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Order Management: How It Works and Why It Breaks Down
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This image from aerial video shows black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, June 11, 2026.
Fire Destroys Massive Medical Equipment Warehouse After Sprinkler Malfunction
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Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, third from right, celebrates with colleagues during a bell ringing ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York.
Elon Musk Becomes First Trillionaire
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Strike to End at GM Supplier; Workers Win Significant Increases
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Each week, our editors discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing and their implications for the industry. 
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President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington.
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Jobs Are Make-or-Break Argument for Biden in Climate Plan
Climate change is not just a threat, says President Biden. It's an opportunity.
April 23, 2021
In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. The world’s hopes for curbing climate change hinge on action by two giant nations whose relations are deteriorating. China and the United States both say they are intent on retooling their economies to burn less climate-wrecking coal, oil and gas. But tensions between them threaten their ultimate success.
Energy
US-China Tensions Threaten Global Climate Change Efforts
China and the United States are the world's No. 1 and No. 2 carbon polluters.
March 4, 2021
Cameron Karosis, 27, a software salesman, poses for a portrait outside his home, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Karosis usually strives to protect his personal information. But a scary bout with COVID-19 that began with headaches and fevers, progressed to breathing problems and led to a hospital visit has now left him eager to disclose as much as possible to help halt the virus' spread. “I’m sick and I’m under a quarantine -- hold me accountable for it,” he said. “You have the potential to kill other people.”
Technology
Would you Give Up Health, Location Data?
Whether the prospect on the table is “immunity passports” or cellphone-based tracking apps, the aim is to protect public health.
April 15, 2020
In this Nov. 28, 2019 photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant that produces carbon black, an ingredient in steel manufacturing, in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province.
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China’s Climate Paradox: A leader in Coal and Clean Energy
China accounts for about 30 percent of the world's total carbon emissions, yet also leads markets for solar, wind and electric vehicles.
December 2, 2019