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Actor Josh Gad on three performances that shaped his career
by Sarah Handel
Actor Josh Gad, best known for his roles in Frozen and Book of Mormon, is out with a new memoir about his life and career.
Some Investors Choosing U.S. Over Emerging Markets
by Yuki Noguchi
Investors appear to once again be interested in the relative safety of U.S. stocks. A Bloomberg analysis shows investors pulling money out of emerging markets while simultaneously boosting purchases of U.S. equities.
3 Years Later, There's Still Work Left To Be Done On Dodd-Frank
On Monday, President Obama summoned top financial regulators to the White House to get an update on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. The legislation was passed in the wake of the financial crisis and is a sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulations. But three years after being signed into law, much of Dodd-Frank still isn't in place. Such is the difficulty of re-writing financial rules.
U.K. Detains Partner Of Journalist Who Talked With Snowden
by Philip Reeves
British authorities detained the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald's for nearly nine hours at Heathrow Airport on Monday. Greenwald, who works for The Guardian, published many of Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's large-scale monitoring of telephone and email traffic. Key members of parliament and human rights activists are demanding to know why Greenwald's partner, David Miranda, was held.
Cars In America: Is The Love Story Over?
by NPR Staff
America once had a love affair with the automobile. But a new study shows just how much air has been let out of those tires, and the millennial generation seems to be ambivalent toward owning cars or even acquiring driver's licenses.
Amid Struggle For 'Soul' Of GOP, Libertarians Take Limelight
by NPR Staff
Tensions between the traditional wings of the Republican Party and its libertarians have been brewing for years. Leaks of government surveillance information have helped exacerbate the conflict, pushing forward libertarians' stance on civil liberties.