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Is the Answer to Expensive Cars a Pickup Truck Without Power Windows?

When Slate Auto, a startup, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw ...
A model truck at Slate Auto’s design center in Troy, Mich., on April 30, 2025. The company is backed by venture capital firms and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder. (Emily Elconin/The New York Times)

Is the Answer to Expensive Cars a Pickup Truck Without Power Windows?

When Slate Auto, a startup, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw ...

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Has the California Dream Become a Mirage?

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Shoppers outside a Costco in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times)

US Inflation Stable Before Expected Jump From Tariffs

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US-China Tariff Talks to Continue Sunday, an Official Tells The Associated Press

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A Ford Expedition is displayed at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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