Race To Free Giant Ship From Suez Canal Continues
Efforts to refloat the Ever Given made "significant progress" Friday night, but low tides quashed authorities' hopes of refloating the 1,300-foot vessel before the weekend.
Economy
Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy
With one of the world's largest container ships solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day, NPR takes a look at the worldwide implications.
'What Are We Going To Do?': Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches At Record Pace
Banks closed a record number of branches last year as the pandemic pushed more customers to online and mobile banking.
As Material Prices Rise, Economists Say There May Be A New Supercycle Ahead
Prices for materials like copper, soybeans and oil have been rising to the point that some economists are talking about a new 'supercycle' — an event in which prices go high and stay high for years.
Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?
Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But there was an extra "facility fee" because the location changed slightly. A shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo: U.S. Devising Strategy To Push Back On China
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she is beginning to mend fences with U.S. allies alienated by the Trump administration. She says they will be valuable partners in the fight to counter China.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' Next Progressive Frontier: Reshaping A 'Rigged' Tax System
Sanders will introduce legislation Thursday to restore the corporate tax rate to 35% and add a new progressive tax on the estates of the wealthiest Americans.
It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says
The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale."
NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September
At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.