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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
Electricity companies throw a wrench in Biden's plans to eliminate greenhouse gases
by Michael Copley
Energy companies continue to build fossil fuel plants that will be in use for decades, even as President Biden pledges a renewable energy future.
Schools will stay closed today after gunfire knocked out power in North Carolina
by Nick de la Canal
In North Carolina an overnight curfew is in place and schools are closed Monday following gunfire attacks at two electrical substations in Moore County. Power is out for tens of thousands.
Planet Money's 'The Indicator': How Musk bought Twitter with other people's money
Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, but almost a third of it was in bank loans. He used a leveraged buyout strategy, which means Twitter, not Musk, is on the hook to pay back the loans.
Biden calls for a big shakeup in Democrats' presidential nominating calendar
by Clay Masters
Iowa has long been the first state to nominate Democrats to the White House, but President Biden wants to change that. He has proposed elevating South Carolina to the first spot.
The felony tax fraud trial of the Trump Organization is winding down
Closing arguments are underway in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial in New York. Defense attorneys claim a former senior executive committed crimes to benefit himself.
FTX collapse offers lessons about the cyber risks of cryptocurrency investing
The scandal involving the "King of Crypto" and the crash of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX continues to unfold. Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is under investigation for financial crimes.
Clint Smith of 'The Atlantic' on 'What we ask of Black American athletes'
NPR's A Martinez talks to Clint Smith about the captain of the U.S. national soccer team, who was pointedly asked about racism in America this week at a news conference in Doha.
News brief: Trump Organization trial, student loan relief, South Africa scandal
Prosecutors to make closing arguments in Trump Organization trial. Supreme Court to hear Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. Cash-stuffed sofa leads to calls for South Africa's president to resign.