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Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act

Freight trains frequently stop and block the roads of York, Ala., sometimes cutting off two neighborhoods for hours. Emergency services and health care workers can’t get in, and those trapped […]




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Crypto Firms Start Looking Abroad as U.S. Cracks Down

The wave of government enforcement against cryptocurrency companies is beginning to remake the industry.Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, has opened a business in Bermuda. Gemini, a […]




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‘Movie Theaters Are the Marketplace of Free Ideas’

What is a misconception people have about the movie theater business that you’ve tried to correct but didn’t succeed?Ticket prices. Even through all the innovations and improvements in the technology, […]




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The Younger Brother Caught in the Middle of the FTX Investigation

The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire has led federal prosecutors to scrutinize his brother, Gabe, who ran a pandemic-prevention group. Read More




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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

In November 2016, the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness held the first congressional hearing on A.I., with Mr. Musk’s warnings cited twice by lawmakers. During the hearing, academics […]




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Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters on Wednesday that the goal was to create “at least two” new clusters of manufacturing capacity for leading-edge chips, in addition to facilities producing […]




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Restaurateur, Political Donor, Tipster: The Many Roles of FTX’s Ryan Salame

In Western Massachusetts, Ryan Salame was known as a local boy turned hometown hero who struck gold as a top executive at FTX, the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, and used some […]




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How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous

The association’s consultants predicted, for example, that Virginia could expect to collect an extra $57 million a year in tax revenue if it legalized mobile sports betting and applied a […]







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Amazon C.E.O. Andy Jassy Breaks From the Bezos Way

When Jeff Bezos was chief executive of Amazon, he took an arms-length stance toward the company’s affairs in Washington. He rarely lobbied lawmakers. He testified only once before Congress, under […]