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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the space agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

9:33am May 06, 2024

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.

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BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, China, on April 18. China has rapidly become a major auto exporter, but tariffs have kept cheap Chinese EVs out of the U.S. market — so far.

Economy

China makes cheap electric vehicles. Why can't American shoppers buy them?

5:42am May 06, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

American drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.

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The Golden Saxophone House, featured on HGTV's new series Zillow Gone Wild.

Arts

'Zillow Gone Wild' brings wacky real estate listings to HGTV

6:11pm May 05, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Zillow Gone Wild started in 2020 as an Instagram account devoted to eccentric property listings. The show focuses on homes that defy everyday expectations in some way.

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Economy

People say they worry about inflation. Their restaurant spending might show otherwise

8:23am May 05, 2024

Restaurant earnings and pricing tell us the economy is still troubled by inflation but not badly enough for consumers to give up eating out.

The recalled beef products above were produced on April 26 and April 27.

Health & Safety

More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk

10:12am May 04, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.

National

Vulture investors who bought up bankruptcy claims from FTX could see huge returns

6:57pm May 03, 2024

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

After cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022, specialized distressed asset investors started buying up the company's debt. They stand to make big profits off the remains of FTX.

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Hiring slowed in April, but economists say the job market is still solid

4:53pm May 03, 2024

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April. That's the smallest number in six months. A gradual cooling of the job market may help to ease concerns about inflation.

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Economy

Hiring slowed in April. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs

9:42am May 03, 2024

April's job growth was down from the previous month, according to a new Labor Department report. The unemployment rate rose slightly, from 3.8% to 3.9%, but remains low by historical standards.

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In this June 16, 2020 file photo, the sun is reflected on Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York.

National

Apple shows its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since pandemic's outset

5:22am May 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that generates most of Apple's revenue.

Some video game workers aim to unionize to push for better working conditions

5:13am May 03, 2024

The pressure on video game workers has intensified. They work long hours, face mounting layoffs and the games they make are more complex. Some employees call it a "passion tax" that must be addressed.