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  • Doughnuts, pizza and cheap rides: Election Day deals are here

    Doughnuts, pizza and cheap rides: Election Day deals are here

     

    It’s Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the occasion, while others are giving employees time off to vote.

    ​It’s Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the occasion, while others are giving employees time off to vote. 

  • Analysis: A dispirited nation worn down by crises votes today

    Analysis: A dispirited nation worn down by crises votes today

     

    A dispirited nation worn down by crises and economic anxieties votes Tuesday in an election that is more likely to cement its divides than promote unity.

    ​A dispirited nation worn down by crises and economic anxieties votes Tuesday in an election that is more likely to cement its divides than promote unity. 

  • Facts first: Your guide to the election deniers in midterm races

    Facts first: Your guide to the election deniers in midterm races

     

    Election deniers are running for important offices around the country in the November 8 midterms. And some of them will win.

    ​Election deniers are running for important offices around the country in the November 8 midterms. And some of them will win. 

  • Crypto exchange Binance to buy struggling rival FTX

    Crypto exchange Binance to buy struggling rival FTX

     

    In an unexpected twist, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is buying its rival FTX after the firm faced a liquidity crisis.

    ​In an unexpected twist, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it is buying its rival FTX after the firm faced a liquidity crisis. 

  • A plan to tax the rich to fund electric cars is on the ballot in California

    A plan to tax the rich to fund electric cars is on the ballot in California

     

    California has long been a leader among states, and even countries, in promoting a shift to electric cars, including with its plans to ban the sale of purely gas-powered cars by 2035. But now Californians are voting on a ballot proposal that promises to accelerate that shift even more by taxing the wealthiest Californians to help pay for electric vehicle tax incentives and EV chargers in the state.

    ​California has long been a leader among states, and even countries, in promoting a shift to electric cars, including with its plans to ban the sale of purely gas-powered cars by 2035. But now Californians are voting on a ballot proposal that promises to accelerate that shift even more by taxing the wealthiest Californians to help pay for electric vehicle tax incentives and EV chargers in the state. 

  • Kohl’s CEO leaves for Levi’s

    Kohl’s CEO leaves for Levi’s

     

    In a surprise executive shuffle, Kohl’s chief executive Michelle Gass will leave the department store chain to become the CEO-in-waiting at Levi Strauss.

    ​In a surprise executive shuffle, Kohl’s chief executive Michelle Gass will leave the department store chain to become the CEO-in-waiting at Levi Strauss. 

  • Getting laid off? Know your rights

    Getting laid off? Know your rights

     

    The abrupt and unceremonious way that thousands of Twitter employees got laid off last week was a spectacle.

    ​The abrupt and unceremonious way that thousands of Twitter employees got laid off last week was a spectacle. 

  • Carvana stock plummets as used car prices fall

    Carvana stock plummets as used car prices fall

     

    Shares of used car marketplace Carvana continued to plummet Monday, falling over 50% over the past two trading days, following a volatile downward trend that began after the company shared third-quarter results Thursday.

    ​Shares of used car marketplace Carvana continued to plummet Monday, falling over 50% over the past two trading days, following a volatile downward trend that began after the company shared third-quarter results Thursday. 

  • Elizabeth Holmes’ request for a new trial is denied

    Elizabeth Holmes’ request for a new trial is denied

     

    A federal judge has denied Elizabeth Holmes’ request for a new trial, according to court filings on Monday, paving the way for the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos to be sentenced later this month.

    ​A federal judge has denied Elizabeth Holmes’ request for a new trial, according to court filings on Monday, paving the way for the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos to be sentenced later this month.