The Mastermind Behind The International Irish Pub
NPR's Planet Money team explores why Irish bars look so similar all over the world and what happens when you take an authentic national experience and turn it into an export.
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Michigan's Tart Cherry Orchards Struggle To Cope With Erratic Spring Weather
An unpredictable spring this year unnerved tart cherry growers in Michigan, because these cherry trees are especially vulnerable to extreme weather shifts made more likely by climate change.
Only 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says
After adding more than 200,000 jobs in each of the first two months of 2017, the number of jobs added last month was about half what analysts had expected. The unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.
Trump Can't Bring Back All Those Jobs From China. Here's What He Can Do
Massive tariffs won't help. In fact, one of the most helpful policies for putting manufacturers back to work has nothing to do with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In WWI Trenches, Instant Coffee Gave Troops A Much-Needed Boost
One hundred years ago today, the U.S. entered World War I. American GIs marched into battle armed with one important — and then still-novel — item to give them a jolt of energy and raise morale.
In Madrid, A Plan To Fight Pollution By Shifting Away From Diesel-Run Cars
Half of all cars in Europe run on diesel, compared to 3 percent in the U.S. But Madrid has vowed to ban diesel vehicles by 2025, to cut air pollution. Paris and Athens have made similar pledges.
Comcast Goes Mobile With Cellphone Service For Existing Customers
Comcast's new cellphone offer will use Verizon's wireless network and Comcast's own Wi-Fi hotspots. Xfinity Mobile offers prices that are generally cheaper than major wireless carriers.
Activists Plan 'Tax Day' Marches Calling For Release Of Trump's Taxes
Democrats are calling on President Trump to release his taxes. On April 15, critics are planning anti-Trump tax marches across the country.
Looking At U.S.-China Trade As Trump Meets Xi
As President Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping, former U.S. trade negotiator Charles Freeman tells Rachel Martin that Trump may not take the hard line his campaign rhetoric suggested.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Responds To Republican Critics
Republicans spent hours attacking the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, at a hearing Wednesday. Cordray talks with Rachel Martin about the agency's role.