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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler listens during a meeting of top financial regulators at the U.S. Treasury Department on Oct. 3, 2022, in Washington, D.C. The SEC's lawsuit against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase this week are intended to bring both under the regulatory purview of the agency. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Wall Street's top cop is determined to bring crypto to heel. He just took a big shot

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Friday

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Text scams, crypto crackdown, and an economist to remember

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Some unhappy Twitter users are turning to Bluesky, another site from Jack Dorsey

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A crossroads for crypto? Regulators filed lawsuits against two major industry players

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Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson says more private space flights are in the horizon

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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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Thursday

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How ending affirmative action changed California

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Several states try to stabilize their child care system with pandemic aid set to end

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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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NPR's 'Planet Money' creates an episode using artificial intelligence

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