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Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Split Corporate America

With Delta cases rising, companies such as Tyson and Walmart are insisting employees get the shot. Others are sticking with persuasion and cash incentives. For both camps, the risk of getting it wrong is high.

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Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate

With high-paying jobs out of reach for most, graduates of the University of Miami and other well-regarded programs routinely carry six-figure student loans for years. “I thought I would come out making much more than I did,” said a recent graduate who owes nearly $300,000.

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New York Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Investigation Finds

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women during his time in office, created a hostile work environment and retaliated against at least one former employee, the state attorney general said. The governor called the report biased.

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Tencent Plummets as China Calls Online Gaming ‘Opium for the Mind’

Shares of Tencent and rivals plummeted after a state-owned Chinese paper criticized online gaming, fueling investor concerns that the companies’ popular games could be swept up into a broader regulatory crackdown.

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Louisiana and San Francisco Area to Reinstate Indoor Mask Mandates

New York City recommended them, with an emphasis on vaccinations, as Covid-19 cases rise amid the more contagious Delta variant.

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A Cash-Strapped Corner of China Finds a Financial Tonic—Hard Liquor

The rise of China’s biggest liquor company, Kweichow Moutai, has been a gift for the indebted province that is the company’s majority shareholder. “There is a lot of pressure to share the joy in Guizhou,” says one analyst.

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Square Agrees to Acquire Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal

The acquisition of the Australian installment-payment company illustrates how financial technology firms are seeking scale to challenge banks for a bigger slice of the payments industry.

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