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The fate of local news: America's largest newspaper company is creating news deserts

4:37pm April 06, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Joshua Benton, senior writer at the Neiman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, about Gannett newspaper sales and how news deserts weaken democracy.

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An airplane flies at sunrise over Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 9.

Environment

Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change

10:16am April 06, 2023

by Scott Neuman

Research in recent years has pointed to more incidents of clear-air turbulence in the jet stream brought on by rising temperatures. Airline crews and passengers are feeling the effects firsthand.

An ironworker scales a column during construction of a municipal building in Norristown, Pa. on Feb. 15, 2023.

Economy

Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce

8:59am April 06, 2023

by Mary Yang

Biden administration stimulus money pledged billions in funding for public works projects across the U.S. But contractors say they can't find enough workers to fix all the roads and bridges.

Sports

A regional sports network bankruptcy means some baseball fans may not see games on TV

5:29am April 06, 2023

by H.J. Mai

The bankruptcy filing of Diamond Sports Group, owner of 19 regional sports networks across the country, means some baseball fans might not be able to watch their teams on TV.

Why small banks take issue with bailing out Silicon Valley and Signature banks

5:03am April 06, 2023

by David Gura

The government's lifeline to customers of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank cost more than $20 billion. By law, lenders will have to pay for it. Small banks say they shouldn't be on the hook.

People walk past a Chipotle store in New York City. The fast casual restaurant known for its burritos and bowls is suing Sweetgreen over alleged trademark infringement.

National

Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court

7:29pm April 05, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 1, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago.

The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

5:48pm April 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

The rules would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other health problems in adults.

McDonald's is closing U.S. offices this week and laying off hundreds of employees. Journalist Adam Chandler explained what the layoffs mean on Morning Edition.

World News

Four key takeaways from McDonald's layoffs

5:03pm April 05, 2023

by Ally Schweitzer

Hundreds of corporate employees are set to lose their jobs as McDonald's closes its U.S. offices this week. Journalist and author Adam Chandler offers his perspective on the causes of the layoffs.

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A woman on Wednesday walks past flowers left outside an apartment building in in San Francisco where technology executive Bob Lee was fatally stabbed.

National

Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, is killed in San Francisco

5:02pm April 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk acknowledged a change in NPR's status on the social media platform he owns that now designates the news outlet as "state-affiliated media."

National

Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue

3:42pm April 05, 2023

by Bill Chappell

NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. NPR has asked Twitter to remove the label, calling it "unacceptable." But Twitter CEO Elon Musk says it "seems accurate."