Economy

East and Gulf Coast dockworkers could strike tonight. Here's what's at stake

10:27am September 27, 2024

Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike just after midnight on October 1 if their union doesn't reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators.

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Economy

'Planet Money' explores whether there's such a thing as an economic soft landing

5:14am September 27, 2024

by Amanda Aronczyk

Inflation is such a thorny problem, that policies aimed at bringing down inflation often bring down the whole economy. So there's a dream of a "soft landing." Does such a thing exist?

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The BBC’s vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

5:09am September 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Among the 33,000 sound effects, free for anyone to use, are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 26, 2024.)

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Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims

7:14pm September 26, 2024

Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.

The BBC’s vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

4:25pm September 26, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Among the 33,000 effects free for anyone to use are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final.

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Why Russia's broadcaster RT turned to covertly funding American pro-Trump influencers

5:00am September 26, 2024

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.

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State Of California Files Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Plastics Recycling

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

1:24pm September 25, 2024

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

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Economy

Time is running out to avoid a strike by 25,000 dockworkers

7:16am September 25, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas could strike on Oct. 1 if they don't reach a new labor contract with the ocean carriers and port terminal operators. Sticking points are wages and automation.

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Why Nevada's housing crisis is about more than Californians driving up home prices

4:37am September 25, 2024

by A Martínez

As part of NPR’s "We, The Voters" series, we went to Nevada to talk to residents about their housing situation, the state’s affordable housing crisis and what factors are driving it.

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Economy

Trump has a pro-cryptocurrency platform -- while Harris chases the crypto vote

3:52am September 25, 2024

by Maria Aspan

Crypto companies are burning a lot of cash this year's presidential election. The industry sees former president Donald Trump as a crypto convert.

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