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Diesel Tops $6 a Gallon. You Pay for It Even If You Never Fill a Tank.

Regular gas is up $1.53 since the Iran war began, but record diesel is the bigger shock. It feeds into harvest, freight and grocery costs before you see it.

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The Immigration Scapegoat: What's Really Driving America's Rough Labor Market

Illegal immigration gets blamed for a tough labor market, but the data points harder at Fed policy, AI hiring freezes, and tuition costs.

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The Rule That Would Have Solved Taco Bell's Lettuce Problem Was Delayed Until 2028

The tool built to trace this outbreak in a day already existed in law. Industry asked for a delay, and got one, until 2028.

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Inside Samsung's Move to Texas: What's Actually Happening, and Why Now

Samsung is relocating its US HQ to Texas less than a year after opening in New Jersey with fanfare. Here's what's driving it and who pays.

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The Pledge That Was Broken Before It Was Signed

Big Tech promised AI data centers wouldn't raise your power bill. The rules that set electricity rates were never part of the deal.

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Lab-Grown Meat has FDA approval

Five firms now hold federal clearance for cultivated meat. A wall of state bans, just upheld in court, shows the FDA was never the obstacle.

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The Hidden Cost of "Free"

"Free" was never free. The ad-supported internet extracted attention, data, and psychological wellbeing — and the bill is still being tallied.