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Norfolk Southern fires CEO over relationship with employee

Alan Shaw and its chief legal officer were both dismissed. Shaw oversaw the railway company during the disastrous derailment last year of one of its trains in Ohio.

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Rent, utilities rose faster than home values for first time in a decade

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Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women

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Nippon Steel’s doomed effort to court union detailed in emails, letters

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Inflation drops to lowest level since Feb. 2021 as Fed plans rate cut

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Atlanta Fed president violated trading rules, inspector general finds

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Johnson delays funding plan as House GOP rebels ahead of shutdown deadline

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Johnson’s government funding bill advances despite GOP defections

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Rent, utilities rose faster than home values for first time in a decade

New data from the 2023 American Community Survey also showed that nearly half of renter households spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs.

By Rachel Siegel

Atlanta Fed president violated trading rules, inspector general finds

By Rachel Siegel

Household incomes rose last year for the first time since 2019

By Abha Bhattarai

Inflation was higher in metros with greater 2020 Trump support

By Alyssa Fowers

Work Advice: Office ‘conversation hogs’ talk back

By Karla L. Miller

Inflation drops to lowest level since Feb. 2021 as Fed plans rate cut

With inflation cooling and worries about the job market spreading, the central bank is expected to announce a long-awaited rate cut next week.

By Rachel Siegel

Johnson delays funding plan as House GOP rebels ahead of shutdown deadline

By Jacob Bogage and Marianna Sotomayor

Johnson’s government funding bill advances despite GOP defections

By Jacob Bogage and Marianna Sotomayor

Congress returns to deal with looming federal spending deadline

By Jacob Bogage and Marianna Sotomayor

The Harris agenda emerges: Populism with a ‘healthy dose of centrism’

By Jeff Stein

You’re staring at your phone too much at work, and it’s costing you

How to know whether your phone usage at work is a problem and what you can do about it.

By Danielle Abril

‘Hug your IT folks’: The CrowdStrike outage turned technicians into heroes

By Danielle Abril

Make your job less painful, at least physically

By Danielle Abril and Chris Velazco

Should you quit your job? Take our quiz.

By Danielle Abril and Garland Potts

Why work four days a week when you can work six? Greece gives it a shot.

By Danielle Abril

Here’s what Americans want to kill, according to Google

A deep dive into Google Search data led us on a somewhat disturbing journey into the American psyche.

By Andrew Van Dam

Are Native Hawaiians finally getting ahead professionally?

By Andrew Van Dam

Which states get too much attention? Which ones are truly forgotten?

By Andrew Van Dam

Are Democrats really more likely to be childless cat ladies?

By Andrew Van Dam

Who’s most likely to adopt — or get adopted

By Andrew Van Dam

About the Department of Data

Where fun facts are serious business

What is the Department of Data? How do I contact you? Who is that dweeb in the illustration? How do I get an official button and ID?

By Andrew Van Dam

TECHNOLOGY

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Job rate for women in tech has hardly budged since 2005, EEOC finds

The share of women in the high tech industry has barely budged over the last two decades even as the jobs have exploded, according to a new analysis.

By Naomi Nix

42 state AGs endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media

By Cristiano Lima-Strong

Apple, Google must pay billions in back taxes and fines, E.U. court rules

By Ellen Francis and Cat Zakrzewski

Australia plans social media minimum age, citing mental health concerns

By Michael E. Miller

News publishers in spotlight at Google’s latest monopoly trial

By Eva Dou and Salvador Rizzo

As wildfire risks intensify, California insurance rates keep rising

Allstate will increase rates by an average of 34.1 percent as part of the state’s deal with the industry to expand coverage to homeowners in risky areas.

By Brianna Sacks

Climate change challenges winemakers, but some are benefitting from it

By Dave McIntyre

Should I buy this? A guide to sustainable online shopping.

By Tatum Hunter, Jaclyn Peiser, Elena Lacey and Garland Potts

Why your air conditioning bill is about to soar

By Shannon Osaka

OSHA proposes rule to protect workers exposed to extreme heat

By Anna Phillips

Delta jet’s wing severs tail of another plane on Atlanta taxiway

A large Delta jet bound for Tokyo collided with a much smaller plane on an Atlanta taxiway, but no injuries were reported. The NTSB is investigating.

By Ian DuncanUpdated 2 days ago

Household incomes rose last year for the first time since 2019

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Cars may soon warn speeders to slow down. Will Americans listen?

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How buyers, sellers and agents are navigating the real estate shake-up

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SpaceX Polaris program launches on historic mission with private crew

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Congress returns to deal with looming federal spending deadline

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Eggs recalled after dozens sickened in salmonella outbreak

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Discount retailer Big Lots files for bankruptcy

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Walter G. Ehmer, longtime Waffle House president, dies at 58

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The Harris agenda emerges: Populism with a ‘healthy dose of centrism’

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Boeing reaches tentative contract agreement with machinists union

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Weight-loss drugs change shopping habits

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Biden decision to kill Nippon Steel deal could spark legal challenge

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Inflation drops to lowest level since Feb. 2021 as Fed plans rate cut

Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women

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