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UAW Vote At Mississippi Nissan Plant Begins Aug. 3

10:12pm August 02, 2017

by Desare Frazier

Workers at Nissan auto assembly plant in Canton, Miss. begin two days of voting Thursday on whether to join United Auto Workers union. This is the third bid by UAW to unionize a southern auto plant.

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NEW Chart: Dow Jones Industrial Average, 2007-Present

Economy

It's Another Milestone For The Dow After Finishing Above 22,000 For The 1st Time

8:57pm August 02, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Strong corporate profits have helped keep stock prices rising, and a weaker dollar has benefited companies that sell a lot of products overseas.

The top image is a map of the San Francisco airport created from Harris Symphony OpsVue radar track data analysis of an an Air Canada flight trying to land on July 7. The bottom image was taken from San Francisco International Airport video.

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NTSB: Air Canada Jet Came Much Closer To Landing On Other Planes Than Thought

8:34pm August 02, 2017

by David Schaper

Investigators say the airliner trying to land in San Francisco could have caused a horrible disaster. Its pilots thought a taxiway with four planes waiting to take off was their assigned landing site.

A Wells Fargo Bank branch office in San Francisco. The bank acknowledges it signed up nearly 500,000 auto-loan customers for insurance they didn't need.

Economy

Who Snatched My Car? Wells Fargo Did

6:02pm August 02, 2017

by Chris Arnold

Wells Fargo is facing another scandal. This time, the bank acknowledges it signed up nearly 500,000 auto-loan customers for insurance they didn't need. Thousands lost their cars to repossession.

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President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in early July. It's unclear how the sanctions Trump signed into law Wednesday will affect the personal relationship between the two men.

Trump Signs 'Seriously Flawed' Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law Amid Putin Retaliation

4:32pm August 02, 2017

by Miles Parks

Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation, but the White House has many qualms with it. Moscow has already responded to the sanctions, which also affect Iran and North Korea.

Dow Tops 22,000, Helped By Apple Shares

4:16pm August 02, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 22,000 Wednesday and has bounced around, as trading continues. Apple shares are lifting the Dow to new heights. The broader S&P 500 Index is down slightly.

Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who, like Sadie Samuels, are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way.

National

More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

4:15pm August 02, 2017

by Murray Carpenter

Lobstering has traditionally been considered a man's job. But Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way.

National

Motts Haven In The Bronx Targeted For Remake

4:14pm August 02, 2017

by Jessica Gould

You know your neighborhood is targeted for a remake, when a developer wants to rename it. One developer's new moniker for Mott Haven in the Bronx is the "Piano District." WNYC's Jessica Gould reports.

President Trump announces the introduction of the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. (left), and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Unveils Legislation Limiting Legal Immigration

3:32pm August 02, 2017

by Brian Naylor

There has been a huge debate about immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, but the administration is looking to cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country by half.

Kaiser Health News explores the role of pharmacy benefit managers in pricing drugs.

VIDEO: Little-Known Middlemen Save Money On Medicines — But Maybe Not For You

12:15pm August 02, 2017

Many people have never heard of pharmacy benefit managers. They're the companies that help insurers decide what drugs to cover and how much you pay for them.