Harold Maass, The Week US
Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.
He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.
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The daily business briefing: September 12, 2023
Business Briefing Charter reaches a deal to end a blackout of Disney channels, Qualcomm extends an agreement to supply Apple, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 12, 2023
Daily Briefing The US agrees to release frozen Iranian funds in prisoner swap, Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia to meet with Putin, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 11, 2023
Business Briefing Alibaba shares fall after outgoing CEO leaves cloud unit, Instacart targets $9 billion valuation in IPO, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 11, 2023
Daily Briefing Morocco earthquake survivors spend 3rd night outdoors as rescue effort continues, Biden signs a partnership with Vietnam to counter China's rise, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 8, 2023
Business Briefing Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleads guilty, Walmart cuts starting pay for some workers, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 8, 2023
Daily Briefing A jury finds ex-Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress, appeals court panel says Texas can keep border buoys in Rio Grande for now, and more
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Why Biden is banning Alaska Arctic oil drilling now
Speed Read The Biden administration blocks drilling on pristine federal land in Arctic Alaska
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The daily business briefing: September 7, 2023
Business Briefing Biden blocks oil drilling in much of Arctic Alaska, China bars government officials from using iPhones at work, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 7, 2023
Daily Briefing A judge says Trump is liable for defaming author E. Jean Carroll in 2nd case, Blinken promises another $1 billion aid during Ukraine visit, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 6, 2023
Business Briefing Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend production cuts, Huawei and China's biggest chipmaker build an advanced smartphone processor, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 6, 2023
Daily Briefing Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 conspiracy, judges tell Alabama Republicans revised congressional map still hurts Black voters, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 5, 2023
Business Briefing Country Garden avoids default by making overdue interest payment, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce steps down, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 5, 2023
Daily Briefing President Biden courts unions on Labor Day, thousands leave Burning Man after being trapped by desert mud, and more
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The daily business briefing: September 1, 2023
Business Briefing Disney pulls its channels from Charter Spectrum over a fee dispute, stock futures gain ahead of the August jobs report, and more
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10 things you need to know today: September 1, 2023
Daily Briefing Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia's election conspiracy case, ex-Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy, and more
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Will Medicare drug price controls save lives?
Talking Point Medicare starts negotiating lower drug prices over Big Pharma protests
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The daily business briefing: August 31, 2023
Business Briefing CNN hires former Times CEO Mark Thompson to lead turnaround, UBS says it's cutting 3,000 Swiss jobs after Credit Suisse purchase swells workforce, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 31, 2023
Daily Briefing Hurricane Idalia crashes through Florida and Georgia, a judge finds Giuliani legally liable for defaming election workers, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 30, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo tells Beijing it is making China 'uninvestable,' Meta stops a major China influence campaign, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 30, 2023
Daily Briefing Florida braces for Idalia to hit as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin is buried in a low-key funeral, and more
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Could the 14th Amendment be Trump's undoing?
Today's Big Question How a post-Civil War amendment against insurrectionists could disqualify Trump
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The daily business briefing: August 29, 2023
Business Briefing Transportation Department fines American Airlines $4.1 million over tarmac delays, glitch forces Toyota to halt production at its 14 Japan plants, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 29, 2023
Daily Briefing A judge sets Trump's federal election interference trial for March, a gunman kills a UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member on campus, and more
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The daily business briefing: August 28, 2023
Business Briefing Raimondo visits China in a bid to ease trade tensions, 3M reaches a tentative $5.5 billion settlement with veterans over combat earplug complaints, and more
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