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Jonathan Rockoff

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Deputy Corp Editor at @wsj.com. Board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9h
Drugmakers are targeting muscle preservation and fat loss as they build the next generation of weight-loss medications. on.wsj.com/4AGhEhV
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The Next Frontier for Obesity Drugs Isn’t How Much Weight You Lose, but What Kind
Drugmakers are targeting muscle preservation and fat loss as they build the next generation of weight-loss medications.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 7h
The program to tie U.S. drug costs to prices in other nations is less ambitious than initially proposed after deals with drugmakers. on.wsj.com/4ypcDbN
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Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare
The program to tie U.S. drug costs to prices in other nations is less ambitious than initially proposed after deals with drugmakers.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 7h
NEW - The Trump administration finalized its plan to get Medicare to pay closer to what other nations pay for certain drugs Companies that cut deals with the admin on drug pricing are expected to be exempt w/Lizzy Lawrence www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
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Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare
The program to tie U.S. drug costs to prices in other nations is less ambitious than initially proposed after deals with drugmakers.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/09/2026
Trucking and cargo-shipping rates are at their highest levels in years—and it isn’t just because of the price of fuel. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4rDaXsM
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/09/2026
With just over a month to go until midterm elections, Republicans are facing the worst political environment in farm country in decades on.wsj.com/4hgjm1S
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With just over a month to go until midterm elections, Republicans are facing the worst political environment in farm country in decades
Tariffs, imported beef and rising gas, diesel and fertilizer costs fuel bitter feelings among rural voters.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/09/2026
The aerospace giant is working on a procedure for pilots and a software fix, although an FAA investigation could affect approval of new plane models. on.wsj.com/4AEWCAg
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Boeing has identified a 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail, prompting concerns about a potential safety risk while planes are landing
The aerospace giant is working on a procedure for pilots and a software fix, although an FAA investigation could affect approval of new plane models.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 25/09/2026
Higher gas prices were just the warm-up act for drivers, repair shops and retailers like Walmart and Costco, as the Iran war also sends motor oil prices sharply higher. on.wsj.com/46MjIaj
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Iran War Is Driving Up the Cost of Your Next Oil Change
Higher gas prices were just the warm-up act for drivers, repair shops and retailers like Walmart and Costco.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24/09/2026
Starbucks plans to close hundreds of cafés across North America this week, the latest move under Chief Executive Brian Niccol to streamline and boost the profitability of its operations.
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Starbucks Targets Hundreds of Cafes in New Round of Closures
The closures mark the second round of café cuts under CEO Brian Niccol.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/09/2026
HHS moved money from a minority health office to help pay security costs for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to people familiar with the matter and a document reviewed by the WSJ on.wsj.com/4xE2vuA
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HHS moved money from a minority health office to help pay security costs for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to people familiar with the matter and a document reviewed by the WSJ
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in 2025 to $17 million in 2026.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/09/2026
Millions who use online pharmacies from Canada and other countries could get cut off in October. on.wsj.com/4ya1EDf
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Americans Are About to Lose Access to Cheap Gray-Market Prescriptions From Canada
Millions who use online pharmacies from Canada and other countries could get cut off in October.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/09/2026
A surge in U.S.-China transactions is drawing scrutiny in Washington, where some lawmakers are pushing to slow the pace of investment. on.wsj.com/4yjz5TC
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Pharmaceutical Companies Push Trump Administration to Protect China Deals
A surge in U.S.-China transactions is drawing scrutiny in Washington, where some lawmakers are pushing to slow the pace of investment.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/09/2026
“The currency of success is shifting under our feet,” says the Wharton organizational psychologist. on.wsj.com/4ApvNj8
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The New Ways to Thrive at Work Now, According to Adam Grant
“The currency of success is shifting under our feet,” says the Wharton organizational psychologist.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/09/2026
Debaucherous twists, all-out revelry and Ricki Lake. Welcome to Camp John Waters, emphasis on the camp.
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Inside the Wild Final Chapter of a Movie Director’s ‘Summer Camp on Acid’
Camp John Waters was camp in every sense of the word. Its final session included debaucherous twists, all-out revelry and Ricki Lake.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/09/2026
The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S. on.wsj.com/4j6drh2
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Patients are suing GLP-1 drugmakers over the risk of sudden vision loss. The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S.
The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/09/2026
How do you get a raise? How do you make work dinners palatable? How do you deal with an overwhelmed middle manager? We asked the people who would know. Here’s what we got back: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4cM79PS
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/09/2026
Caterpillar’s newest landfill machinery doesn’t need a human in the operator’s cab. on.wsj.com/4xCFh8j
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The next frontier for autonomous vehicles may be your garbage
Caterpillar’s newest landfill machinery doesn’t need a human in the operator’s cab.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/09/2026
Exclusive: States haven’t yet been able to obtain Covid-19 shots from the CDC, delaying their distribution to millions of children through federal programs, according to people familiar with the matter on.wsj.com/4hwnUkB
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Exclusive | States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children’s Immunization Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t opened up the ordering process, raising concerns about delays as vaccination programs kick off.
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Talking Biz News @talkingbiznews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@wsj.com seeks a deputy Chicago bureau chief: talkingbiznews.com/biz-news-hel...
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WSJ seeks a deputy Chicago bureau chief - Talking Biz News
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious, sharp-minded Deputy Bureau Chief to help drive our newsroom from the heart of the Midwest. Based in Chicago, you’ll help run a high-powered bureau ...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/09/2026
Sunday’s deadly crash in Miami has brought attention to a little-known cargo carrier operating the flight—21 Air—and its well-known owner, Jim Crane, who also owns the Houston Astros.
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Miami Crash Puts Focus on Houston Astros Owner’s Cargo-Jet Business
Former employees alleged that 21 Air previously ignored protocol and suppressed safety reports. The company said it has been deploying the right training and procedures.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/08/2026
Companies such as Caterpillar and Cummins are pivoting to feed a booming market for once-prosaic power equipment. on.wsj.com/3U2gUCP
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AI data centers are driving a U.S. manufacturing boom, reshaping Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton and Ford as they chase new demand
Companies such as Caterpillar and Cummins are pivoting to feed a booming market for once-prosaic power equipment.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12/08/2026
Drivers who are hooked on EVs are looking for good deals in the used market, paying higher prices or switching to hybrids. on.wsj.com/45pJdNZ
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The EV Market Is a Lot Tougher. Readers Share Their Experiences.
Drivers who are hooked on EVs are looking for good deals in the used market, paying higher prices or switching to hybrids.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 09/08/2026
Major packaged-goods firms, retailers and food makers are seeing substantial increases in overseas revenue that are outpacing slowing domestic sales. on.wsj.com/4hVfjbN
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Big-name American consumer brands from Kraft Heinz to Colgate-Palmolive are delivering solid growth lately—outside the U.S.
Major packaged-goods firms, retailers and food makers are seeing substantial increases in overseas revenue that are outpacing slowing domestic sales.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/08/2026
Wine is losing its appeal among earthbound drinkers. But at 30,000 feet, people suddenly can’t get enough. on.wsj.com/4cqq9D0
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/08/2026
Replimune Group says FDA has approved its therapy for advanced skin cancer, ending a regulatory saga that spanned three submissions and two rejections and was a flashpoint in the tenure of the agency’s last commissioner. on.wsj.com/4wJPDUl
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FDA Approves Replimune’s Melanoma Drug On Third Attempt
The agency had turned down two earlier applications over clinical data-quality concerns.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/08/2026
The FDA approved the first drug to treat a root cause of narcolepsy, which could help other sleep conditions as well. on.wsj.com/4q2Zkuj
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The Race to Come Up With the Next Big Sleep Drug
The FDA approved the first drug to treat a root cause of narcolepsy, which could help other sleep conditions as well.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/08/2026
Exclusive: Federal agents are using flight manifests to arrest travelers with lapsed visas, drawing objections from airlines.
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Airlines Push Back Against ICE Enforcement at Airports
Federal agents are using flight manifests to arrest travelers with lapsed visas, drawing objections over safety and protocol.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 05/08/2026
Eli Lilly reported higher net income and revenue in the recent quarter, fueled by continued surging demand for its GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. on.wsj.com/4clxdRn
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Eli Lilly Posts Higher Revenue on Continued GLP-1 Demand
Eli Lilly reported higher net income and revenue in the recent quarter, fueled by continued surging demand for its GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 05/08/2026
Marine One took off from the White House Tuesday afternoon, but air-traffic controllers hadn’t halted commercial flights at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as required under safety protocols, people familiar with the matter said.
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Exclusive | FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington
The president’s helicopter took off from the White House despite commercial traffic flying at Reagan National Airport.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 02/08/2026
Outbreaks of cyclosporiasis are pushing more shoppers to their local farmers markets instead of supermarkets.
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America’s Lettuce Crisis Has Shoppers Ditching Supermarkets for Farmers Markets
Outbreaks of cyclosporiasis are pushing more shoppers to their local farmers markets.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/07/2026
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay up to $5.5 billion to resolve outstanding lawsuits that alleged the company’s talc products caused ovarian cancer.
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Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay Up to $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc Lawsuits
The company said it reached an agreement with firms representing plaintiffs in the outstanding talc cases to pay up to $3 billion in claim payments in 2027, with no further payments due before 2028.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
NEW At a lunch at his northern Virginia golf course in May, president Trump told his health secretary RFK Jr. that he had the yips. Our look inside Trump's push to get Kennedy to do more on vaccines: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines
​The president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/07/2026
Trump is pushing RFK Jr. to move faster to cut the number of vaccines kids get and to advance the science on autism.
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Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines
​The president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 25/07/2026
Taylor Farms representatives contacted the White House last week with an urgent plea: They wanted to delay announcing a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history.
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Taylor Farms Called White House to Try to Delay Cyclospora Recall
Officials became convinced by FDA’s findings, and gave the agency the green light to make them public
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/07/2026
The Port of Long Beach, Calif., this week signed an agreement with federal regulators to explore the construction of a small nuclear reactor to power the energy-hungry port. wsj.visitlink.me/uwhjTK
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/07/2026
Breaking: The U.S. will impose tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on its major trading partners in a new set of duties designed to withstand legal scrutiny. wsj.visitlink.me/dDswge
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/07/2026
Public-health officials are analyzing at least four outbreaks of the parasitic infection. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/07/2026
The Trump administration has moved sharply away from charging companies over the wrongdoing of senior employees.
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The Justice Department Is Pulling Back on Prosecuting Corporate Crime
Prosecutors have declined to charge businesses in a number of recent cases—despite believing that senior employees were involved in wrongdoing.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 18/07/2026
It took thousands of years but people are finally reading “The Odyssey”—or at least learning it’s not an original screenplay. 🔗 wsj.visitlink.me/iBkKhN
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17/07/2026
How can you tell if you have cyclosporiasis? More than 30 states have reported cases of the gastrointestinal illness. Many more cases linked to lettuce are expected. Here’s what to know about the outbreak and how to stay safe: 🔗 wsj.visitlink.me/gNJ7pX
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 09/07/2026
While blockbuster GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are known for helping people lose weight, a new wave of people are using them to treat their eating disorders instead. Success, for them, might actually involve gaining weight. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4f2EypB
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 06/07/2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew a vintage jet fighter at the Fourth of July air show over Washington, D.C., despite objections by federal air-safety regulators. The FAA initially denied his request, calling the aircraft too dangerous for densely populated areas. on.wsj.com/4eM6fEr
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Exclusive | NASA Leader Flew His Vintage Jet at DC Air Show Over FAA Objections
The regulator initially denied Jared Isaacman’s request to fly in the Freedom 250 celebration, calling the aircraft too dangerous for densely populated areas.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/06/2026
The world’s highest-paid CEO makes rockets and electric cars. The guy who ranks #2 makes his fortune in senior housing.
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Top-Paid CEOs Smash the $200-Million Payday
“Moonshot” deals pushed pay for company bosses to new highs in the WSJ’s annual ranking.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/06/2026
Even elementary schoolers are being put on popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy. Doctors say that GLP-1 medications can prevent lifelong obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children—but there are some worries. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4eCqKlE
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It appears that Teslas are deadly dangerous even when you're sitting at home minding your own business: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Fatal Tesla Crash Into Texas Home Now Under Federal Safety Investigation
A driver told law-enforcement officials he was using Tesla’s Autopilot when his car slammed into a Houston-area home, killing a woman.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/06/2026
P&G spent a decade thinking about the future of laundry. Its answer: A detergent “tile” called Tide evo.
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Tide Already Dominates Detergent. Why Is P&G Pushing a New Version?
Researchers and developers believed they could improve the company’s crown jewel—and sell consumers on a laundry ‘tile.’
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/06/2026
Now that budget air carrier Spirit is gone, bus companies like Flixbus and Greyhound are expanding service and upgrading vehicles for travelers seeking low-cost travel options. on.wsj.com/4b5fVY7
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They Can’t Fly Spirit Anymore, So They’re Taking the Bus Instead
Now that budget air carrier Spirit is gone, bus companies like Flixbus and Greyhound are expanding service and upgrading vehicles for travelers seeking low-cost travel options.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/06/2026
“I couldn’t justify it.” Rivian customers are backing away from high leasing prices for the automaker’s new R2 electric SUV. on.wsj.com/4vTM7Wx
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Rivian’s Make-or-Break SUV Is Here. Fans Are Already Balking at the Lease Price.
The automaker’s fans love the startup’s new R2, but high lease costs show the challenges in the changing electric-vehicle market.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12/06/2026
The New World screwworm has prompted cattlemen to use drones and step up inspections to protect herds while the USDA is renewing its sterile-fly production. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4v9xHSj
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/06/2026
After shedding its oncology business just over a decade ago, GSK is building it back with a $10.6 billion deal. on.wsj.com/4efleVW
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New GSK CEO’s Cancer Deal Signals Bigger Ambitions
After shedding its oncology business just over a decade ago, GSK is building it back with a $10.6 billion deal.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 03/06/2026
Eating a diet high in ultraprocessed foods is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to new research, adding to the growing list of health problems linked to foods such as packaged cookies, hot dogs and chips. 🔗 on.wsj.com/43e6Xni
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