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Obama Vows To Flex Executive Authority On Immigration Policy

11:53am July 01, 2014

by Robert Siegel

President Obama announced that he would take several steps on his own regarding immigration issues — including the tens of thousands of children who have swarmed to the U.S. border in recent weeks.

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BNP Paribas Agrees To Nearly $9 Billion Fine And Admission Of Guilt

7:30pm June 30, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

The French banking giant BNP Paribas will pay a penalty of nearly $9 billion and plead guilty to criminal charges for doing business with countries sanctioned by the U.S.

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Obama To Request $2 Billion To Deal With Border Issue

1:32pm June 30, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

The huge numbers of illegal migrant children has overwhelmed detention center. His request comes at a time when GOP leaders say Obama's idea of flexibility means taking the law into his own hands.

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Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Hobby Lobby Victory

1:32pm June 30, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled Monday in a case asking whether family-owned businesses that offer employees health insurance must include contraception in their plans if they object to some forms of it.

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One of three marijuana plants growing in the backyard of a 65-year-old retiree from Pompano Beach, Fla. He grows and smokes his own "happy grass" to alleviate pain.

Entrepreneurs Buzzing Over Medical Marijuana In Florida

9:57am June 30, 2014

by Greg Allen

Polls show that Sunshine State voters are likely to approve a measure legalizing medical marijuana in November. Businesses are already flocking to the state, eager to set up shop.

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The number of fathers in the U.S. who stay at home with their children has nearly doubled since 1989.

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Stay-At-Home Dads On The Rise, And Many Of Them Are Poor

9:38am June 30, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

The number of fathers at home in the U.S. has nearly doubled since 1989. A desire among more men to stay home with the kids has a lot to do with that, but so does the inability to find a job.

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Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he hopes a new study can influence the business community by applying the science of risk management.

Latest Climate Change Report Paints Dire Picture For Business

9:30am June 30, 2014

by John Ydstie

The economy faces great risks from climate change, according to a study by a bipartisan group of former business leaders and public officials. It predicts harsh consequences if action isn't taken.

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For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

8:14am June 30, 2014

by NPR Staff

The debate over the federal minimum wage, which raised to $7.25 in 2009, is playing out across the country. Meanwhile, the minimum wage for tipped workers hasn't gone up for 23 years.

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Hard-To-Change Mistakes Led To Successful 'No-Fly List' Case

6:11pm June 29, 2014

This week, a federal judge ruled that the government's no-fly list process is unconstitutional. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Abe Mashal, one of the 13 plaintiffs in the case.

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Employees' Pay Cut By Denied Overtime, Deductions For Equipment

6:11pm June 29, 2014

Thousands of Americans each year lose portions of their wages to wage theft. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Tia Koonse, of the UCLA Labor Center, about efforts to curtail the problem.

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