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Long COVID’s brain fog finally has a biological explanation: Dopamine loss

For years, long COVID has been defined almost entirely by what patients report feeling: fatigue, brain fog, memory lapses, a loss of motivation that won’t

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Vance warns the longer the shutdown goes on, ‘the deeper the cuts are going to be’

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty

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Warren asks hedge fund group if it played Argentina bailout role

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren asked a group representing hedge funds and other asset managers to describe what role, if any, it played in the Trump

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Trump, Lula talk for 30 minutes, exchange numbers and Brazilian boss asks again for lifting of 40% tariff

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone conversation Monday to lift the 40% tariff imposed by the U.S. government

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America’s landlords settle claim they used rent-setting algorithms to gouge consumers nationwide for $141 million

Real estate giant Greystar and 25 other property management companies have agreed to collectively pay more than $141 million to settle a class action lawsuit

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Single mother sues — and beats — Kentucky for kicking her off food stamps because she bought food at the store where she worked

A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud. The state alleged she had made

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Housing market: A gauge of future home sales just turned negative despite 9 weeks of falling mortgage rates

Mortgage rates have been coming down, but there has yet to be a spike in homebuying activity—and one leading indicator has even declined. Pending home

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What oil CEOs really think about Trump’s management of the oil sector: ‘Those who can are running for the exits’

Oil companies may have President Donald Trump cheering them on from the bully pulpit. But in the oil patch, the mood is anything but celebratory.

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Trump ramps up retribution campaign with push for AG to hasten pursuit of ‘justice’ against his foes

Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech,

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Cracker Barrel foe urges shareholders to vote against ‘worse than mediocre’ CEO after disma

Activist investor Sardar Biglari launched his eighth proxy battle at Cracker Barrel after the dining chain reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. In a filing