembers driving her father to the Bethlehem Steel mill, where he spent his working years hauling beams …