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Lordstown Motors, the troubled electric pickup truck company that bought a closed General Motors plant in Ohio, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. Once praised… Read More »Lordstown Motors, a maker of electric trucks, is filing for bankruptcy
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On the campaign trail, while explaining why he’s a different kind of presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a Harvard-educated “scientist” from the lifesaving world… Read More »How Vivek Ramaswamy Made The Fortune During His Presidential Run
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