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Business and Economic News

How small inequities lead to big inequalities

How small inequities lead to big inequalities

How do societal inequalities arise and persist? Tania Lombrozo interviews philosopher Ron Mallon about "accumulation mechanisms": the processes that explain how small biases can have big effects.
by Tania Lombrozo

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Father of girl ticketed for selling lemonade responds to supporters: 'Make a stand'

Father of girl ticketed for selling lemonade responds to supporters: 'Make a stand'

A 5-year-old girl whose sidewalk lemonade stand brought a $195 fine in London has been invited to set up shop elsewhere. Her dad says, "Now she feels less sour about the experience."

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Food and farming from Annual to Sugar beet

Food and farming from Annual to Sugar beet

This handy guide should help you navigate the world of agriculture and food production. We'll be updating it periodically with new terms, so check back!
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Mille Lacs Lake walleye closure extended until Aug. 11

Mille Lacs Lake walleye closure extended until Aug. 11

The decision means walleye fishing on Mille Lacs will remain closed until Friday, Aug 11. The lake will then reopen to catch-and-release-only fishing for walleyes through the Labor Day weekend, when the season will close again through Nov. 30.
by Associated Press

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What's it really like to work in a prison goat milk farm? We asked inmates

What's it really like to work in a prison goat milk farm? We asked inmates

Whole Foods has been forced to stop selling goat cheese made from milk that came from a prison farm, where inmates work for less than a dollar an hour. Yet the inmates themselves aren't complaining.
by Dan Charles

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Elon Musk says he has 'verbal' OK to build N.Y.-D.C. Hyperloop

Elon Musk says he has 'verbal' OK to build N.Y.-D.C. Hyperloop

There's still much to do before getting formal approval, the entrepreneur adds. Hyperloop has the goal of reaching speeds of more than 700 mph, using magnetic levitation in a vacuum environment.

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