WSJ reporters in Boston and New Orleans bought the agriculture secretary’s suggested $3 meal
Reporters in Boston and New Orleans bought the agriculture secretary’s suggested meal. Source link
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What’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?
The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says. Source link
Your Tax Refund Could Be Taken if You’ve Defaulted on Student Loans: What to Know
Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans. Source link
Larry Fink, the New Mayor of Davos
Larry Fink, BlackRock’s chief executive, led an effort to elevate the World Economic Forum next week, the first without the event’s founder, Klaus Schwab. Source link
Uber’s Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town
The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets. Source link
Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout
The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images. Source link
Big Plan for Fannie and Freddie I.P.O. in Flux as Trump Pushes Affordability
Six months after President Trump told Wall Street banks to prepare a swift stock offering, there is no firm plan for how to take the giant mortgage firms public. Source link
Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Trump, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories
The United States agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwan says it will invest in more chip manufacturing in the U.S. Source link
Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President and ‘Star Wars’ Boss, Steps Down
Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as Lucasfilm’s president and returned to producing. Two studio veterans took over. Source link
Leonard D. Jacoby, 83, Dies; Brought Legal Services to the Masses
He and Steven Z. Meyers opened their first low-cost legal clinic in 1972. Within a decade, they had revolutionized the legal industry. Source link