Business

A screenshot of the "Deadpool & Wolverine" popcorn bucket shared by Ryan Reynolds. (Ryan Reynolds/YouTube)

Economy

The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets

6:13pm July 23, 2024

Even before the Dune: Part 2 popcorn bucket went viral this year, movie theaters have been trying all types of ways to lure customers back. There's reclining seats, expanded menu options and even more merchandise. Today on the show, we track the rise of the popcorn bucket and its afterlife on eBay.

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Delta's flight delays and cancellations prompt Dept. of Transportation investigation

6:00pm July 23, 2024

In a statement to NPR, Delta acknowledged the Department of Transportation’s notice and said the airline is "fully cooperating" with the investigation.

World News

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial

10:54am July 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Russian army.

Donald Trump And J.D. Vance Hold First Joint Campaign Rally After The RNC

The economic mind of JD Vance

6:30am July 23, 2024

by Greg Rosalsky

The Republican vice presidential candidate represents a sharp break from the Republicanism of yesteryear.

Economy

Three Kamala Harris Indicators

8:56pm July 22, 2024

You may have heard some big news this past weekend: Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election. This leaves Kamala Harris as the favorite to be the Democratic nominee.

On today's show, We imagine what can be, and we're unburdened by what has been: Kamala Harris' economics, delegate math in deciding the nominee and ... can Kamala Harris use Joe Biden's campaign money?

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National

Delta cancels hundreds of flights as it struggles to recover after Crowdstrike failures

6:10pm July 22, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

As of Monday afternoon, the Atlanta-based airline has canceled more than 800 flights and delayed roughly 1400 flights, according to FlightAware.

Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox, while network scores separate court victory

4:00pm July 22, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Hunter Biden dropped the lawsuit he had brought against Fox News citing New York state's "revenge porn" statutes. One day later, a district judge dismissed a disinformation expert's defamation suit against Fox.

As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid

1:00am July 22, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT.

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Microsft Outage Affects Businesses and Users Across The Globe

Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe

2:57pm July 20, 2024

by Rebecca Rosman

Airports, hospitals, and banks said they were recovering after a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems.

Longtime 'NYT' food critic reflects on 12 years at the table

9:40pm July 19, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the New York Times' food critic Pete Wells about his retirement after 12 years at the critic's table.

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