The latest example is the nationalization of Russia’s largest pasta producer.
Patricia Washburn
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Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
China’s first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country’s transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse.
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EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
The new rules for heavy trucks and buses come a week after the EPA announced new automobile emissions standards for passenger vehicles.
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‘Culture of silence’: Lawyer calls Diddy’s NDA terrifying, purposefully intimidating
The agreement strives to make everything involving or around him confidential, but that’s not how the law works.
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3 of 4 suspects charged in Russia concert hall attack admit guilt during court hearing
The court ordered that the men, all of whom are citizens of Tajikistan, be held in pre-trial custody until May 22.
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Trump’s social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions
The former president won’t be able to cash out the deal’s windfall immediately.
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Filling nuclear power’s $5 trillion hole is beyond the banks
Nuclear power could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, but financiers are waiting for a predictable, stable set of options.
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Nike’s aging Air Force 1s feel heat from fast new runners
The company warns that its sales are taking a hit in the first half of its fiscal year.
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Immigration is fueling U.S. economic growth while politicians rage
The surprising pace of U.S. job growth is attributable in part to immigrants.
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Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North’s eastern waters
Japan’s Defense Ministry said it also detected a missile launch by North Korea.