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Longtime business journalist with global, local and financial interests. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ferguson-150a1311/
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Are (legal) dope sales rising inversely to the decline of alcoholic beverages?
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Connecticut Marijuana Sales Hit $24.6 Million in October, Second Highest Month on Record
Connecticut’s legal marijuana market recorded $24,669,523 in sales during October, marking the second highest monthly total since the state launched legal retail. The new figure, released today by the...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hillsdale is the outlier. 'Private' higher-ed is tied to federal govt.
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Private Universities Can’t Survive Without Public Support - The Future of American University
By Tao Tan, November 5, 2025 In its first nine months, the Trump administration has thoroughly disrupted the American higher education landscape. It has cancelled federal grant funding, pressured univ...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Extreme commercialization of US sports at a time of reported consumer stress is a mystery. Even those who don't buy tickets or merch effectively pay through cable or streaming subs, or by enduring long commercial breaks on live events.
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Atlanta lands NWSL expansion franchise backed by Arthur Blank for record $165 million: Sources
The team will be the 17th in NWSL and operated by Blank’s AMB Sports + Entertainment.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Christians' case, per Walter Russell Mead.
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Opinion | Trump Gambles on Africa
Talk of humanitarian action is intended to push goals abroad and rally support at home.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Writers of "letters" (comments) to the editor can be people of interest if you take an interest.
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The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interesting bit on how American live acts changed.
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Opinion | How Comedy Became a Solo Act
Laurel and Hardy? Hardly. Stand-up comics were a portent of the ‘Me’ decade.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Her party is going to want a lot of confrontation out of Spanberger, undoing Youngkin. This will be a political challenge.
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Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
There's an interesting cleavage on the right between most of the Federalist Society lawyers (who held sway in Trump 1.0) and the legal bent of Trump 2.0. A small but intellectually important part of the fracturing of MAGA.
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Prosecutor Who Quit Over Adams Case Joins a Firm Known for Independence
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November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Performative.
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Never let a dead cat go to waste
A San Francisco supervisor is using the death of a kitty at the wheels of a Waymo as an excuse to virtue-signal to progressives and win favor with Teamsters.
sfstandard.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Across Long Island, NY, towns are raising taxes to cover the ballooning costs of employee pay, benefits and pensions.
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Riverhead officials defend tax increases in 2026 budget as resident backlash builds
The tax increases prevent significant cuts to the workforce and programming, Riverhead officials said.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Merkel's people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/w...
Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
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November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fratricide on the left.
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The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The cost of living will be what separates Trump for his base.
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Economic Anger Once Again Punishes the Party in Power
The biggest contests on Tuesday were decided by voters who listed the economy or cost of living as the top issue where they live.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The wave crashed on Hamptons sand as well.
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Political Upheaval on the Southampton Shores
Amid the national “blue wave” at the polls Tuesday, engaged Southampton Town Democrats scored another triumph, most notably in sweeping five trustee seats, traditionally a Republican re…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
How much could be saved from the marketing budget?
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Yum Brands Explores Sale of Pizza Hut
The pizza chain has nearly 20,000 locations worldwide and reported declining same-store sales for several quarters.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here's a rub: "States passed a series of clean air and clean water laws that, along with rising U.S. labor costs, helped drive drug manufacturing out of the United States."
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The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
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November 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A class-war morsel for your football Saturday spread.
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Gridiron Riches Aren’t for Everybody on Saturdays
The “college” football season is in high gear, with ever bigger dollars flowing through what is actually a business. As a result–and also to raise their profile in attracting more…
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November 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
No pensions or disability claims.
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Cities Across the U.S. Are Putting Robots to Work
Robots are starting to do jobs like firefighting, lawn mowing and beach cleaning, among other things.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The peace plan is just moving the boundary on Hamas northward. With no int'l "peacekeeping," that is where Israel will keep it.
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A Trip to Gaza’s New ‘Yellow Line’ Shows Israel Is Digging In
The temporary dividing line between two foes is becoming more permanent, with earthworks and plans for civilian infrastructure.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Biden administration was heavily invested in Arevalo's presidency.
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Guatemalan President denounces “coup attempt”
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday delivered a strong rebuke against what he called an attempted “coup,” publicly accusing Attorney General Consuelo Porras and Judge Fredy Orellana of lea...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This will be a neat trick--undoing the PRC macroeconomic ways.
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China Vows to Significantly Boost Household Consumption Rate
China’s communist elites have pledged to let consumption play a bigger role in driving growth over the next five years.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'Qualified immunity' if you're deputized by a federal task force.
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Minnesota cop who fabricated a sex-trafficking ring won't be held accountable
The officer made up information and lied multiple times under oath but the government says she has federal immunity.
reason.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
One little hang-up...
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International troops won't want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan
King Abdullah tells the BBC there would need to be peace in Gaza before any international forces were deployed.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Still plenty of spending power for this.
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Inflation isn’t scaring off Halloween shoppers
Consumer survey shows holiday spending will reach a record $13.1 billion.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Turns out Porsche's clientele was not asking for electric.
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Porsche Skids to Loss on Bad EV Bet, Tariffs
Slow electric-vehicle rollout, weak demand for German premium cars in China and U.S. President Trump’s tariffs have taken a toll on the sport-car maker.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM