The White House calls for more regulations as cryptocurrencies grow more popular
The Biden administration is calling for more oversight as the adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, saying they pose significant risks.
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Examining the railway labor deal. Is it a win for both sides?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to labor expert Art Wheaton, who explains how years of rail cost cuts and consolidation predated a tentative deal that averted a potentially disastrous strike.
He got an unexplained $250,000 payment from Google. The company says it was a mistake
Sam Curry, a self-described hacker, was puzzled by the payment. A Google spokesperson says the company paid "the wrong party as the result of human error" and was working to correct it.
A look at the tentative deal between freight railroads and rail workers' unions
Freight rail carriers and the unions representing rail workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The deal includes wages increases and medical exemptions from attendance policies.
Bringing diversity to Maine's nearly all-white lobster fleet
Many of the workers in Maine's lobster processing industry are people of color, but lobstermen are almost all white. A new program is aiming to diversify the state's lobster fleet.
Transportation secretary on averting rail strike that threatened major disruptions
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the railroad deal and how this affects labor going forward.
CNN chief Chris Licht puts a stamp on network with new morning show lineup
Chris Licht taps Don Lemon, Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow for CNN's new morning show. Licht made his name reimagining mornings for MSNBC and CBS, then revived Stephen Colbert's Late Night on CBS.
No, King Charles III won't pay any inheritance tax on his massive gain
Under a government agreement, King Charles III won't have to pay the U.K.'s standard 40% inheritance tax on the massive wealth he inherits from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Why Kanye West is splitting with the Gap
An attorney for Kanye West, who goes by Ye, said that a letter has been sent to the clothing chain seeking to terminate the contract between the clothing chain and West's company, Yeezy.
Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike
President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.