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Economists argue the home mortgage interest deduction doesn't really work and costs the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year.

More than 400 workers died due to heat exposure between 2011 and 2021, according to federal records. Five states have created their own workplace heat safety rules, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is working on a new safety standard.

The iconic Uncrustables sandwich is about to become a billion-dollar business after garnering attention from a range of new audiences.

It’s finally summer, so we’re watching “Crip Camp.”

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum must grapple with a hefty budget deficit, brought about in part by spending on infrastructure and social programs.

Ford reportedly invested nearly $1 billion into the once derelict Michigan Central Station, which officially reopens this week.

GM is slated to take up the issue at its annual shareholder meeting.

Trillions of dollars worth of business goes unreported in this economy — street vending, farm labor, babysitting and more. Let’s do the numbers.

The “Members Only” novelist goes deep on the history and themes behind “A Passage to India" in this week's newsletter.

Plus we get smarter about sunscreen and do the numbers on overtourism in this week's summery edition of the newsletter.