Qantas Retires Its Last 747 With A Dash Of Sky Art
With six pilots and no passengers aboard for the final flight from Sydney, QF7474's flight path sketched out a giant Qantas kangaroo logo off the east coast of Australia.
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The Knee Surgeon Was In-Network. The Surgical Assistant Wasn't, And Billed $1,167
A college student's bill for outpatient knee surgery is a whopper — $96K — but the most mysterious part is a $1,167 charge from a health care provider she didn't even know was in the operating room.
Florida Closes Iconic Apalachicola Oyster Fishery
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approves a five-year ban on harvesting wild oysters from Apalachicola Bay to give the fishery time to recover from drought and other pressures.
U.S. To Get 100 Million Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine In $1.95 Billion Deal
If the company's vaccine candidate pans out, Americans can receive it for free under the deal. The arrangement is part of the U.S. government's push to have a vaccine widely available by January.
It 'Looks Very Scary For Renters' As Federal Eviction Relief Expiration Nears
NPR's Noel King speaks with Matt Desmond, founder of Princeton's Eviction Lab, about the threat of a rising number of evictions nationwide as federal evictions relief draws to an end.
Record Low Mortgage Rates Put More Cash In Pockets, But May Not Boost Economy Much
A historic drop in rates has millions of homeowners refinancing to save money. It's helping home sales, but it's not helping the broader economy as much as it would in a normal recession.
Seeking Suburban Votes, Trump Targets Rule To Combat Racial Bias In Housing
The president has been talking a lot about suburbs lately, in particular about an Obama-era rule to limit housing discrimination. It appears to be a fear-based tactic to win swing voters.
Can Diversity Officers Actually Help Diversify Companies' Staff?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pamela Newkirk, author of the book Diversity, Inc., about a spike in hiring diversity officers and why they are not set up to succeed.
Independent Venues Face Bleak Future Without Aid
Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.
EU Agrees To $858 Billion In Grants, Loans To Bail Out Pandemic-Battered Economies
Exhausted leaders emerged from a marathon five days of talks with a rescue package to help member states weather their worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.