Business

Central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley refills his sprayer with the weedkiller glyphosate on a farm near Auburn, Ill. A new assessment of the chemical finds that the (uncertain) risks mainly affect the people who work with it or who come in direct co

A Top Weedkiller Could Cause Cancer. Should We Be Scared?

4:00pm March 24, 2015

by Dan Charles

A respected scientific group says that glyphosate, also known as Roundup, is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Yet the actual risks — which are mainly to farmers, not consumers — remain uncertain.

For Banks 'Too Big To Jail,' Prosecutors Count On A Promise To Behave

2:49pm March 24, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A conviction can be fatal for a big company. So in some cases prosecutors have been holding off on punishing firms that have broken the law. In return, the companies vow to clean up their act.

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An economist with the Rand Corporation argues that Los Angeles' fast-food ban failed because it merely blocked new construction or expansion of "stand-alone fast-food" restaurants in neighborhoods where that style of restaurant was uncommon to begin with.

Why Los Angeles' Fast Food Ban Did Nothing To Check Obesity

2:34pm March 24, 2015

by Dan Charles

A new study finds that restrictions on fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles didn't reduce obesity as intended. That's partly because the ban didn't cover the most common types of food stores.

Wilson Sporting Goods Acquires Louisville Slugger Brand

11:31am March 24, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The $70 million deal will join the makers of Major League Baseball's official bat with the company that produces MLB's official glove.

Science

How Money Managers' Personal Lives Affect Your Investments

11:17am March 24, 2015

by Shankar Vedantam

For some people who discover a sudden drop in their investments, social science research offers a surprising explanation. When a hedge fund manager gets divorced, they underperform by 7.4 percent.

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Lupita Ramirez dresses her husband, Joel, at their home in Rialto, Calif. Joel was paralyzed from the waist down after being crushed by a pallet when he was working in a warehouse.

Injured Workers Suffer As 'Reforms' Limit Workers' Compensation Benefits

2:38pm March 23, 2015

by Howard Berkes

Over the past decade, states have slashed workers' compensation benefits, denying injured workers help when they need it most and shifting the costs of workplace accidents to taxpayers.

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Jeremy Lewis lost his left arm during a work-related incident while working at a poultry plant in Alabama. The state has the nation's lowest workers' compensation benefits for amputations and sent Lewis into just the kind of downward spiral workers' comp

Economy

As Workers' Comp Varies From State To State, Workers Pay The Price

2:37pm March 23, 2015

by Howard Berkes

Injured workers dependent on workers' compensation face eroding benefits. We go to Alabama and Georgia, where the value of an amputated arm can vary by $700,000, depending on which state you live in.

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Eurozone Threatened By Divide Between Greece And Germany

8:03am March 23, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Germany, which has backed most of the bailout loans to Greece, wants Greeks to stick to austerity measures. The new Greek government says austerity has destroyed the economy.

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National

Starbucks Will Stop Putting The Words 'Race Together' On Cups

12:08am March 23, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Some see the move as a reaction to widespread criticism of the company's push to start candid conversations about race in its stores. But Starbucks says the move had nothing to do with the backlash.

National

Premera Blue Cross Cyberattack Exposed Millions Of Customer Records

2:30pm March 22, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The health insurance provider has revealed that a cyberattack discovered in January may have made the medical and financial information of 11 million people vulnerable to thieves.

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