The Debilitating Toll of Back Pain

The suspect charged with killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was said to have back issues, one of the most common medical problems nationwide.

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Wall Street’s Titans Can’t Wait for Trump 2.0

The financial world sees plenty of opportunity in the return of President-elect Donald J. Trump. For now, Wall Streeters are looking past the risks.

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Federal Judge Blocks $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Merger

The Federal Trade Commission notched a victory in its efforts to block the supermarket merger over concerns about harm to shoppers and workers.

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Suspect in CEO’s Killing Had Discussed His Health Struggles on Reddit

In posts that stretch over years, he described debilitating back pain, “brain fog” in his college years and testing for irritable bowel syndrome.

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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare Shooting Lauded Himself as a Hero in Manifesto, Police Say

The suspect’s three-page manifesto, summarized by the police, described the killing as a “symbolic takedown.”

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As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What?

Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second.

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U.S. Data Agency Blames Old Tech and Other Failures for Missteps

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks jobs and inflation, issued a report on what caused embarrassing episodes in which data was released improperly.

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Democratic Governors See Room for Compromise With Trump on Immigration

In interviews, a range of Democratic governors expressed some defiance toward the president-elect’s expected crackdown, but also showed a surprising willingness to work with him.

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Pepperdine Students Sheltered in Place as Malibu Wildfire Raged Outside

About 3,000 people sheltered on the university’s campus in Malibu, Calif., overnight on Monday. Some of them watched the flames through the windows of a library.

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Supreme Court Poised to Curb Scope of Environmental Reviews

Several justices indicated that a federal agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah.

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