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Driverless trucks can be safe, efficient

Long-haul trucking has always been a tough job that keeps drivers away from their families for days and sometimes weeks. It’s no wonder there’s a perennial shortage of them. The pool of available drivers is aging — the median age is about 46 and climbing — and the industry is struggling to attract younger people to get behind the wheel ...

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Please! don’t ban Chinese investment in US farmland

  What happens to America’s food supply if foreigners, and not American farmers, own the amber waves of grain? It’s an old fear that’s generating new tensions, thanks to a Chinese company’s acquisition of 300 acres of North Dakota farmland . The company plans to build a corn milling operation. Opponents fear that it will also build the capacity to ...

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US Senate’s new tax legislation has issues

  The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the Senate and now headed to the House, is a notable achievement. It provides much-needed incentives for investment in clean energy and takes long-overdue steps to control drug prices. Its new revenue will more than pay for the extra spending, so that over the course of 10 years the plan will trim public ...

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