The coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna may have caused heart problems in more than 1,200 Americans, including about 500 who were younger than
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Says She Won’t Join UNC Without Tenure
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has told the University of North Carolina that she will not join its faculty as planned next month unless
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John McAfee, Software Pioneer Turned Fugitive, Dies in Spanish Prison
John David McAfee, the founder of the antivirus software maker bearing his name, died in a prison in Spain on Wednesday, the same day a
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NewsWatch: Dow and S&P 500 snap 2-day win streak, but Nasdaq books 16th record close of year
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stock benchmarks end mostly lower Wednesday, but with the Nasdaq Composite scoring its 16th record close in 2021, as investors focus
Read more Bond Report: Treasury yields climb as Fed’s Bostic joins Bullard in backing late-2022 rate hike plan
Yields for government debt rose slightly across the board Wednesday, a day after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated that the central bank expects
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: The bright (and very dark) John McAfee that I got to know
John McAfee, the mercurial anti-virus software pioneer and mogul who was found dead in a Barcelona prison Wednesday, cut a capricious swath. Up until his
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: Who is India Walton, the democratic socialist poised to become Buffalo’s next mayor?
While many New Yorkers were watching the tight New York City Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, a progressive community activist staged an stunning upset upstate.
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Market Extra: These public pension systems used to have too much money. Now they’re in crisis. What happened?
In 2001, some of the country’s biggest public pension systems were flush. The plan serving Kentucky state workers, for example, was 125.8% funded, meaning it
Read more Personal Finance Daily: Warren Buffett leaves Gates Foundation board — and says he’s halfway to giving away most of his fortune, and SCOTUS decision could help advance Biden’s housing agenda
Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: SCOTUS decision could help advance Biden’s housing agenda — starting with the firing of the FHFA director
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What's Worth Streaming: Here’s what’s coming to Netflix in July 2021 — and what’s leaving
Netflix Inc. has a slew of original series and returning favorites coming in July, including two of its best comedies. Those would be Season 2
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