Low-producing oil wells linger for years, causing headaches for Texas landowners

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Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from nearly inactive wells. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.

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On the issues: A Q&A with Ken Paxton and John Cornyn

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As Cornyn and Paxton head to the runoff, we updated our Q&A to reflect the two candidates. Both declined to participate, so we used their past statements and voting history to show where they stand on foreign policy, AI and other key issues.

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AI boom poised to be ‘massively disinflationary’, Northern Trust says

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Head of financial services group’s $1.4tn asset management division expects new tech to unleash huge productivity gains

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If You Think Divorce Is Messy, Try Splitting Up When You’re Not Married

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Whether the fight is over the house or the dog, unwed former couples are often beholden to a patchwork of legal interpretation. ‘It’s the Wild West.’

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Kevin Warsh pitched a case for Fed rate cuts. His future colleagues are skeptical.

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He has argued an AI boom will ease price pressures, citing Alan Greenspan’s patience in the 1990s. His future colleagues see an economy that looks nothing like it did then.

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Japan issues tsunami warning after major earthquake

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Warning for wave up to 3 metres high on north-eastern coast

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China does have one powerful lever to boost consumption

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A permanent cut in the payroll tax could benefit workers and the world

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Zillow’s housing update gets unexpected reality check

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For years, the narrative around the U.S. housing market has been driven by one consistent theme: America is short on homes. Zillow has been one of the loudest voices shaping that narrative, publishing research that estimates the country is missing 4.7 million housing units. This number has been …

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Florida’s migration patterns are changing. Residents in their prime working years are heading to other states, while fewer people are arriving.

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Orlando and other Florida cities are either losing domestic migrants or gaining them more slowly, threatening the state’s economic model.

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