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Norfolk Southern adjusts train safety after third derailment

This photo taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP Hours after a 28-car Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday in Springfield, Ohio — the third …

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Tesla cuts Model S and Model X prices in the U.S. to stoke demand

A drivers uses a Tesla Supercharging station in Corte Madera, California, US, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla cut prices on its two most expensive models in the U.S., the Model S and Model X, in a renewed bid to stoke demand …

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Saudi Arabia deposits $5 billion in Turkey’s central bank

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan speaks during a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh on February 23, 2020. FAYEZ NURELDINE | AFP via Getty Images Saudi Arabia agreed to deposit $5 billion into Turkey’s central bank through its …

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Schools tackle the Covid learning gap before federal funding ends

During the coronavirus pandemic, child reading and math competency rates plummeted across the country. The National Assessment of Educational Progress found two decades of improvements were wiped away. The declines were widespread, but were most pronounced among the students who had already been struggling well before 2020. In a race …

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China takes a cautious approach to its economy in 2023

BEIJING — China’s leaders struck a cautious tone about the outlook for the country’s economic rebound, after ending most Covid restrictions on business activity late last year. Beijing announced Sunday a target of “around 5%” growth in gross domestic product for 2023, with only a modest increase in fiscal support. …

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Apple could launch mixed reality device this year

Cher Wang, chairperson, co-founder and CEO of HTC, speaks at a keynote on the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2023. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Nurphoto via Getty Images BARCELONA — The boss of consumer electronics firm HTC thinks Apple is going to launch its own mixed reality …

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How Mark Cuban found abandoned car, got it for free with phone call

Before Mark Cuban splurged on sports teams and private jets, he drove cars that didn’t cost him more than $200. He even got one for free, Cuban told Bill Maher on a December episode of the Club Random Podcast. One of his first cars, a 1977 Fiat X1/9 with holes …

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How Amy Porterfield founded a business that’s brought in millions

In 2009, Amy Porterfield was the director of content development at Anthony (Tony) Robbins Companies. Between the regular paychecks, paid vacations and promotions, she liked the job just fine. But when it gave her the chance to meet people building online businesses, she realized, “I want freedom,” she says. “I …

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Best countries for working parents, says report: Canada, Iceland, more

Working parents need all of the help they can get. Some countries are better at providing it than others. Iceland, for example, is one of the best countries in the world for working parents, according to a new report from Bloomberg, which looks at how nations’ policies affect the quality …

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Mark Cuban and ‘most embarrassing moment’ on ‘Shark Tank’

You never get a second chance at a first impression — which Barbara Corcoran learned the day she met her “Shark Tank” co-star Mark Cuban. That initial encounter was Corcoran’s “most embarrassing moment on ‘Shark Tank,'” the Corcoran Group founder said in a recent TikTok video outlining the incident. As …

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