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In an effort to crack down on airlines that charge passengers steep fees to check bags and change flights, the Biden administration announced new regulations aimed at expanding consumer protections.
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COMIC: The roadside marker unlocking a forgotten civil rights murder
In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.
Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis
Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.
Housing experts say there just aren't enough homes in the U.S.
The United States is millions of homes short of demand, and lacks enough affordable housing units. And many Americans feel like housing costs are eating up too much of their take-home pay.
A hunk of space junk crashed through his roof in Florida. Who should pay to fix it?
"It was not like anything I had ever seen before," Alejandro Otero says. It turned out his home was hit by debris from the International Space Station that had been circling the Earth for three years.
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.
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The talks in Canada are not going well,and scientists and civil society groups say the U.S. is largely to blame.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.
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Officials at Columbia University will continue to talk with student protesters after the deadline to clear out passed.
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The project called "Songwriter" was initially shelved, but Cash's son recruited some of his father's oldest collaborators to finish the project. The album comes out June 28.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about airlines and consumer air travel concerns.
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The venerable agriculture equipment company has launched a campaign to find the next Chief Tractor Officer, whose main job will be to create social media content to reach younger consumers.
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Former President Trump waits to hear if he violated a gag order. Tesla announces profits dropped by 55%. The Justice Department will pay $138.7 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case.
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NPR's TED Radio Hour looks into the science of awkward psychological traits and the crossover between awkwardness and autism.
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The plaintiffs argue that by not effectively tackling climate change, their government is violating its citizens' human rights.
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In a New York courtroom on Tuesday, jurors heard testimony from a former tabloid media executive. And, former President Donald Trump is waiting for a decision on whether he violated a gag order.
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The team at The Indicator from Planet Money explores the shifting status quo on accessibility in video games.
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Members of the European Parliament have adopted a bill to fight Russian disinformation and election hacking.