Can Policing Change?
Since George Floyd’s death last May, dozens of states and local governments have changed their laws about police behavior. And yet police officers continue to kill about three Americans each …
Analysis & Comment
Opinion | What ‘Minnesota Nice’ Sweeps Under the Rug
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has always imagined itself as someplace special, a place apart. This attitude has irked our neighbors in the Dakotas, Iowa and Wisconsin, and they have never suffered …
Opinion | These People Should Be Required to Get Vaccinated
The next coronavirus surge seems to be underway. Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the states with rising cases, hospitalizations and intensive care occupancy, and hospitalization rates among younger …
Carlyle Group to take majority stake in Beautycounter cosmetics brand
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Carlyle Group is displayed at the company’s office in Tokyo, Japan October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo(Reuters) – Private-equity firm Carlyle Group Inc will …
Canada's BMO to sell EMEA asset management unit for about $870 million
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bank of Montreal (BMO) is seen on their flagship location on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2017. Picture taken March 16, …
Opinion | Democrats and Republicans No Longer Speak the Same Language
A dictionary for these polarized times. By Michelle Cottle Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board. President Biden campaigned on a promise to unify America. An inspiring goal, …
Top California pot grower Glass House to go public in blank-check deal
(Reuters) – Glass House Group, California’s largest pot producer, said on Thursday it would go public by merging with a blank-check firm backed by industry veteran Jonathan Sandelman, in a …
SocGen in talks over $979 million sale of Lyxor to Amundi
PARIS (Reuters) – French bank Societe Generale is in exclusive talks to sell most of asset manager Lyxor to Amundi for 825 million euros ($979 million), as SocGen continues its …
Opinion | Amazon Uses a Lot of Plastic. It Doesn’t Have To.
The year 2020 may have been heartbreaking for most humans, but it was a good one for Jeff Bezos and Amazon. His company’s worldwide sales grew 38 percent from 2019, …
Opinion | These Sacred Jewish Books Were Abandoned. Could I Save Them?
Several months ago, I was sifting through a pile of abandoned books in the most promising of places — a trash bin in a well-heeled and highly educated town, one …