Business

Former Netflix Creative Director Takes Water To A New Level

6:44am May 08, 2019

The startup raised $1.6 million in seed funding to sell Liquid Death — water in a tallboy can. It sells itself as the punk option for bottled water drinkers, saying it will "murder your thirst."

U.S. Farmers Have Multiple Concerns When It Comes To Trade Talks

6:44am May 08, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who supports Trump's tough stand on China, about how farmers are impacted by the trade war. NPR's Scott Horsley comments on the conversation.

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A worker dumps a bucket of tomatoes into a trailer at DiMare Farms in Florida City, Fla., in 2013. The Trump administration is preparing to level a new tariff on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico in response to complaints from Florida growers.

Food Fight: Trump Administration Levels Tariffs On Mexican Tomatoes

8:21pm May 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition.

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Traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25, 2018. After decades of efforts by transportation advocates, the state of New York has approved a plan to add congestion pricing to the city, charging drivers who enter a designated zone of M

City Dwellers Don't Like The Idea Of Congestion Pricing — But They Get Over It

8:17pm May 07, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

Most New York City residents oppose a plan to charge a fee to drivers who enter the crowded city center. But studies show that once such charges are in place, public opinion shifts in favor.

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Carnival's Fathom cruise line ship Adonia arrives from Miami in Havana on May 2, 2016. Two years later, two U.S. citizens have filed suits against Carnival Corp. for using docks they say the Cuban authorities seized from their families

World News

Suits Filed Against Carnival Cruises, Cuban Firms Over Seized Property In Cuba

6:03pm May 07, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Following a Trump administration policy change, Exxon Mobil and two Florida individuals sued companies for using property they said was confiscated by the Cuban government.

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U.S. Continues Trade Talks With China Despite Trump's Tariff Threat

5:14pm May 07, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

A Chinese delegation arrives in Washington, D.C., for trade negotiations on Thursday after the Trump administration accused Beijing of reneging on previous promises and threatened to increase tariffs.

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Science

How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate

4:45pm May 07, 2019

by Elise Hu

The next phase of human evolution seems headed toward merging biological bodies with machines, and in the first video of Future You, Elise Hu gets connected to a network and plays a game her thoughts.

Stock Markets In Turmoil Amid Uncertainty Over U.S.-China Trade Talks

4:18pm May 07, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes plunged Tuesday after Trump administration officials accused Beijing of reneging on commitments it had already made in the talks.

A magazine's cover line in Beijing asks, "How will Trump the businessman change the world?" on Dec. 28, 2016, days after then President-elect Donald Trump tapped outspoken China critic Peter Navarro for a top trade position.

Inside The White House's Bitter Fight Over China

2:13pm May 07, 2019

The White House has been strong against China in trade talks, but NPR and PBS Frontline found top advisers battled for more than a year over imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese imports.

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The IRS Free File program is under scrutiny after reports that tax-prep companies made it difficult for people to actually file their taxes free of charge.

H&R Block, TurboTax Accused Of Obstructing Access To Free Tax Filing

1:25pm May 07, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The IRS says it is reviewing concerns about its Free File program after ProPublica reporting found that tax-prep companies made it difficult to find the program.