Business

The Port of Hamburg's trade volume has more than doubled since 1990 and is projected to double again by 2030.

Germany's Big Port Eager For U.S.-EU Trade Deal, But Some Are Skeptical

7:06pm August 18, 2015

by Andrew Schneider

In Hamburg, home to one of Europe's busiest ports, support for trade is fervent. But many Germans have their doubts about a proposed trans-Atlantic agreement that is expected next year.

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Northwestern Football Players Lose Bid To Form First Union For Athletes

2:38pm August 18, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

The National Labor Relations Board announced Monday it dismissed a previous ruling by a Chicago regional office in favor of the Northwestern University athletes.

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China Devaluates Currency; Multiple Effects On Global Economy

1:57pm August 18, 2015

China's central bank surprised investors when it devalued its currency. David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy.

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Arts

Television 2015: With 25 Ways To Watch TV, Does The House Always Win?

1:45pm August 18, 2015

by Linda Holmes

There are so many ways to watch TV now that people often feel liberated from old models. But even under some of the new systems for television, as at your better casinos, the house always wins.

After the blood sugar check, it may be time for a diabetes medicine whose price has jumped.

Health & Safety

High Cost Of Diabetes Drugs Often Goes Overlooked

12:51pm August 18, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

Cost increases for both old and new diabetes drugs are forcing many patients to scramble to pay for them.

Economy

U.S. Steel To End Operations At Alabama's Fairfield Works Mill

8:14am August 18, 2015

by Andrew Yeager

U.S. Steel says it plans to close a major operation in Birmingham, Ala. More than 1,100 people are expected to lose their jobs in an area that has long been a center of the region's steel industry.

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Papal Encyclical On Climate Change Puts Coal Country Catholics In Tough Spot

7:48pm August 17, 2015

by Aaron Schrank

Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment is getting a thorough reading in Wyoming, which is the country's top coal-producing state. The letter presents a moral framework for approaching issues such as global climate change, but it's a difficult subject for Catholics in coal country.

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National

Bloomberg Columnist: Report On Amazon's Work Culture Not Surprising

7:48pm August 17, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Justin Fox, columnist for Bloomberg View, about Amazon's work culture, following a scathing article in The New York Times.

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Take It From David Brooks: Career Success 'Doesn't Make You Happy'

4:38pm August 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

The New York Times columnist wrote The Road to Character after seeing the gratitude for life of people who tutor immigrants. He thought, "I've achieved career success ... but I haven't achieved that."

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Northwestern football players are reflected in a helmet during drills at a practice. On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board dismissed a petition that players be allowed to form a union.

NLRB Denies Northwestern University Football Players' Bid To Unionize

3:43pm August 17, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Last year, a regional National Labor Relations Board director ruled that football players at the school could form the nation's first student-athlete union. That ruling was overturned Monday.