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National

Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K

12:52pm August 22, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.

Books

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris threaten riverside booksellers' livelihood

12:05pm August 22, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

Book stalls along the Seine River have been a beloved Paris tradition for centuries. A plan to remove them before next summer's Olympic Games has not been well received.

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Greg Rosalsky looks at his new son in the hospital.

I'm a new dad. Here's why I'm taking more parental leave than my wife.

10:18am August 22, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

More than 70 percent of American fathers return to work less than two weeks after having a baby. Here is why I'm not one of them.

National

Some customers are confused as Netflix sends out disks before ending DVD mail program

6:33pm August 21, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Netflix is sending DVD subscribers extra discs before ending the service on September 29th. But questions remain about what will happen to the company's stockpile of plastic.

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As costs rise, parents may be facing what's called a child care cliff

7:59am August 21, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.

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Amid a slowing economy, some companies have been dropping DEI jobs

5:04am August 21, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Due to economic and political pressures from the right, those roles face an uncertain future.

Ford's CEO hopes major deal with Tesla will help fix charging station shortage

5:04am August 21, 2023

Jim Farley experienced the shortcomings of America's EV charging network on a recent road trip in an F-150 Lightning. He's feeling pretty good about the choice to adopt Tesla's charging technology.

Red Netflix envelopes sit in a bin of mail at the U.S. Post Office sort center March 30, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The company is ending its DVD mailing service with a promotion.

Arts

Netflix extra DVD offer ahead of service shutdown confuses some customers

8:00pm August 19, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Fans of the streamer's 25-year-old hard-copy delivery service are welcoming the promotion ahead of its shutdown at the end of September. But the terms are vague.

Arts

Encore: Movie theaters are hot again

5:14pm August 19, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

In what's being called the "Barbie boost," people are going out to the movies again. But can brick & mortar theatres sustain that momentum against the pressures of the Hollywood strikes?

Fans and spectators walk to the entrance of Chicago's Comiskey Park on April 9, 1990, for the opening day of the final Major League Baseball season there.

Opinion: Corporate ballpark names just don't have that special ring

10:18am August 19, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon ponders stadium naming rights: how relatively inexpensive it is for companies to link their brands to major league ballparks and football fields.

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