Business

Steven T. Johnson rents a bed at the PodShare in Hollywood, Calif. "When you don't own things, you don't have to keep track of them," he says. "You just show up."

The Affluent Homeless: A Sleeping Pod, A Hired Desk And A Handful Of Clothes

6:15pm April 23, 2019

by Sam Sanders

Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents' generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For some it's a choice; for others, a necessity.

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Cardiff Garcia from The Indicator hosted a panel with Caroline Freund from the World Bank and Chad Bown from the Peterson Institute at a live recording in D.C. on April 11, 2019.

Economy

What Happened To U.S. Workers?

3:17pm April 23, 2019

by Cardiff Garcia

The share of people aged 25 to 54 in the labor force has fallen in the past couple of decades. What happened?

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The Wing company, a Google spinoff, has won federal approval to operate its drone delivery system as an airline in the U.S.

National

FAA Certifies Google's Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Airline

1:26pm April 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Wing's drones are made to deliver a wide range of items — including coffee, chocolate and burritos — from local merchants to their customers.

Couple Gets Married At Southwest Airlines Baggage Claim

6:33am April 23, 2019

Michelle and Ron Peterson met by chance 12 years ago at the Cleveland airport, and that's where they tied the knot over the weekend. The couple stood on a baggage carousel for the ceremony.

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Protesters with NYC Fight for $15 gather in front of a McDonalds.

When does a minimum wage become too high?

6:30am April 23, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? No. Not really. But it could. The hunt is on to find the magic number. Here's the evidence.

Google is looking to artificial intelligence as a way to make a mark in health care.

Health & Safety

Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health Care

11:19pm April 22, 2019

by Richard Harris

The search giant's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.

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Economy

The Traffic Tariff

5:52pm April 22, 2019

New York will soon charge drivers to enter the most crowded parts of the city. Congestion pricing: Does it work? Who's doing it? And is it coming to a city near you?

Companies Continue To Stumble Over Racially Offensive Advertising Campaigns

5:07pm April 22, 2019

In the wake of a racially-insensitive ad by Ancestry, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Nikole Hannah-Jones, a race and culture reporter for The New York Times Magazine, about why this keeps happening.

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U.S. Won't Renew Sanction Exemptions For Countries Buying Iran's Oil

2:53pm April 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Japan, China, India, Turkey and South Korea have been benefiting from temporary waivers since President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran last year.

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to local residents in Queens, N.Y. Warren wants the federal government to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in existing student loan debt.

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt

2:28pm April 22, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

The senator's higher-education proposal for her 2020 presidential run goes further than just free college and would forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in existing loans.