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Parkinson’s may begin in the gut, study says, adding to growing evidence
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Meeri Kim

Parkinson’s may begin in the gut, study says, adding to growing evidence
How to Stay Safe in Extreme Heat
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Allyson Chu

How to Stay Safe in Extreme Heat
You are probably spreading misinformation. Here’s how to stop.
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Geoffrey A. Fowler

You are probably spreading misinformation. Here’s how to stop.

A citizen’s guide to not helping trolls, bots and other online disinformers during turbulent times.
US workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
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Taylor Telford and Andrew Van Dam

US workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.

Bosses and economists are troubled by the worst drop in US worker output since 1947
The Power of Reclaiming My Asian Name
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Marian Chia-Ming Liu

The Power of Reclaiming My Asian Name

Like many Asian Americans, I have long spurned my full name. A wave of racism made me say: No more.
Hating Hybrid Work? Here’s how to make it less painful.
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Danielle Abril

Hating Hybrid Work? Here’s how to make it less painful.

We spoke to work experts to help you navigate hybrid work and make it less messy and stressy
Keystroke tracking, screenshots, and facial recognition:
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Danielle Abril and Drew Harwell

Keystroke tracking, screenshots, and facial recognition:

The Boss May Be Watching Long After the Pandemic Ends
Now Supply Chain Woes Have Come for the Color Blue
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Kelsey Ables

Now Supply Chain Woes Have Come for the Color Blue
Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead.
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Taylor Telford

Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead.

Flexible work is here to stay. But the shape it will take is up for debate in virtual board rooms around the world.
Voices from the Pandemic
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Eli Saslow

Voices from the Pandemic
Six ways your office will be different in 2021, assuming you ever go back to it
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Jena McGregor

Six ways your office will be different in 2021, assuming you ever go back to it
Everything’s Becoming a Subscription, and the Pandemic Is Partly to Blame
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Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam

Everything’s Becoming a Subscription, and the Pandemic Is Partly to Blame

Delivery services, socks, razors, gyms, streaming services, and even restaurants and car washes. Some Americans are now signed up for 10 or more. It’s bringing convenience – and a lot of monthly fees.