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Fox News and CNN aired both men’s remarks in full; MSNBC carried neither one live. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/business/media/biden-trump-border-media.html

Nine grandchildren of Walt and Roy Disney expressed support for Bob Iger and the company’s board, and criticized Nelson Peltz and others circling Disney. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/business/media/disney-heirs-nelson-peltz.html

Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people died in 2021 from similar causes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/health/alcohol-deaths-cdc.html

The company announced the departure of its most famous spokeswoman in a corporate filing that sent the stock into a tailspin. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/business/oprah-weight-watchers-board-stock.html

The estate said it had denied a clearance request by Ty Dolla Sign and the rapper once known as Kanye West, who then used the song on their new album, “Vultures 1.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/arts/music/donna-summer-lawsuit-kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign.html

WilmerHale, the law firm investigating Sam Altman, could present its findings to the company’s board as soon as next month. Mr. Altman was reinstated as chief executive. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/open-ai-investigation.html

The two recalls, which the vehicle manufacturer announced within a week of each other, were over issues that could increase the risk of a crash. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/business/toyota-tacoma-recall.html

The car, which Apple spent billions of dollars researching, had been intended as a rival to Tesla’s E.V.s, which include autonomous driving features. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/technology/apple-ends-electric-car-plan.html

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/supreme-court-social-media-texas-florida.html

For eco-conscious consumers of personal medical devices, recycling options are limited. Some companies are trying to change that. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/health/insulin-pens-inhalers-plastic.html

Inhalers, EpiPens, home tests for flu or Covid, mouth guards. They accumulate in our homes, and recycling methods and advice can be tricky to pin down. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/health/recycle-inhalers-insulin-pens-tests.html

Lynda and Stewart Resnick have directed their pistachio fortune toward large, transformational gifts, but also drawn some criticism for their water use in an often parched state. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/arts/design/lynda-and-stewart-resnick-philanthropy.html

Thousands of customers lost service on Thursday when the telecommunications company ran into problems while trying to expand its network, the company’s chief executive said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/business/att-outage-credit.html

The man made $1.7 million in profits after buying and selling stocks in a company that his wife’s employer, BP, acquired, prosecutors said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/business/bp-insider-trading-texas.html

Five months after the expiration of federal funds, running a child care business is more precarious than ever and many parents are struggling to pay tuition, two surveys show. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/upshot/child-care-centers-struggling.html

A bitter but successful battle with Danone of France for control of a joint venture made him the richest person in China for a time. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/business/zong-qinghou-china-billionaire.html

Microsoft, once again a juggernaut thanks to artificial intelligence, wants to be seen as an ethical employer. Is there a catch? source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/business/economy/microsoft-corporate-progressive-labor.html

Roman Sharf is one of the watch world’s best known dealers. Compared to the Patek on his wrist, the shoes were cheap. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/style/donald-trump-sneakers-roman-sharf.html

Revelations that Alexander Smirnov, an F.B.I. informant, was a serial fabulist were downplayed on air and online by those who continued to insist the president should be impeached. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/business/media/right-wing-media-alexander-smirnov.html

Drevon Alston runs the dish pit at the perennially packed Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner. We followed him as he worked one of his busiest weekend shifts. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/dining/nyc-dishwasher.html

The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/health/embryo-shipping-alabama-ivf.html

The clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/health/fertility-clinics-embryos-alabama.html

Documents leaked on a public website show that China is hiring private hackers to obtain sensitive information from foreign companies and governments. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/business/china-hack-leak-isoon.html

An executive order expands powers to the Department of Homeland Security amid increased fears of a conflict with China. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/cybersecurity-ports.html

A federal judge said the lawsuit, in which a California woman accused Simpson Imports of using “highly misleading” packaging, could proceed. The company says its labels do not call the product “San Marzano.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/business/san-marzano-tomato-lawsuit.html

The head of the factory where Max jets are made is leaving the company as it faces scrutiny of an incident that left a hole in a plane’s fuselage. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/business/boeing-max9-renton.html

It and other foreign automakers are trying to exploit upheaval caused by new technology to gain market share from their dominant rivals. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/business/vw-electric-vehicles-us.html

Before two of the largest credit card companies in the United States can complete a $35 billion deal, they’ll face an uphill battle with regulators. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/business/capital-one-discover-what-to-know.html

The natural foods entrepreneur hit upon a distinctively American style that matched the homey packaging of his products. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/style/bob-moore-bobs-red-mill-branding-style.html

Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/business/wall-street-biden-trump-election.html

Hong Kong residents are finding in Shenzhen, the mainland city next door, lower prices, better service and tasty cuisine. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/business/hong-kong-shenzhen-shopping.html

The proposed deal would combine two of the largest credit card companies in the United States. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/business/capital-one-discover-merger.html

In a presidential battleground state, electric vehicles have emerged as a contested piece of the economic future — a job-killer or a job-creator. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/business/economy/michigan-economy-2024-election.html

Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A key figure in a landmark lawsuit looks back at a not-so-golden era. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/travel/flight-attendant-stewardess-sexism.html

Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, 37, of Ukraine, pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in two separate malware schemes that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/cyberattack-vermont-hospital-guilty.html

His New York Times scoop enraged the Nixon White House, which ordered a tap on his phone. He later won a Pulitzer Prize at The Boston Globe. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/business/media/william-beecher-dead.html

Biometric technology is expanding at airports across the United States — and the world — and transforming the way we move through them, from checking a bag to boarding the plane. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/travel/facial-recognition-airports-biometrics.html

Volkswagen and BASF, two German giants, are reassessing their activities in the region, where the Chinese government has cracked down on Muslim minorities. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/business/volkswagen-basf-xinjiang-china.html

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant and his personal lawyer were accused of enabling the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/business/epstein-advisers-lawsuit.html

While the vast majority of sporting events take place without incident, high-profile exceptions in recent years have spread unease. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/business/sports-violence-kansas-city-shooting.html

The company said it asked the shoppers to leave. Two witnesses said that is not quite what happened. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/style/sephora-girls-blackface.html

A longtime investigative journalist, he wrote books and articles that documented a campaign of disinformation intended to sow doubt about global warming. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/business/media/ross-gelbspan-dead.html

Daniel Werfel, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, pushed back against claims from Republicans that he had not been following the law. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/internal-revenue-service-budget-cuts-hearing.html

Patients have filed eight lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a major fertility company, which has recalled the faulty product. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/health/cooper-surgical-ivf-embryos-lawsuits.html

Mothers have complained that Melanie Henstrom, a lactation consultant in Boise, Idaho, pressured them to get their babies’ tongues lasered by a dentist. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/health/melanie-henstrom-lactation-consultant-investigation.html

Kelly Toys, the maker of Squishmallows, filed a lawsuit this week claiming that the Skoosherz line by Build-A-Bear is simply an imitation. Build-A-Bear filed its own suit. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/build-a-bear-lawsuit-squishmallows.html

A year ago, a rogue A.I. tried to break up my marriage. Did the backlash help make chatbots too boring? source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/technology/chatbots-sydney-tamed.html

Ms. Chao, whose sister Elaine Chao was President Trump’s secretary of transportation, led Foremost Group, operator of a global fleet of carrier ships. She died in a car crash. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/angela-chao-dead.html

Inspired by Time, he founded World magazine, covering politics, the arts and other subjects from a “God’s-eye” view. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/media/joel-belz-dead.html

Intuitive Machines of Houston, the latest private company to attempt to carry NASA payloads to the lunar surface, will lift off early on Wednesday. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/science/spacex-launch-moon-lander-intuitive.html

Two men posted “dating bounties” on the internet worth thousands as an incentive for people to help them find love. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/business/dating-bounty-roy-zaslavskiy.html

If you or someone you love hid a financial matter that ended well, The Times would like to hear from you. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/business/personal-finance-money-secrets.html

Overall prices cooled slightly from a year ago, but the report included worrying signs for the Federal Reserve. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/business/cpi-inflation-january.html

The figure easily exceeded last year’s 115.1 million, capping off a big year for N.F.L. ratings. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/media/super-bowl-ratings-record.html

Mr. Woods is trading in the Nike swoosh he wore for decades for the tiger logo of Sun Day Red, which will be a stand-alone unit within TaylorMade Golf. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/tiger-woods-sun-day-red.html

He was “the voice we woke up to” for a quarter century, delivering news and interviews in a rich baritone that reached millions of listeners. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/media/bob-edwards-dead.html

Ohio’s attorney general accused a former chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Commission of taking more than $4.3 million in bribes from FirstEnergy executives. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/firstenergy-indictment-ohio-bribery.html

An overtime classic, featuring appearances by Usher and Taylor Swift, could make this year’s Super Bowl a hugely profitable money-maker for the N.F.L. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/dealbook/super-bowl-nfl-profit.html

Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources are both major players in the booming Permian Basin. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/diamondback-energy-endeavor-energy-permian-basin.html

The leading Chinese electric vehicle company, with origins as a battery maker, has posted two years of million-car growth in sales. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/byd-china-electric-vehicle.html

A Cetaphil commercial showed a father and daughter connecting over football and the music superstar. But a social media influencer said the idea was stolen from her. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/business/cetaphil-taylor-swift-commercial.html

Single, anti-consumerist or just not a romantic? From petty heartbreak healers to anti-Valentine’s Day parties, groups are finding ways to resonate with naysayers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/business/anti-valentines-day.html

The Pink Stuff, a home cleaning paste, went from total obscurity to viral sensation — and Walmart staple — thanks to one “cleanfluencer” and her legion of fans. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/business/tiktok-cleaning-pink-stuff.html

The other big game on Super Bowl Sunday? The 20th outing of Animal Planet’s football game for puppies (complete with a kitten halftime show). source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/style/puppy-bowl-adoption.html

The decline is the most definitive evidence of a slowdown in new programming that has been predicted for at least a year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/business/media/peak-tv-shows-2023-decline.html

The index is up TK percent this year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/business/stock-market-today.html

Seven medical supply companies made suspicious claims involving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, an advocacy group found. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/health/medicare-billing-scam-catheters.html

The state schools in California and many other colleges are extending their May 1 commitment deadlines. Some are also creating new aid forms. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/business/fafsa-delays-financial-aid.html

Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/politics/biden-inflation-reduction-act-cost.html

The son of Jewish immigrants, he was a pilot in World War II who later created patents to mass-produce artificial conifers. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/us/si-spiegel-dead.html

In one case, material stolen from a private company would help the development of technology to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, U.S. officials said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/china-iran-arrests-export-controls.html

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Wednesday said a growing economy and recent spending cuts had slowed deficits. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/business/us-national-debt-congressional-budget-office.html

Ford Motor attributed the loss in the fourth quarter to charges related to pension plans and a restructuring of overseas operations. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/business/economy/ford-fourth-quarter-earnings.html

The Snapchat parent company’s revenue for the fourth quarter was up from a year ago, but it had missed Wall Street’s expectations. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/technology/snap-earnings.html

A photo indicates that bolts in a fuselage panel had been removed at a Boeing factory and not replaced, the National Transportation Safety Board said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/business/ntsb-boeing-alaska-airlines-report.html

Thinking of a splurge to see the big game in Las Vegas this weekend? You’ll be competing with billionaires who are going to “have trouble parking their planes.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/travel/super-bowl-tickets-cost.html

A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board cleared the way for the collegiate men’s basketball team to hold a vote. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/dartmouth-basketball-nlrb-union.html

A new lawsuit says federal agencies overstepped their authority in a rule forcing banks to do business in underserved communities. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/banks-redlining-lawsuit-regulators.html

The viewership was the highest for the awards show since the 2020 ceremony, shortly before the pandemic. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/media/grammy-ratings-jump.html

The latest crisis involving a 737 Max jet is once again prompting scrutiny of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/faa-boeing-737-max-9.html

Lee Jae-yong’s case had raised questions about the immense power that chaebol leaders wield and the legal system holding them to account in South Korea. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/samsung-lee-south-korea.html

The Houthi attacks on commercial ships are driving up freight costs and adding delays to journeys, with some companies affected more than others. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/business/red-sea-shipping-companies-cost.html

Federal Reserve officials are debating when to lower rates. An interview with Jerome H. Powell confirms a move is coming, but not immediately. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/business/economy/jerome-powell-rates-federal-reserve.html

Blame rising costs, shrunken crowds and a black-market permit trade. Chicken over rice costs $10 at the Halal Plates, a cart in Lower Manhattan, up from $6 prepandemic. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/nyregion/nyc-costs-chicken-rice-cart.html

Federal law set caps on some spending for seniors who are enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans. Those paying for high-cost medicines will benefit. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/business/medicare-drugs-part-d.html

CBS said the president declined its invitation to appear ahead of what may be the highest-rated television broadcast of the year. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/business/media/biden-super-bowl-interview.html

In a widely viewed TikTok video, a high school history teacher highlighted the errors, which appeared in a “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity.” source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/business/target-black-history-tiktok.html

The Biden administration used sanctions and criminal charges to punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s premier military force. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/us/politics/us-iran-sanctions-charges.html

On the air, he urged politically powerful guests to take action on human rights issues. Outside the studio, he joined protests, including a hunger strike in 2021. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/business/media/joe-madison-dead.html

U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January, far exceeding forecasts, and revised figures showed last year was even stronger than previously reported. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/business/economy/jobs-report-january-2024.html

Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/business/economy/soft-landing-economy-inflation.html

President Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/biden-food-prices.html

The call from two main farmers’ unions came after President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced new financial aid and plans to loosen regulations to end the nationwide protests. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/world/europe/france-farmers-protest-macron.html

In unreleased testimony, Richard Kahn said that he had not been aware that Jeffrey Epstein was abusing women, and that none had asked for his help. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/business/jeffrey-epstein-accountant-testimony.html

The parent company of the streaming services Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu announced the change in updated service agreements this week. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/business/hulu-password-sharing-disney-plus.html