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Subject May 22, 2024 - Why economist forecasts of a US recession were so wrong
Date May 22, 2024 2:44 AM
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Time is running out to fix America's student-aid mess - The Economist
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Vladimir Putin announced the exercises earlier this month ‘as a
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Crystal McKinney’s suit is sixth complaint in six months against
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Matthew Perry: Los Angeles police launch investigation into actor's
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LAPD and DEA begin joint criminal inquiry into how Friends star, who
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McDonald's franchisee group says $5 value meal can't last without
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The $5 value meal will hit menu boards beginning June 25 and will last
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Autodesk acquires AI-powered VFX startup Wonder Dynamics | TechCrunch
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Autodesk — the 3D tools behemoth — has acquired Wonder Dynamics, a
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Rent Is Harder to Handle and Inflation Is a Burden, a Fed Financial
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The Federal Reserve’s 2023 survey on household financial well-being
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Dr. Paul Parkman, Who Helped to Eliminate Rubella, Dies at 91
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He also identified the virus, which can cause infants to be born with
severe physical and mental impairments as well as causing miscarriages
and stillbirths.

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Hey there, Series A to B startups with $35 million or less in funding
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Lai Ching-te's first day as Taiwan president marked by protests
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Thousands protest against bill which would give parliamentarians
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Israeli officials cancel decision to confiscate camera from US news
agency
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from media groups and Israel’s closest ally, the US

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FarmboxRx now works with approximately 90 health plans to deliver its
fresh produce boxes to users with chronic conditions.

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Teen fintech Copper had to abruptly discontinue its banking, debit
products | TechCrunch
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gravely impacted by the implosion of banking-as-a-service startup
Synapse.

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Bill Gates-backed wind startup AirLoom is raising $12M, filings reveal
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The company is hoping to produce electricity at $13 per megawatt hour,
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WitnessAI is building guardrails for generative AI models | TechCrunch
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WitnessAI, a new startup, is building tech to give companies greater
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French AI startup H raises $220M seed round | TechCrunch
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It’s not often that you hear about a seed round above $10 million.
H, a startup based in Paris and previously known as Holistic AI, has
announced a $220

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Alchemist's latest batch puts AI to work as accelerator expands to
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Alchemist Accelerator has a new pile of AI-forward companies demoing
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making some

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Stack AI wants to make it easier to build AI-fueled workflows |
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Stack AI, an early stage startup from a couple of former MIT PhD
students, looking to simplify creating AI-fueled workflows.

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Here's Why Republicans Are Focusing on Voting by Noncitizens
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House Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by
noncitizens, which is allowed in some local elections but illegal —
and exceedingly rare — at the federal level.

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Biden Administration Will Release 1 Million Barrels of Gasoline
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The sale, which was mandated by Congress, is timed to the summer
driving season but unlikely to have more than a modest effect on
gasoline prices.

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Progressive Prosecutor in Portland Faces Bitter Challenge From
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Mike Schmidt’s deputy at the Multnomah County D.A.’s Office has
blamed him for Portland’s recent problems with drugs and crime.

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Trump Opens Door to Birth Control Restrictions, Then Tries to Close It
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The former president suggested he might support letting states place
restrictions on contraception, then said amid criticism that he
didn’t support restrictions.

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Kerry Kennedy Leads 'Heart-Wrenching' Campaign Against Her Brother's
White House Bid
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister has become the face of the Kennedy
family effort to block his candidacy and re-elect President Biden. She
has more at stake besides her relationship with her brother.

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