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Kabosu, Shiba Inu Who Helped Define the Doge Meme, Dies at 18
Kabosu, a Shiba Inu whose “much wow” face helped launch one of the defining memes of the last decade and inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, died on Friday. She was...

Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A game-changing proposal The other shoe has dropped for the N.C.A.A.: That college sports association just agreed to a $2.8 billion class-action settlement that, if approved by a judge...

Rent Control Now!
Of course, the power of the real estate lobby is, as Biden might quip, “not a joke.” The National Association of Realtors alone spent $134 million on lobbying in...

How to Crack Down on Election Deniers? Make Them Pay. Literally.
Late on election night 2020, after networks’ projections started showing him losing, Trump blurted out: “Frankly I did win this election.” He thus launched one of the most brazen...

The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itself
In the fiery wake of the protests that racked the city in May 2020, this idea met the rage of the moment. After experiencing years of significant and sustained...

How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became a TV Hit
At 87, Pat Seftel has a thought to share about almost everything.On Tinder: “If you want to meet somebody for a real relationship, that’s not the way to do...

Elon Musk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts on X
Last month, Elon Musk posted on X that President Biden “obviously barely knows what’s going on.”“He is just a tragic front for a far left political machine,” Mr. Musk...

A Lender to Consumer Start-Ups Falters, Rattling Its Clients
A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.The lender, Ampla,...

Trump’s Repulsive Rant About Putin and Jailed Reporter Is Very Ominous
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted that Vladimir Putin will only release Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia, after the election—“for me,” meaning for Trump. In...

China Has a Plan for Its Housing Crisis. Here’s Why It’s Not Enough.
China has a housing problem. A very big one. It has nearly four million apartments that no one wants to buy, a combined expanse of unwanted living space roughly...