Why sanctions don't work — but could if done right
Sanctions backfire. So why do we keep using them?
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2 youths were killed in the latest fire blamed on an e-bike in New York City
It's the fifth fire-related death this year in New York City where officials have said an e-bike was the cause. A father and his five children were in the second-story apartment when the fire began.
FTX debtors' report finds company's collapse due to 'hubris, incompetence and greed'
An FTX debtors' report says "hubris, incompetence, and greed" led to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to stacy-marie ishmael of Bloomberg News.
Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102
Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.
What should minimum pay be for workers who deliver food for apps? NYC can't agree
In New York City, an ongoing battle over giving a minimum wage to delivery workers for apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub came to a head at an hours long council hearing on Friday.
Northwest shellfish growers call for aggressive action against invasive crabs
Oyster growers in Washington's Willapa Bay are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.
Credit crackdown weighs on businesses
Even before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, other banks were getting stingier about making loans. That makes it harder for businesses trying to grow and raises the risk of recession.
Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change
At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.
Bed Bath & Beyond's stock now costs 31 cents. How low can it go?
A share of Bed Bath & Beyond now costs 31 cents, down from $5 earlier this year and $80 a decade ago as the company circles around bankruptcy. How low can this stock — or any stock — actually go?
The New York City council is divided over minimum wage for delivery workers
An ongoing battle in New York City over giving delivery workers for apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub a minimum wage came to a head at an hours-long council hearing on Friday.