How the Supreme Court could gut environmental protections in 2024

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Clean air advocates gather at the Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency on February 21st, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Paul Morigi / Getty Images for SKDK

The Verge’s guide to key environmental cases before the Supreme Court this year.

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Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget

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The nearly 20-year-old tech publication Engadget is laying off staff and restructuring editorial teams today with a new focus around traffic and revenue growth. The changes are designed to give the outlet a stronger emphasis on commerce revenue, while removing key editorial leaders from its newsroom, including its editor-in-chief.

Engadget, which is operated

A booming stock market means homebuyers will be more tolerant of high mortgage rates, Compass CEO says

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A for sale sign.

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  • A strong US stock market means homebuyers are more tolerant of high mortgage rates, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said.
  • Mortgage rates have been climbing back up towards 8% after hotter inflation data and delayed Fed rate cuts.
  • But "you don't need 6% mortgage rates when the stock market is at an all-time high," says Reffkin.

Mortgage rates have been creeping

OnlyFans is the most lucrative side hustle, tax service shows

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In not-so-surprising news, OnlyFans is a pretty lucrative side hustle.

Keeper, a tax-filing service focused on freelance workers, found OnlyFans had the highest median income of the top side hustles. It found the median annual income was $4,995. For comparison's sake, the most popular side hustle — DoorDash — had a median annual income of $2,636.

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Uber CEO says the company took its drivers 'for granted'

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Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said that the company has undervalued its drivers in the past.

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  • Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that prioritizing drivers helped the company weather the pandemic.
  • He acknowledged that drivers have been undervalued, and said that Uber needs to earn their loyalty.
  • Uber drivers are worried about declining earnings, which led to a Valentine's Day

The Fed engineered a miracle. Now comes the hard part.

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Jerome Powell has so far been able to lower inflation without crushing economic growth.

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  • The Fed so far has lowered inflation from historic levels without crushing growth.
  • US GDP grew at 3.3% in the fourth quarter, the job market remains robust, and stocks are soaring.
  • The Fed must now balance recession risks with a rebound in inflation.

At the start of 2023, Wall Street's r

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