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Planet Money is on a quest to explain the economy with playful storytelling and deep dive, roll up your sleeves journalism. How I Built This host Guy Raz talks to entrepreneurs and idealists who take us through the often challenging journeys they took to build their businesses.
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Planet Money is on a quest to explain the economy with playful storytelling and deep dive, roll up your sleeves journalism. How I Built This host Guy Raz talks to entrepreneurs and idealists who take us through the often challenging journeys they took to build their businesses.

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Sen. Majority leader Mitch McConnell says he'd fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Politics & Policy

McConnell would fill potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, reversal of 2016 stance

Speaking to an audience in Kentucky Monday, McConnell said should a vacancy occur on the court in 2020 — a presidential election year — he would allow a vote.

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Members of National Nurses United union members wave 'Medicare for All' signs during a rally in front of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Washington calling for 'Medicare for All' on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Politics & Policy

Progressive, moderate wings of Democratic Party at odds over ‘Medicare for All’

Currently, the main “Medicare for All” proposal in the House calling for guaranteed health insurance for every American has just over 100 co-sponsors.

6 years ago

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San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott answers questions during a May 21 news conference. Scott has apologized for a raid on a freelance journalist's home. (Eric Risberg/AP)
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Courts & Law

San Francisco police chief apologizes for raid on home of freelance journalist

The chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Bill Scott, issued an apology Friday for a recent raid on the home of a freelance journalist.

6 years ago

The Martinez family stands in front of their home in New Jersey. During a speech at her graduation, Alondra said to her parents:
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Community

Hispanic unemployment has hit record lows. But does that mean progress?

Across the U.S. today, there are plenty of jobs. Unemployment for Latinos is at 4.2% — the lowest in recorded history. And their poverty rate has gone down somewhat, to 18.3%.

6 years ago

U.S. Marine Tim Chambers salutes to participants in last year's Rolling Thunder motorcycle demonstration. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
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Lifestyle

Rolling to a halt: Memorial Day motorcycle rally ends 30-year tradition

After a three-decade run, a veteran advocacy group will hold its last motorcycle demonstration ride – called "Rolling Thunder" – in the U.S. capital this Memorial Day weekend.

6 years ago

Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Pipeline builder Energy Transfer/Sunoco said there were no leaks and no pipelines were exposed. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Federal pipeline safety regulators issue warning on floods and subsidence

The PHMSA advisory bulletin says pipeline incidents caused by erosion have increased in the eastern U.S.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are putting forward very different visions in the Democratic presidential primary. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Biden, Sanders highlight familiar split in Democratic party

The split comes down to unity versus anger, restoration versus revolution.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Two new members of Congress from Pa. call for impeachment hearings

As more members of Congress from our region call for impeachment hearings, the issue is dividing local Democrats.

6 years ago

Debris is piled outside an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael on May 10 in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Money

$19.1 billion disaster aid bill stalled after Republican blocks House vote

Texas House Republican Rep. Chip Roy blocked an attempt to pass the $19.1 billion disaster aid bill likely stalling passage of the legislation until Congress returns in June.

6 years ago

California Highway Patrol officers block an interstate entrance as protesters march. Police use of deadly force became a focus for advocates in California after the district attorney declined to prosecute the officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man whose death sparked demonstrations in the state and across the country (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

In California, agreement on new rules for when police can use deadly force

Civil rights advocates and law enforcement groups have reached an agreement in the California legislature on new rules for when police can use deadly force.

6 years ago

Demonstrators listen to speeches during a rally in support of abortion rights on Thursday in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Abortion limits carry economic cost for women

As Republican-led states pass laws restricting abortion in hopes the Supreme Court will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, supporters of abortion rights are pushing back.

6 years ago

Money

Democratic pledges against big money come with an asterisk

Virtually all Democrats running for the White House rail against the flood of campaign cash. But as the primary unfolds, it's clear that those pledges come with asterisks.

6 years ago

Investigators say the FBI is tracking a changing terror threat, even as terrorists like John Walker Lindh complete their prison sentences. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

FBI stays on watch as terrorists finish prison terms and broader threat evolves

One bright spot is that more good tips are coming in from the public and state or local police, the majority of which are "spot on," the FBI official said.

6 years ago

Many of the survivors of the Clotilda voyage are buried in Old Plateau Cemetery, near Mobile, Ala. The Alabama Historical Commission announced Wednesday that researchers had identified the vessel after months of work (Julie Bennett/AP)
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Science

Alabama historians say the last known slave ship to U.S. has been found

The Alabama Historical Commission says a wrecked ship off the Gulf Coast is the Clotilda, the last known vessel to bring people from Africa to the United States into bondage.

6 years ago

Recycling systems are facing challenges in many places, but some experts say it's still growing. And they say dual-stream recycling _ in which you separate recyclables before they're collected _ is hitting its stride. (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries via AP)
Politics & Policy

Sorting out recycling programs: Which ones work best?

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs.

6 years ago

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