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Business
California Heads For Showdown With Trump EPA Over Fuel-Efficiency Standards
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to freeze fuel-efficiency standards on cars and trucks by 2020. They argue the move will keep car prices lower and improve safety.
Grey Poupon And The Cultural Divide
Income inequality in the U.S. has been climbing for a while. Has it also been accompanied by a widening cultural gap between rich and poor?
Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Close Mall Stores
The retailer known for massage chairs and other gadgets plans to keep its airport stores. It first filed for bankruptcy in April 2014.
Google Plans For a Censored Search Engine In China
Google plans to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, according to documents leaked to The Intercept. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ryan Gallagher, who broke the story and NPR's China correspondent Rob Schmitz, about Internet experience in China.
Apple Becomes World's 1st Private-Sector Company Worth $1 Trillion
The tech giant and the world's most valuable publicly traded company became first to reach the milestone market value. Amazon is also approaching $1 trillion in value, but Apple got there first.
Mental Illness: [Enter Stage Right]
With the success of shows like "Dear Evan Hansen," Broadway's latest trend puts mental health challenges center stage.
Spotify Pulls Some Alex Jones Podcast Episodes
Citing its hate speech policy, Spotify has pulled episodes of the prominent conspiracy theorist's show. But it won't specify which episodes were deleted, or how many.
White House Proposal Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, No Exception For California
Government agencies have released a proposal to freeze fuel economy and emissions requirements for six years. The proposed rules would also block California from setting its own, higher standards.
Solving The 'Wage Puzzle': Why Aren't Paychecks Growing?
The job market is booming and the economy is expanding. So why aren't wages keeping pace? That's the wage puzzle, and some economists and employers offer explanations they say help explain it.