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Writers Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better healthcare

4:20pm May 02, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike against major Hollywood studios after both parties were unable to agree on a new contract. Picketing started Tuesday afternoon in New York and L.A.

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Digital news sites fight to survive as online ad dollars dry up

4:20pm May 02, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

Social media giants like Facebook redefined how we use the internet. Now many major companies are seeing big changes. What does it mean for news online and what might come next?

Miriala Gonzalez, a registered nurse in Miami, carries a monkeypox vaccine. A new survey highlights major concerns from nurses nationwide regarding future staffing levels in hospitals.

Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession

10:55am May 02, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Unions representing nurses say the findings from the latest AMN Healthcare survey are not a surprise. The nurses unions have long warned about problems facing the profession.

A Chase Bank location in Warrington, Pa. Regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Has JPMorgan Chase grown too large? A former White House economic adviser weighs in

10:39am May 02, 2023

What are the risks of JPMorgan Chase becoming even bigger since taking over First Republic Bank? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tomas Philipson, a former head of the White House Economic Advisers Council.

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Members of the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line in 2007.

Arts

Writers Guild of America goes on strike

10:37am May 02, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie. The WGA said picketing would begin Tuesday afternoon.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

10:17am May 02, 2023

The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1. Hollywood writers are striking against the major studios. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on Supreme Court ethics.

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Cook employees Ryan and Shelby Bixler stand in front of the house they're buying from the company. They say they never could have afforded a new place like this at the full market price.

Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes

9:13am May 02, 2023

Businesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy.

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This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers

7:42am May 02, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.

National

More communities are deciding to fight the expansion of dollar stores

6:27am May 02, 2023

by Stephan Bisaha

The number of dollar stores is growing quickly, especially Dollar General. In some towns dollar stores are a vital shopping option, but some residents warn the stores do more harm than good.

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Germany aims to revive its solar power industry which was booming a decade ago

6:11am May 02, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

German solar panel manufacturers are working with lawmakers to rejuvenate the industry in Europe. They are seeking to counter China's dominance of the industry with tax incentives and legislation.

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