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After Outcry, Crowdfunding Site Patreon Backs Off Plan To Raise Fees

6:47pm December 13, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The site — popular with independent musicians, writers and artists — allows fans to make small, repeated payments to creators. A change in the pay structure sent shock waves through the Internet.

Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. stand before the rendering of the under-construction Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium in September 2007.

Episode 812: High Rise, Low Returns

6:39pm December 13, 2017

As a businessman, President Trump is known for his towering buildings. Today we tell the story of one of those skyscrapers and what it says about how and with whom Trump does business.

Initially, engineer Niniane Wang didn't want to go public with sex harassment allegations because she worried it would jeopardize her relationships with other investors.

How A Female Engineer Built A Public Case Against A Sexual Harasser In Silicon Valley

4:33pm December 13, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Niniane Wang, an experienced engineer with a startup incubator, says she was harassed by a male investor. She wanted to be certain that when she came forward, she wouldn't be ignored.

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who will step down in February, has said she thinks the forces that have been holding inflation down are temporary and that she expects it will soon be on the rise again.

Fed Raises Interest Rates Again As Economy Rolls On

4:29pm December 13, 2017

by John Ydstie

Policymakers increased a key rate for the third time this year. The quarter-point move indicates the Fed is confident in the economy as it continues to recover from the financial crisis.

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Economy

Full Employment: Are We There Yet?

3:53pm December 13, 2017

Why is it so hard to figure out when the economy is at full employment? And why does the Fed keep getting it wrong?

Kansas' 2012 Tax Cut Experiment Could Serve As A Cautionary Tale

8:15am December 13, 2017

by Wade Goodwyn

People in Kansas are struggling to recover from the state's experiment with deep tax cuts. What happened in Kansas is similar in many ways to what Congress is attempting to do on a national level.

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Signs warn drivers of icy road conditions on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, Va., in March 2014. The state's Department of Transportation recently added rush hour tolls to the road, using dynamic pricing, which continuously adjusts the cost based on cong

National

Are $40 Toll Roads The Future?

9:10pm December 12, 2017

by David Schaper

In Virginia, officials hope a shift to toll pricing based on demand and traffic flow will change commuter behavior and reduce congestion on Interstate 66. Critics say the cost is too high.

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Forage fish like these at a Chilean processing plant are often used for fish meal used in aquaculture. But critics consider this inefficient and wasteful and worry it could deplete fish populations. Now several companies are developing protein substitutes

Waste Not, Want Not: Drink Beer To Feed Fish And Help Save The Planet

4:59pm December 12, 2017

by Alastair Bland

Industry trailblazers are trying to reduce the energy and resource costs of aquaculture. Possible solutions include using brewery waste, algae, insects or even carbon dioxide to feed the fish we eat.

Younger workers today expect the power dynamic at work to be more egalitarian, with less top-down management. And that is changing the dynamic for all workers.

National

Are There Generational Differences When It Comes To Sexual Harassment At Work?

4:12pm December 12, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Is the shift in dealing with sexual harassment driven by differences in how the generations perceive the issue — or is it indicative of a shift in how we think about work?

Legislators Want Ex-Mental Health Executives To Repay Severance

2:55pm December 12, 2017

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina lawmakers want state health officials to take nearly $4 million in severance away from the fired CEO of a regional mental health agency and three other top administrators who resigne