Washington Times - Business
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Mattel plans to raise prices on some toys to offset tariff costs
Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products...
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Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary
A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest early this year after editors killed her sketch criticizing the Post...
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Florida jury awards man $3M for defective airbag that caused serious injury during crash
A South Florida jury has awarded $3 million to a man who was severely injured by a defective airbag in a 2020 crash.
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D.C. mayor proposes repealing tipped-wage increases to save city's restaurant scene
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed Monday a repeal of the District's new minimum wage law for tipped workers, which she said is suffocating the...
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Federal investigators say a utility wasn't marked before a deadly natural gas explosion in Missouri
A deadly explosion that leveled one Missouri home and damaged two others happened after a subcontractor drilled into an unmarked underground gas...
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OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
After months spent pursuing a plan to convert itself into a for-profit business, OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will...
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Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls
The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army...
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'Build, baby, build': Burgum warns that more data centers needed to win technological arms race
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is pushing for the construction of new data centers to fuel the nation's artificial intelligence ambitions in...
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An overwhelming majority of Americans don't want Trump tax cuts to expire
A majority of Americans don't support raising taxes, according to a new poll, which also bodes well for support of President Trump's plans to cut...
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OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
After months spent pursuing a plan to convert itself into a for-profit business, OpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will...
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Trump has booted 11,000 IRS employees so far, and counting
President Trump has given buyouts or tried to terminate employment of more than 11,000 people at the IRS, with a disproportionate share of those...
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Trump's economy is one big power play, not just the pieces, Bessent says urging investor patience
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors Monday that President Trump's economic agenda is "more than the sum of its parts," pointing to...