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Journalists conduct interviews on the doorstep of an hotel on Maidan Square on March 1, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Pulitzer Prize Board is honoring the courage and commitment of Ukranian journalists.

World News

Ukranian journalists win a Pulitzer citation for their courage and persistence

1:33pm May 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

At least seven journalists have been killed while covering the war in Ukraine, while many face shelling, shooting and detention on the job. They were recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday.

A gas pump is seen in a station on Feb. 1 in Houston. Gasoline prices hit a new national record, not adjusted for inflation, surpassing the previous peak set around two months ago.

Economy

Gasoline prices hit a record high, again

8:40am May 10, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

Gas prices surged to a national record, not adjusted for inflation, surpassing the previous milestone hit around two months ago. It comes just ahead of the key summer driving season.

Are corporations using inflationary times to raise prices and up their profits?

7:36am May 10, 2022

Inflation is high and so are corporate profits. NPR's A Martinez talks to Josh Bivens of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, about whether corporations are benefiting from rising prices.

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The Work-From-Home climate challenge

6:30am May 10, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

Companies might have thought a silver lining from the pandemic was that remote work was slashing emissions. They're thinking again.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Friday. Stocks slumped again on Monday as fears about inflation are proving hard to tamp down.

Economy

A brutal sell-off on Wall Street continues as stocks sink for a 3rd day in a row

6:40pm May 09, 2022

by David Gura

Stocks continue to slump on fears about inflation – and whether the Federal Reserve can bring down prices without sparking a recession.

National

Broadband companies pledge to help low income families pay for high speed internet

4:41pm May 09, 2022

The Biden administration is rolling out its new push to lower internet costs. But it's hard to promote the program to people who don't have internet.

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Encore: Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

6:51am May 09, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on May 5, 2022.)

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Twenty internet providers, including companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, have committed to the the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will provide plans for no more than $30 for low-income Americans.

The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans

5:01am May 09, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Twenty internet providers, including national companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have committed to the program.

Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States.

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

5:01am May 09, 2022

by Blake Farmer

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

Can I Just Tell You: We can't 'opt out' of our pain

5:41pm May 08, 2022

by Michel Martin

Brands are now offering the option of opting out of Mother's Day e-mails. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on this new trend.