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Independent bottlers and blenders are helping small distillers reach a wider audience, and helping consumers discover new flavors.
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The New Republic names a new top editor and will return to Washington.
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Michael Tomasky, editor of the policy journal Democracy: A Journal of Ideas and a columnist for The Daily Beast, will take over as The New Republic’s top editor.
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Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire buys a financial tip sheet.
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The deal signals a return to acquisitions after Mr. Murdoch spent the last few years slimming down and selling off parts of his businesses.
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Ad Agencies Step Away From Oil and Gas in Echo of Cigarette Exodus
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A queasiness has set in among some people who have made ads promoting fossil fuels. One executive likened the shift to the ad industry’s move away from tobacco.
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The oil market can absorb a blocked Suez Canal, for now.
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Analysts say the problem is unlikely to alter more important concerns facing the industry, including worries that an economic recovery may be slower than expected.
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Unemployment claims drop to a pandemic low as reopenings offer hope.
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The labor market appears to be making gains, even though it has lagged behind other measures of recovery.
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Britain Unveils £50 Bill Honoring Alan Turing, Famed Code Breaker
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The design will start circulating on June 23, the birthday of the mathematician whose work cracking German codes is credited with helping to shorten World War II.
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Left in the Lurch by Private Loans From For-Profit Colleges
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The loans have ensnared hundreds of thousands of students, who aren’t protected by the same government safeguards carried by federal loans.
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A Man Demanded His Final Paycheck. The Auto Shop Delivered 91,500 Greasy Pennies.
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It’s not technically illegal to do so, according to the Department of Labor, but that doesn’t make it OK, according to the former employee’s new Instagram fans.
