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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
Lee Mendelson, who brought ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ to TV, dies at 86
The Emmy-winning producer who wrote the lyrics to the broadcast’s signature song – ‘Christmas Time Is Here’ – died on Christmas Day.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
Fred B. Rooney, former congressman from Pennsylvania, dies at 94
Specializing in railroad issues, he was one of the architects of the 1976 legislation that established Conrail.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
Elisabeth Sifton, revered book editor and publisher, dies at 80
The mother of a Maine man also embarked on her own literary odyssey, writing about ‘The Serenity Prayer,’ attributed to her own father, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Winners, losers in the U.S.-China trade war cease-fire
It’s too soon to know if the truce will hold, but some players are will clearly be affected by it.
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PublishedMay 17, 2019
Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs
As part of the arrangement, North American trading partners agree to scrap retaliatory tariffs they had imposed on U.S. goods.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Now hiring … for one day: The gig economy hits retail
Stagnant wages, chronic underemployment and growing inequality are leading more Americans to take on so-called side hustles. Businesses are capitalizing, but for workers, the trend comes with costs.