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The Federal Reserve tries to limit any further damage to the banking system
The Federal Reserve is facing a decision this week on whether to raise interest rates again to fight inflation or take a breather to avoid putting more stress on the banking system.
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Biden vetoes his first bill that White House said would have been bad for retirees
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jeffrey Sonnenfield, professor of management at Yale University, about investment decisions taking into consideration environmental, social and corporate governance factors.
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It's World Poetry Day: NPR's love of poetry goes back to its founding
On World Poetry Day, We look at how people are sometimes compelled to express their feelings and ideas through poems.
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Pentagon manages new tensions after a Russian warplane hit an unarmed U.S. drone
The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone, a rare occurrence during the past year of war in Ukraine. The aim was to bring down tensions after a U.S. drone crashed in the Black Sea.
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Biden issues an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence
President Biden wants to boost background checks for gun buyers, but that's hard without legislation from Congress.
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More than 8,000 people in California were evacuated after a levee failed
The levee breech in Monterey County triggered flooding and evacuations. NPR's Sacha Pfeifer talks to state Sen. John Laird about what must be done to prevent another catastrophe.
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Indigenous groups lash out after an oil drilling project is approved in Alaska
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jade Begay of the group NDN Collective, which advocates for indigenous communities, about the White House approving the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska.
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Exploring the many reasons why car prices remain high
Why are car prices still so much higher than they were before the pandemic? The average cost of a new vehicle tops $48,000.
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How the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank affected one startup
Tiffany Dufu, CEO of tech startup The Cru, responds to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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China wraps up a leadership reshuffle that's been years in the making
China has unveiled a new government led by Li Qiang, a close ally of Xi Jinping. What does this new lineup tell us about China in the coming decade?
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2 boats capsized off the San Diego shoreline and at least 8 people are dead
The boats are believed to have been bringing migrants into the U.S. The victims who were found at the scene were not wearing a life jackets.
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Why Bolivia and Colombia want coca leaf, cocaine's main ingredient, legalized
Two of the world's biggest cocaine suppliers, Colombia and Bolivia, want the U.N. to remove the coca leaf from its list of dangerous drugs. They argue the leaf has many uses unrelated to narcotics.