Business

U.S. Labor Movement Pushes Back On New Trade Deal For U.S, Mexico And Canada

4:21pm June 20, 2019

by Don Gonyea

President Trump is pushing hard to pass a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada through Congress. Some labor leaders are fighting hard against it because they see it as too similar to NAFTA.

Landlords John Boubaris (from left), Richard Fiore and Michael Acevedo stand in front of one of many tax-seized properties in Newburgh. They say taxes and damage from tenants already make it difficult to own property, let alone the new laws.

National

NYC's Controversial New Rent Measures Could Spread To The Rest Of The State

3:06pm June 20, 2019

by Charles Lane

As tenants embrace protections in New York state's new rent regulations, critics worry it will chase landlords out of the business and degrade rental housing.

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Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged For The Time Being

7:44am June 20, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessell, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve indicating it may cut interest rates in the future.

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World News

Tourists Distressed By Unexplained Deaths In The Dominican Republic

7:44am June 20, 2019

The FBI is helping local authorities in the Dominican Republic investigate the recent unexplained deaths and illnesses of several Americans.

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Environment

How 1 Farmer Navigates California's Strict Limit On Groundwater

7:28am June 20, 2019

New rules in California governing groundwater usage have pushed farmers to experiment with some innovative techniques, including developing micro markets for water.

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Tensions With Iran Unlikely To Lead To Repeat Of 'Tanker War'

5:26am June 20, 2019

by David Welna

The recent attacks on oil tankers amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran has happened before. In the 1980s, the U.S. needed Gulf oil. Today, not so much.

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The White House honored economist Art Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. For decades, Laffer has promoted the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves, against all evidence to the contrary.

From A Napkin To A White House Medal — The Path Of A Controversial Economic Idea

8:31pm June 19, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Art Laffer received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday. For decades, Laffer has promoted the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves, against all evidence to the contrary.

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The decline of our agile working minds starts years before we think they're going to decline, says social scientist Arthur Brooks.

Science

There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally

7:20pm June 19, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? "Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor."

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The Environmental Protection Agency's final version of its Affordable Clean Energy rule is supported by the coal industry, but it's not clear that it will be enough to stop more coal-fired power plants from closing.

Trump Administration Weakens Climate Plan To Help Coal Plants Stay Open

7:05pm June 19, 2019

by Jeff Brady

The Trump administration is replacing one of President Barack Obama's signature plans to address climate change. It may help coal-fired power plants but is unlikely to slow the industry's decline.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower interest rates.

Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged For Now, Cites Economic 'Uncertainties'

5:23pm June 19, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve left rates alone, despite pressure from President Trump to pump more money into the economy. But the central bank signaled a willingness to cut rates in the future if needed.