Business

A big event is about to happen in the world of bitcoin: It's called the halving

5:12am April 18, 2024

by Rafael Nam

Bitcoin could soon be turbocharged, thanks to an event that happens every four years.I n broad terms, the halving effectively reduces the supply of new bitcoins.

Politics & Government

Experts: Boeing's safety culture is broken and defective airplanes are being put out

5:12am April 18, 2024

by David Schaper

Boeing was on the congressional hot seat as senators opened several hearings into a whistleblower's allegations and the aircraft maker's safety and production protocols.

National

Morning news brief

5:12am April 18, 2024

Israel is engaged in conflicts on three separate fronts. Hawaii's attorney general releases the first findings from a probe into Maui's wildfires. Inflation is proving more stubborn than expected.

Economy

Inflation is more stubborn than expected this year. One reason is rising rents

5:12am April 18, 2024

Rental prices have been leveling off across the country, but you wouldn't know that from the official inflation statistics.

President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state.

Biden tells Pittsburgh steelworkers he wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

8:29pm April 17, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

Winston Hall, 9, needs growth hormone to manage symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition. A shortage of the medicine has contributed to behavioral issues that led him to be sent home from school.

Health & Safety

Persistent shortage of growth hormone frustrates parents and clinicians

4:33pm April 17, 2024

by Sydney Lupkin

As a shortage of growth hormone used to treat rare diseases in children drags on, families and doctors are struggling with insurers' requirements to get prescriptions filled.

Despite global instability, IMF says world economy show 'remarkable resilience'

7:19am April 17, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, about the health of the global economy.

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Medicare enrollees with two or more chronic conditions are eligible for Chronic Care Management, which pays doctors to check in with those patients monthly. But the service hasn't caught on.

Health & Safety

Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

5:01am April 17, 2024

Most Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic conditions, making them eligible for a program that rewards physicians for doing more to manage their care. But not many doctors have joined.

Tesla announces it's laying off more than 10% of its global workforce

7:19am April 16, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Jameson Dow at Electrek about what's behind the layoffs at Tesla.

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Working late nights and variable schedules when you're young is linked with poor health and depression at 50, a new study finds.

Health & Safety

Rise and grind? Working late, volatile hours may lead to depression, illness by 50

7:01am April 16, 2024

by Ronnie Cohen

Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good.