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Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakened a rule that aimed to protect people who get payday loans. Consumer advocates say they are looking forward to a Biden administration strengthening the agency. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Belittled and unloved, corporate jargon endures, even thrives. Kaz Fantone/NPR hide caption

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Forgive Me, For I Have Sinned ... Against The English Language

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and then Vice President Joe Biden attend an arrival ceremony in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in 2015. Biden is under pressure from both the left and the right to continue taking a hard line on trade with China. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation. Hannah McKay-Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Facebook And Twitter Defend Election Policies To Skeptical Senators

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Evaluating the Washington Consensus

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh applaud next to a screen showing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama holding up signed RCEP agreement, in Hanoi, Vietnam. China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the trading bloc. Hau Dinh/AP hide caption

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Judy Shelton appears before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in February. President Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve has said she supports the gold standard and has questioned the mission of the central bank. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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How Investment Advisors Invest Their Money

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured receiving a coronavirus test on Oct. 30, apologized to residents on Monday for attending a birthday party with too many guests. "I need to preach and practice, not just preach," he said. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Clinical data for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed it was nearly 95% effective in preventing disease, according to an interim analysis described in a company release Monday. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption

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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Shines In Clinical Trial

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Judy Shelton testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a February hearing on her nomination to the Federal Reserve's board of governors. A slim majority in the Senate is expected to confirm Shelton this week. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption

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