China Suspends Poultry Imports From Tyson Foods Plant In Arkansas
The country's customs office said shipments from the plant would be temporarily suspended, while products that have already arrived will be seized.
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U.S. Faces Rent Crisis As Pandemic Eviction Restrictions Get Rolled Back
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Matthew Warren of the Western Center on Law & Poverty about how ending pandemic-related eviction prohibitions will affect low-income and unemployed tenants.
Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump
The video, which condemns "fake news," fabricates a supposed-CNN segment from last year. The social media companies said the footage violated copyright rules.
AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens
After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.
Big Talk From Big Tech On Racial Equity, But Not All Workers Are Buying It
More than 200 technology companies have issued statements supporting the advancement of racial justice, but black tech workers say internal policies and tech culture needs an overhaul first.
Struggling Rural Grocers See Business Boost During Pandemic
Like their big box store competitors, small rural grocery stores have experienced a boom since the pandemic began. Many are getting new customers as they're better able to keep their shelves stocked.
Police Fines Fund City Budgets, But At A Cost
NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money investigates how the fees and fines that make up city budgets disproportionately target low-income communities and communities of color.
Big Tech Companies In Need Of A Fundamental Change To Deal With Racial Injustice
Some big tech companies have declared Juneteenth a holiday and offered support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But blacks in Silicon Valley are demanding more fundamental change in the industry.
Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling
On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.
Two U.K. Companies Apologize, Pledge Donations Over Slavery Legacies
Lloyd's of London and pub chain Greene King said they'd donate to charities helping minority communities. A research project documented that founders of the companies received money linked to slavery.