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The Northwest Bakes as the Region Faces Hotter, Longer Heat Waves
Inland areas farther from the coast are facing particularly dangerous conditions this weekend, forecasters say.
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Heat Wave Enters 7th Day, but the End Is in Sight
The unusually early heat wave that has gripped much of the country may let up early this week, forecasters predict.
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New Home Construction Slows as Mortgage Rates Remain High
Home building in May fell to its slowest pace in four years despite a supply shortage. That trend could put even greater strain on buyers.
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The Housing Market Is Weird and Ugly. These 5 Charts Explain Why.
The Housing Market Is Weird and Ugly. These 5 Charts Explain Why. Home prices have held up better than expected amid high interest rates. But that doesn’t mean the housing market is healthy. By Ben Casselman When the Federal Reserve began raising ...
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Spring Isn’t Even Over, but Summer Heat Is Here
Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.
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3.3%
The rate of inflation in May over the previous year.
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Newyork
What Happens to Gifted Children
What happens to the extremely intelligent? Do they go from success to success, powered by their natural brilliance? Or do they struggle in a world where they don’t fit in? There are two ways to answer these questions. The first is the social science ...
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Newyork
The Great Interest Rate Debate
Peter Coy: Hi, Paul. The Fed meets Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about interest rates, which many voters are really frustrated about. In the past few Times Opinion focus groups, we’ve had voters across the ideological spectrum express high concern ...
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Newyork
MAGA Turns Against the Constitution
You may not know this, but the United States is in the grips of another crisis — perhaps its greatest crisis of all. In addition to confronting a recession, a collapsing stock market, unemployment rates at a 50-year high and skyrocketing crime, the ...
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Interest on Federal Student Loans Is Rising to 6.53%
The rate for undergraduate loans is up from 5.5 percent this past school year and higher than it has been in more than a decade.