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There's money in Magic: The booming business of rare game cards

11:12am August 08, 2023

by Emma Bowman

For decades, sports have led the pack in the trading card market. Now, as celebrities shell out millions for rare game cards, fantasy characters are giving star athletes a run for their money.

Publishing company Simon & Schuster was sold for $1.62 billion to investment firm KKR

7:59pm August 07, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise speaks with Publisher Weekly's Jim Milliot about the agreement that was reached for KKR investment firm to acquire Simon & Schuster.

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A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore.

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Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to private investment firm

6:20pm August 07, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Paramount Global has sold Simon & Schuster to the private equity firm KKR. The deal comes nearly a year after the Department of Justice blocked Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster.

Southwest Airlines planes taxi at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in July 2019. Southwest is facing a discrimination suit after an employee allegedly reported a passenger to police on suspicion of child trafficking.

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Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says

4:26pm August 07, 2023

by Juliana Kim

When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them.

A sign for Yellow Corp. trucking company stands outside its facility Monday, July 31, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide.

National

Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

5:17am August 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was filed Sunday, comes just three years after Yellow received $700 million in pandemic-era loans from the federal government.

The violent underbelly of the avocado industry

5:33pm August 06, 2023

The U.S. consumption of avocados has exploded in the past decade. Caliber 60 is a podcast from Texas Public Radio that looks at the violent underbelly of the industry.

National

Musk vows to pay legal costs for users who get in trouble at work for their tweets

12:44pm August 06, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Elon Musk said X, formerly known as Twitter, said there is "no limit" on how much the company is willing to pay.

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Heat waves haven't stopped Americans from getting outside this summer

6:15pm August 04, 2023

by Lisa Lambert

This summer's extreme weather can't and won't stop Americans from having fun.

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Science

The evidence on remote work is changing

4:42pm August 04, 2023

New evidence suggests working from home, at least full time, may not be as productive as we once thought.

The latest employment data for July is bolstering hopes about the economy after employers continued to add jobs at a solid clip.

The case for a soft landing in the economy just got another boost

4:42pm August 04, 2023

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs in July, a slower but still solid pace of growth, suggesting the Federal Reserve may be able to curb inflation without triggering a recession.