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Rocky Road and Licorice

Rivian Corporation began as a scrappy startup in 2009. Volkswagen has spent decades failing to understand American car buyers. Now they’re betting $5.86 billion that Rocky Road and Licorice actually do mix. The electric vehicle maker, started as an enthusiast-run firm by an entrepreneur, R.J. Scaringe, with money from family

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Harvard Material

The recent Kavanaugh spectacle enthralled me as much as any big sports event. It really was the Super Bowl of Senate pillow fights, and I

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How to Lose a Customer

You never know when life will teach you a lesson when you least expected it. I was at the local Farmer’s Market in Homewood, Illinois,

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