Business

'Warranty Void If Removed'? As It Turns Out, Feds Say Those Warnings Are Illegal

8:29pm April 11, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Federal Trade Commission says tying warranties to the use of specific parts or services is prohibited. And the agency has told six companies they have 30 days to fix their ways or face penalties.

Alaskan fisherman David Fry and his baited hooks.

Episode 661: The Less Deadly Catch

6:09pm April 11, 2018

Today on the show: how an economic fix helped made the deadliest job in America safer, and why people are angry about it.

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission.

National

In Historic Move At Labor-Skeptic 'Chicago Tribune,' Newsroom Pushes To Form Union

6:09pm April 11, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission. Parent company Tronc sold the LA Times soon after its newsroom unionized.

Lawmakers Ask Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Tougher Questions As Testimony Continues

5:28pm April 11, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It's his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33.

Politics & Government

Lawmakers Push Zuckerberg On Security, Diversity, Drug Sales On Facebook

5:26pm April 11, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Facebook CEO was grilled by members of the House of Representatives on Russian disinformation campaigns, third-party access to user data, abuses of Facebook's platform and other topics.

Economy

Deficit Attention Disorder

4:17pm April 11, 2018

The CBO projects the federal budget deficit could top 800 billion dollars this year... and reach a cool trillion by 2020. So ... what?

The IRS estimates that more than $65 million has been lost to phone tax scammers in the last five years. They're most active during high tax season in March and April.

As Tax Day Approaches, Watch Out For Phone Scammers

3:24pm April 11, 2018

by Paige Pfleger

The IRS estimates that more than $65 million has been lost to phone tax scammers in the past five years. The calls are most common during tax season in March and April.

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Second Cambridge Analytica CEO Steps Down Amid Facebook Data Scandal

2:59pm April 11, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Alexander Tayler, acting CEO, is stepping down, according to a statement from the Cambridge Analytica board of directors. The firm is at the heart of a scandal involving the use of Facebook data.

How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment

1:53pm April 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

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National

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Is Back On Capitol Hill For A 2nd Day

12:41pm April 11, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It's his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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