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My father, a migrant worker, sacrificed to make the world better, Johnny Itliong says

8:27am July 14, 2023

by Jey Born

Johnny Itliong grew up in California's grape fields. His father Larry Itliong helped lead the Delano Grape Strike in 1965. Johnny came to StoryCorps to share stories about his dad with his own son.

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The union representing Hollywood actors and performers goes on strike

7:22am July 14, 2023

The national board of SAG-AFTRA voted to strike and is walking picket lines. There are now two simultaneous strikes in Hollywood, writers have been on strike since May.

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How fast-fashion behemoth Shein became so controversial

5:16am July 14, 2023

A combination of tech savvy, controlled supply chains and tariff relief have all helped Chinese online retailer Shein become a fast-fashion behemoth. Can it withstand the backlash?

Disposable vapes in many kid-friendly fruity flavors, are displayed for sale at a shop in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. Since 2020, the number of different vaping devices for sale in the U.S. has exploded, driven by a wave of disposable models from China.

Health & Safety

They're illegal. So why is it so easy to buy the disposable vapes favored by teens?

5:01am July 14, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

The FDA cracked down on the nicotine devices, yet they're stocked on many store shelves. The reason has to do with burgeoning overseas production, lack of clear rules, and lax enforcement.

OpenAI's ChatGPT is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission.

Politics & Government

FTC investigating ChatGPT over potential consumer harm

7:54pm July 13, 2023

by Dara Kerr

ChatGPT sees its first hint of regulation as the federal agency requests documentation about its business practices.

The SAG-AFTRA building is seen during contract negotiations in Los Angeles on July 13, 2023.

Arts

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'

7:03pm July 13, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The U.S. budget deficit ballooned in the first nine months of its fiscal year, both because of a sharp increase in government spending and a significant drop in tax revenues.

The federal deficit nearly tripled, raising concern about the country's finances

5:59pm July 13, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The federal government's budget gap widened significantly in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as tax receipts slumped and spending increased.

Biggest Hollywood strike in decades: SAG-AFTRA walks out after negotiations collapse

4:57pm July 13, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors' union to strike.

President Biden arrives at a political rally in Philadelphia on June 17. He has increasingly cast his climate program as a jobs program as his reelection campaign heats up.

Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate

2:08pm July 13, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?

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A person pumps gas at a BP gas station in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 12. Annual inflation eased to 3% in June, the lowest in over two years, and there's hope that it could go lower.

Why inflation is losing its punch — and why things could get even better

10:17am July 13, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Annual inflation fell to 3% in June, the lowest since March 2021. That probably won't stop the Federal Reserve from raising rates again, but this month's expected hike could be the last.

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