Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous

Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading.

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Trump’s Pick as Mideast Adviser, Massad Boulos, Is a Truck Salesman

The lore around Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, is that he is a billionaire dealmaker. Records show otherwise.

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China Pledges More Stimulus to Shore Up Flagging Economy

At a meeting to set the party’s economic policy agenda, China’s leadership said it would borrow more and cut interest rates in a bid to bolster growth.

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Remembering David Bonderman, a Private Equity Pioneer

A former lawyer, he cofounded the giant investment firm TPG and became known for complex deals that remade corporate America. He died on Wednesday at 82.

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BuzzFeed Strikes Deal to Sell ‘Hot Ones’ Company for $82.5 Million

The sale, to a group that includes the show’s host, Sean Evans, and Soros Fund Management, will allow BuzzFeed to pay down tens of millions of dollars in debt.

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Universidades instan a estudiantes extranjeros a volver a EE. UU. antes de que Trump asuma

Harvard, Penn y Cornell fueron algunas de las instituciones que advirtieron de posibles prohibiciones de viajar una vez iniciado el siguiente gobierno.

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Donald Trump Is Time’s Person of the Year

Mr. Trump also received the title in 2016, after his first presidential election victory. He has had a tempestuous relationship with the publication.

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European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as the Economy Weakens

The bank has been lowering rates since June as inflation slowed, but other risks are growing, including the threat of higher tariffs promised by President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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Russian Troops Advance to Within 3 Miles of Key Ukrainian Transit Hub

Russia is pushing toward Pokrovsk, a strategic city for Ukraine’s army with important rail and road connections, in a rapid capturing of ground in the Donetsk region.

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Man Found in Syria Appears to Be a Missing American

The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said that he had been detained for months.

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