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Economy

Senate Banking Committee to question Fed Chair about interest rates, economy

8:15am March 07, 2023

Federal Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee Tuesday morning. He'll likely be asked about the Fed's effort to curb inflation and how much higher interest rates are likely to go.

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Morning news brief

8:12am March 07, 2023

Florida's Republican-dominated legislature kicks off its 2023 session. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee. French workers strike to protest pension reforms.

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Why we usually can't tell when a review is fake

6:30am March 07, 2023

by Paddy Hirsch

Is that review real or fake? Most of us can't tell

Economy

In a tight housing market, millennials and boomers are in competition

5:10am March 07, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

Millennials are in their peak home-buying years while many baby boomers are downsizing or buying second homes. With inventory at an all-time low, young and old often compete for the same homes.

Marcus and Allyson Ward were paying off a debt dating back to the birth of their twins, Theo and Milo. They are among 100 million Americans with medical debt, according to a KHN/NPR investigation.

Medical debt affects millions, and advocates push IRS, consumer agency for relief

5:00am March 07, 2023

by Noam Levey

More than 50 consumer and patient groups want the Biden Administration to aggressively protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors. The effort follows a KHN/NPR investigation.

Visitors walk along Main Street at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in September 2022. Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to move Disney World's special tax district under quasi-government control.

5 DeSantis allies now control Disney World's special district. Here's what's next

6:54pm March 06, 2023

by Emily Olson

A parents' rights activist, a Christian nationalist and three lawyer donors now have control over Walt Disney World's development capabilities, thanks to a bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will automatically be set to a 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.

Health & Safety

TikTok to limit the time teens can be on the app. Will safeguards help protect them?

12:45pm March 06, 2023

by Simone Popperl

NPR's A Martinez talks to psychologist Jelena Kecmanovic, who specializes in tween and teens and social media use, about TikTok's changes that are meant to help teens limit their screen time.

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Posters bearing the images of Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, from left, adorn the front of Fox Corp.'s headquarters in New York City. The stars' panic as viewers fled after the 2020 elections has become a core element of a $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

Politics & Government

Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media

12:03pm March 06, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.

A Toblerone chocolate bar, pictured with the Matterhorn in the background. The company will replace the iconic peak on its label with a more generic mountain as a result of manufacturing changes.

Toblerone is no longer Swiss enough to feature the Matterhorn on its packaging

10:27am March 06, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Toblerone is moving some of its production to Slovakia, meaning it can no longer legally call itself "Swiss-made." That branding change will include swapping the iconic peak for a more generic one.

Evan Drellich's new book sheds light on the Houston Astros cheating scandal

5:30am March 06, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Evan Drellich, a senior writer for The Athletic, who covered the Houston Astro's 2017 cheating scandal. His new book is called: Winning Fixes Everything.