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Text scams, crypto crackdown, and an economist to remember

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Drilling rigs sit unused on a lot in Odessa, Texas, in the Permian Basin, in March 2022. U.S. oil companies are thriving as they look to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the past. That has big implications, including for consumers and global producers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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America is going through an oil boom — and this time it's different

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How ending affirmative action changed California

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Harold Varner III (left) is doused by teammate Talor Gooch after Varner won the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, in Sterling, Va. The upstart tour will be united along with the PGA Tour, in a blockbuster merger. Rob Carr/Getty Images hide caption

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Cankaya Palace after he was sworn in as President in Parliament in Ankara on June 3, 2023. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Chris Licht was chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN hide caption

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CEO Chris Licht ousted at CNN after a year of crisis

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Freight drivers feel the flip-flop

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The Boppy Newborn Lounger has now been linked to at least 10 babies' deaths since 2015 — including two that were reported after the 2021 recall, according to federal authorities. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hide caption

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South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., at the company's annual developers conference, Monday, June 5, 2023. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Journalists at two dozen Gannett Co.-owned newspapers across the country staged a walk-out Monday and Tuesday to protest pay and working conditions. The NewsGuild noted their ranks have been decimated by cuts required to finance a merger with another major newspaper company four years ago. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Journalists at Gannett newspapers walk out over deep cuts and low pay

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