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The Quest to Turn Human Waste Into Medicine
By Jason Gale
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The Pandemic Hunters
Five years after Covid-19 emerged, governments are relying on companies like Abbott Laboratories to spot the next big threat. By Riley Griffin
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Credit Suisse Survived a Bank Run Only to Succumb to Scandal
Two years after a digital bank run crashed Credit Suisse, hindsight shows that social media only partially explains the bank's demise.
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How AI Could Break the Career Ladder
The basic logic of white-collar apprenticeship — grunt work for on-the-job learning — is suddenly at risk.
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India's Ban on 'The Satanic Verses' Gets a Rushdie-esque Twist
A court decision may allow it to be imported, but won’t diminish the authorities’ appetite for proscribing books.
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Air Jaylen
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to reimagine the universe of athlete shoe deals. How scared should the sneaker giants be? By Gordy Megroz
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FedEx Turns the Page
Fred Smith, its legendary founder, has stepped aside, sort of. CEO Raj Subramaniam now has the complicated job of reorganizing the company, soothing investors and keeping an eye on a second Smith. By Devin Leonard & Kiel Porter
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Bury Your Troubles
North Dakota wants to entomb millions of tons of CO2 emissions a mile deep—but not for the reason you might think. A central goal of the state’s ambitious carbon- capture program is to allow it to keep pumping oil and burning coal. By Adam Willis
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The Allure of the Motorcycle Is Stalling Out
US bike sales never recovered after the recession. To figure out why, a new citizen put an American tradition to the test.
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Donald Trump’s Billion-Dollar Windfall After Election Is Just the Start
From his social-media network to real estate and crypto, the former president’s return to the White House will give him power to leverage his array of assets.
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