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With Sam Altman back as CEO, what's next for OpenAI

5:41pm November 22, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

With nearly the entire staff in open revolt against the board, Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as CEO. The board that fired him last week has been dissolved and replaced with an interim board.

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A customer in Chicago looks for turkeys offered for sale on Nov. 20, 2023, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Turkey prices have fallen — but the cost of many groceries are still higher.

Economy

Here's what will cost you more — and less — for the big Thanksgiving feast

11:09am November 22, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving feast is slightly lower this year than last, thanks in large part to falling turkey prices. Overall grocery inflation has eased significantly in the last year.

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National

Morning news brief

7:33am November 22, 2023

by Michel Martin

Israel and Hamas agree to a four-day pause in fighting to free some hostages. Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO. Wisconsin's Supreme Court hears case that could change district voting maps.

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Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei has a plan to fight inflation: dollarization

6:39am November 22, 2023

In the face of 142% annualized inflation, Argentina's president-elect has advocated for "dollarization" — making the U.S. dollar the country's official currency.

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Advertisers leave Elon Musk's X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi posts

5:22am November 22, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Lauren Goode, senior writer at Wired, about the challenges facing X, formerly named Twitter, after multiple advertisers pulled out over antisemitism.

A shopper pushes two carts during last year's Black Friday sale at a Best Buy store in Overland Park, Kan.

Roll your eyes, but Black Friday's still got it. So here's what to look for

5:00am November 22, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

Americans say Black Friday is overhyped, but nearly 1 in 5 still plan to do most of their shopping then. This holiday season is expected to break shopping records.

The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is down slightly from last year

5:01pm November 21, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Pumpkin pie prices are way up this year but turkeys are a relative bargain. A lot of Americans will be giving thanks this holiday for lower inflation at the supermarket.

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Music & Culture

Rapper Snoop Dogg partners with a smokeless firepit brand

6:02am November 21, 2023

We told you last week that Snoop Dogg, a legendary stoner, said on social media that he had decided to "give up smoke." He's posted a new video promoting a firepit that claims to be smokeless.

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Shoppers walk past sale signs at the Avalon shopping center in Alpharetta, Ga., during Black Friday in 2022.

National

Black Friday deals start early and seem endless. Are there actually any good deals?

5:00am November 21, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Longer Black Friday sale windows give companies more chances to win potential business, but it also affords consumers the ability to shop around, experts say.

Hundreds of OpenAI workers threaten to leave over CEO Sam Altman's firing

5:41pm November 20, 2023

by Dara Kerr

More than 500 employees of OpenAI — maker of ChatGPT — have threatened to quit unless the board resigns and the company reinstates Sam Altman, who was fired as CEO on Friday.