Episode 756: The Bees Go To California
Early every year, 30 billion bees make their way across the country to California's Central Valley. Here's why.
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FCC Chairman Goes After His Predecessor's Internet Privacy Rules
The new telecom chief is moving to halt one part of the sweeping rules for Internet service providers, which were passed last year in part based on "net neutrality" regulations.
Manufacturing CEOs Face Challenges Training Workers In High-Tech Jobs
At a meeting with President Trump Thursday, manufacturing CEOs talked about the challenge of finding workers qualified to do the high-tech jobs that are available. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Muro, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, about what's wrong with existing training programs for manufacturing jobs.
Landowners Likely To Bring More Lawsuits As Trump Moves On Border Wall
More than 300 eminent domain lawsuits were filed after previous efforts to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now more lawsuits are expected as President Trump continues the project.
Google Spinoff Sues Uber, Saying Leader Of Autonomous Vehicle Unit Stole Key Designs
Waymo, the company that began as Google's self-driving-car project, says a former manager "took extraordinary efforts to raid Waymo's design server and then conceal his activities."
Trump Meets With Manufacturers
CEOs from large manufacturing companies were at the White House Thursday to discuss ways to create jobs. Steve Inskeep speaks with Jay Timmons of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Private Prisons Back In Mix For Federal Inmates As Sessions Rescinds Order
In dropping the Obama-era order to phase out private prisons, Sessions writes that a return to earlier methods allows the flexibility "to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system."
When Argentina Elected A Populist President, Some Companies Left The Country
A charismatic populist president in Argentina wanted to boost manufacturing and create jobs. So she told companies that if they wanted to sell their products in Argentina, they had to build them there, too.
Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still
For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.
Voters Trust The Media More Than Trump... Maybe
In just a few days, two different polls give two different answers to the same question: Do you trust Trump or the news media more? One lesson here is don't trust any single poll too much.