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Nov 21, 2025
Rare earths aren't all that rare. The real choke point is in processing and refining them, where China enjoys market dominance.
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Nov 20, 2025
The U.S. hardwood lumber industry is struggling because of past tariffs and a recent export ban to China. Now the industry says, just like soybean farmers, they need help.
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Nov 20, 2025
A botulism outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen babies in 15 states has been linked to ByHeart formula sold nationwide. Here's what to know about it.
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Nov 20, 2025
The Labor Department will report on hiring and unemployment. The report, which was delayed by a government shutdown, is somewhat stale but could offer clues about the strength or weakness of the job market.
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Nov 20, 2025
The Labor Department reports on hiring and unemployment for the month of September Thursday. The report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, is somewhat stale, but could offer some clues about the strength or weakness of the U.S. job market.
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Nov 20, 2025
U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, may hint at the pace of hiring and firing.
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Nov 20, 2025
The government is releasing a long-overdue report on the job market this morning. The report was held up nearly seven weeks by the government shutdown. Even though the information's a little stale by now, policymakers are eager for any clues about the strength -- or weakness -- of the labor market.
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Nov 20, 2025
During a recent exchange, President Trump insulted a reporter after being asked a question he didn't like, underscoring a long-running habit of belittling journalists who are critical of him.
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Nov 19, 2025
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.
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Nov 19, 2025
Is the trillion-dollar AI investment boom completely irrational? Google head Sundar Pichai thinks so, telling the BBC that there are "elements of irrationality" — yet Wall Street continues to invest.
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Nov 19, 2025
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
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Nov 18, 2025
A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit alleging that Meta had stifled competition by buying up its rivals.
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Nov 18, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Chip Cutter, who recently spoke with a bunch of the longest-tenured employees at a range of companies, all in different fields.
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Nov 18, 2025
Warner Brothers Discovery is accepting bids this week, sparking concerns among theater owners who hope the potential buyer will prioritize making movies for cinemas.
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Nov 18, 2025
A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit alleging that Meta had stifled competition by buying up its rivals.
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Nov 18, 2025
This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse. The U.S. Mint ended production of the one-cent coin last week.
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Nov 18, 2025
Last week, the internet piled on President Trump's proposal for a 50-year mortgage. But maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds.
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Nov 18, 2025
Earlier mergers, like Disney's 2019 acquisition of Fox, cut the number of films studios released theatrically — a troubling trend for theater owners already coping with consolidation and streaming.
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Nov 17, 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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Nov 17, 2025
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
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Nov 17, 2025
More women are planning to deck the halls in rented fashion this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher.
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Nov 17, 2025
Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women.
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Nov 17, 2025
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago.
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Nov 17, 2025
Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago.
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Nov 16, 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mac Harman, the CEO of Balsam Hill, about how tariffs are pushing up the prices of artificial Christmas trees this holiday season.
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Nov 16, 2025
If you're planning on buying an artificial Christmas tree this year, you may want to make your purchase sooner rather than later.
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Nov 15, 2025
"To me, these are nothingburgers. If they're even real," said one pro-Trump podcaster, of the thousands of documents that were released this week, including several that named the president.
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Nov 14, 2025
President Trump's executive order comes after voters in off-year elections this month cited economic concerns as their top issue, resulting in big wins for Democrats in races in Virginia and New Jersey.
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Nov 14, 2025
President Trump announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities amid pressure to address high consumer prices.
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Nov 14, 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says it will report on September's job gains and unemployment rate next week. That's the first of many overdue economic reports held up by the government shutdown.
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Nov 14, 2025
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
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Nov 14, 2025
A federal bankruptcy court judge said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
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Nov 14, 2025
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
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Nov 14, 2025
The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
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Nov 14, 2025
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market.
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Nov 13, 2025
Impatient fans might soon be able to create their own mini versions of Disney movies. This is one way in which entertainment companies are looking to make their content more interactive.
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Nov 13, 2025
More women are renting clothes this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher
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Nov 12, 2025
Experts in the mortgage industry are skeptical. Buyers would pay less each month, but would end up paying more over time. Here's what to know about the proposed 50-year mortgages.
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Nov 12, 2025
Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages.
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Nov 12, 2025
Some labor unions say they're committed to growing the share of women in construction jobs, even as President Trump rolls back policies that opened doors for women.
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Nov 11, 2025
New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that both podcast hosts and their guests skew very heavily male - and white.
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Nov 11, 2025
Visa and Mastercard say they've reached a deal to resolve a long-running battle with businesses over "swipe fees." But retailers and restaurants say it doesn't go far enough.
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Nov 11, 2025
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food.
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Nov 11, 2025
A new book by the Nobel-winning pioneer of behavioral economics offers some advice we can all use.
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Nov 11, 2025
President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean.
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Nov 09, 2025
UPS and FedEx's fleets of MD-11 planes are grounded, which can each carry thousands of packages. Logistics experts say some cargo could shift to passenger planes, trains and trucks.
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Nov 09, 2025
Food pantries were running low last week in a North Carolina county where about 1 in 4 residents receive SNAP assistance.
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Nov 09, 2025
Only about one in five homes sold in the last year went to a first-time buyer. And the average person buying their first home was 40 years old — a record high. A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows how challenging it's become for young people to get a foothold in today's costly housing market.
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Nov 08, 2025
UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
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Nov 07, 2025
The AI entertainment landscape is starting to shift, with deals springing up between formerly adversarial AI companies and entertainment corporations, especially in the music space.
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Nov 07, 2025
There were long lines at Logan Airport this morning as passengers queued up for help. The airlines have begun canceling flights to comply with a federal order related to the government shutdown.
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Nov 07, 2025
The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
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Nov 07, 2025
The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
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Nov 07, 2025
The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.
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Nov 07, 2025
Competition, whether from overseas rivals or second-hand goods, has kept the price of furniture relatively low. New tariffs may boost U.S. makers — and raise prices.
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Nov 07, 2025
For the second month in a row, a government report on employment and unemployment has been delayed by the federal shutdown. That leaves analysts looking for other signs to gauge the job market.
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Nov 07, 2025
As part of a deal to dismiss the case, Boeing agreed to pay or invest an additional $1.1 billion in fines, compensation for the crash victims' families, and internal safety and quality measures.
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Nov 06, 2025
Airlines are gearing up for a 10% reduction in flights ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency says it's necessary to keep the nation's airspace safe during the government shutdown.
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Nov 06, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Kinzelman, senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines, about new FAA restrictions on flights during the government shutdown.
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Nov 06, 2025
On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.
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Nov 06, 2025
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.
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Nov 06, 2025
New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.
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Nov 06, 2025
Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power.
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Nov 06, 2025
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
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Nov 06, 2025
Auto insurance companies often use credit history as a factor in setting premiums
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Nov 06, 2025
The White House has threatened Wikipedia's non-profit status, and Elon Musk has called for it to be defunded. NPR's Bobby Allyn speaks with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the attacks.
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Nov 06, 2025
Tesla shareholders will vote Thursday on whether to give Elon Musk a pay package worth up to $1 trillion.
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Nov 05, 2025
At issue is whether the president can bypass Congress and impose tariffs by citing national security.
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Nov 05, 2025
At issue is whether the president can bypass Congress and impose tariffs by citing national security.
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Nov 05, 2025
Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate.
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Nov 05, 2025
Tax season is approaching. Tax breaks that were extended as part of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will mainly benefit high-net-worth and high-income people.
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Nov 05, 2025
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
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Nov 04, 2025
Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs.
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Nov 04, 2025
Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges.
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Nov 04, 2025
The Planet Money newsletter rounds up some new economic studies.
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Nov 04, 2025
Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.
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Nov 04, 2025
Consumer giant Kimberly-Clark has agreed to buy Kenvue, the parent company of embattled brand Tylenol, for nearly $49 billion. But what does this mean for consumers and shareholders?
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Nov 03, 2025
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
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Nov 03, 2025
One of the biggest mergers of the year, worth $49 billion, comes just weeks after the Trump administration linked the common painkiller to autism, which the company is fighting.
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Nov 02, 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks UVA cybersecurity expert Chris Maurer about job offer scams and an increasing number of postings from legitimate companies that they do not fill.
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Oct 31, 2025
North Carolina furniture makers say new tariffs may help them compete against imports, but their industry relies on global supplies that are getting more expensive.
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Oct 31, 2025
Automakers have been paying billions of dollars in tariffs on imported cars, parts and materials. But on earnings calls this month, some carmakers reported that they're performing well anyway.
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Oct 31, 2025
President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.
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Oct 30, 2025
Each year, about 1,400 Spirit Halloween shops pop up across the U.S. Two student journalists, Isabel Jacobson and Adam Sanders, visited their local shop to meet the spirited employees who work there.
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Oct 30, 2025
Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all about economics. But making a game that's fun and teaches people about economics turns out to be hard.
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Oct 30, 2025
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.
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Oct 30, 2025
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.
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Oct 30, 2025
President Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "agreed to almost everything" in their nearly two-hour meeting in South Korea, which Trump said was "friendly."
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Oct 30, 2025
President Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "agreed to almost everything" in their nearly two-hour meeting in South Korea, which Trump said was "friendly."
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Oct 30, 2025
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful.
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Oct 30, 2025
The cost of both new and used cars has soared in the last four years, and insurance, maintenance and the invisible costs like damage to our health add up to a much higher price tag.
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Oct 30, 2025
The average new car costs $50,000. The average used car is $25,000. Insurance, repairs and maintenance are soaring. But America's car-centric habits also cost us in more subtle ways.
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Oct 29, 2025
President Trump has confidently predicted striking a deal with China's leader, who he's set to meet Thursday.
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Oct 29, 2025
President Trump has confidently predicted striking a deal with China's leader, but it's unclear how final any negotiations will be after Thursday's meeting.
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Oct 29, 2025
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.
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Oct 29, 2025
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.
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Oct 28, 2025
Amazon is laying off 14,000 workers -- about 4 percent of its workforce. This is part of a larger trend by American companies. They're betting that they can grow without growing their workforces.
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Oct 28, 2025
Websites fashioned like online marketplaces match aspiring farmers with land owners who want to pass their property to someone who will be a good steward of their work. It's part of a growing trend.
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Oct 28, 2025
Reusing, planning ahead and hunting for joy, shoppers are expected to spend a record amount this Halloween.
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Oct 28, 2025
As the federal government shutdown drags on, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing food and nutrition aid as a result. The NPR Network wants to hear from you about the potential loss or delay of these food benefits.
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