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This is a really moving story Emma Goldberg nytimes.com/2024/01/21/us/…

Some exciting personal news: Next month I’m joining Bloomberg! I’m thrilled to become part of the global biz team under Catherine Larkin working from the LA bureau

In my twenties, I surprised myself & all my secular friends by going from ardent atheist to Roman Catholic. How did this happen? Whether you find conversions attractive, repugnant or plain odd read my recent essay via America Magazine. Conversion stories are best when shared! 🧵

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EV HELL: Ford Motor Company has a two-pronged plan to catch up to rivals rolling out high-performing EVs. But first, it has to endure Trump tariff threats & two years with no new battery-powered models. 'Ford has stalled' $F Lindsay Blakely Craig Trudell bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg

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