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Investors Flock To Ebola-Related Companies

6:33pm October 11, 2014

Ebola-related stocks have been on the move since confirmation that the virus made its way onto U.S. soil. NPR's Arun Rath talks with journalist Wallace Witkowski at MarketWatch about Ebola investing.

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Kmart says it has removed malware that had infected its checkout registers in stores. The company believes the malware may have been in place for about a month before it was detected.

Economy

Kmart Says Its Store Registers Were Hacked, Exposing Credit Cards

2:09pm October 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The Sears-owned company says it removed the malware after it was discovered Thursday. It announced the exposure late Friday, saying no personal data or PIN numbers were lost.

Fashion designer Natalie Chanin stands in front of in-progress garments at the Alabama Chanin Factory. Chanin and Billy Reid, internationally acclaimed designers, have teamed up to test the concept of organic, sustainable cotton farming and garment-making

Reviving A Southern Industry, From Cotton Field To Clothing Rack

3:31pm October 10, 2014

by Debbie Elliott

Garment-making once thrived in the South. Two acclaimed designers are trying to bring it back with a field-to-garment concept, creating a clothing line from their own organic cotton grown in Alabama.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses the media during an event in New Delhi in September. This week, he was criticized for comments he made about women asking for raises.

National

Microsoft CEO Nadella's Remarks Add To Tech's Sexism Problem

3:08pm October 10, 2014

by Samantha Raphelson

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is facing public criticism after his comments suggesting that women should not ask for raises. But they also underscore questions about tech's male-dominated culture.

Customers walk out of Street Boutique, parked in Shirlington Village, Va. Street Boutique is a pop-up truck that's similar to the many food trucks in the area, except it sells clothes and jewelry.

Make Room, Food Trucks: Mobile Fashion Stores Have Hit The Streets

10:28am October 10, 2014

by Lucy Perkins

Entrepreneurs who want to launch a retail business in the fashion industry have found a more affordable way to do it — by launching food-truck-inspired rolling boutiques.

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Employees pack copies of the new book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for shipment in July 2007 at an Amazon fulfillment center in Fernley, Nev. Workers at the center filed a suit in 2013, seeking compensation for time spent in a mandatory security l

National

Justices Will Decide Whether Workers Must Endure Unpaid Inconvenience

11:26am October 09, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

Some employees who worked for an Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Nevada had to wait nearly 25 minutes after each shift to be screened by security. They want to be compensated for that time.

Love Pine Nuts? Then Protect Pine Forests

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Dan Charles

An expensive delicacy among nuts, pine nuts are foraged — not farmed — from distant forests. In some places, the delicate ecosystems that produce the nuts are disappearing.

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FBI Director James Comey says new encryption features allow people "to place themselves beyond the law."

National

Apple Says iOS Encryption Protects Privacy; FBI Raises Crime Fears

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Brian Naylor

Apple says its new operating system for the iPhone features encryption so secure that not even Apple has the key to it. But the FBI warns that the software could limit its ability to fight crime.

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Obama Proposal Could Extend Overtime Benefits To More Workers

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Scott Horsley

Two-thirds of salaried workers used to get overtime automatically when they worked more than 40 hours a week, but thanks to a George W. Bush-era decision, only about 1 in 10 qualify today.

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Ebola Protective Suits Are In Short Supply

7:09am October 09, 2014

by Jackie Northam

The Ebola outbreak created a demand for personal protective equipment. Clinics can go through hundreds of PPE suits a day. Manufacturers increased production but agencies say there's still a shortage.

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