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Tesla hit an unexpected team with hundreds of layoffs
by Camila Domonoske
Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company's supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
Swedish Academy Won't Award Nobel In Literature Following Sex-Abuse Scandal
by Petra Mayer
The Swedish Academy — the body that awards Nobel Prizes — has announced that the literature prize will not be given this year. The decision follows a spate of infighting and allegations of sexual misconduct against the husband of an Academy member.
FBI Indictment Opens A Rare Window Into How Chinese Firms Operate Overseas
by Rob Schmitz
The arrest of a man accused of bribing African leaders is shedding a rare light onto how China's government and its companies operate abroad.
Why Few Of The Millions Of Elder Abuse Cases Get Reported Each Year
It's hard to measure the total cost to society of scammers and family members who prey on the elderly. Journalist Nick Leiber reports that a conservative estimate is $37 billion every year. Leiber talks about his reporting for Bloomberg with NPR's Audie Cornish.
National Rifle Association Member Discusses President Trump's Speech At Meeting
President Trump addressed National Rifle Association members in Dallas Friday at the group's annual meeting. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NRA member Liston Matthews who was in the room for the president's speech, for his impressions.
Week In Politics: Trump's Stormy Daniels Settlement And The House Chaplain
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rudy Giuliani's statement about President Trump's settlement with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, the latest job numbers and the latest update about Rev. Patrick Conroy, the House Chaplain.
In California, Critics Say Sheriff-Coroner Gig Is A Conflict Of Interest
by Julie Small
Forty-nine of California's 58 counties has a coroner who is also an elected sheriff. Alleged abuse of power by one sheriff-coroner is pushing a move toward more independent medical examiners.
It's Only His 2nd Season And N.Y. Yankee Aaron Judge Already Has 24 Bobbleheads
New York Yankee outfielder Aaron Judge — a rookie last year — holds the current record for most types of bobbleheads fashioned in his image, according to folks at the Bobblehead Hall of Fame.
Meet The Man Trying To Hold Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Accountable
by Michael Sullivan
Jude Sabio's crusade has led to the International Criminal Court investigating Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for extrajudicial killings in his so-called "war on drugs."