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Vehicles are parked outside the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif., on May 12, 2020. A federal judge has slashed the award to a Black former contract worker over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at the factory.

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Judge cuts the payout in a Black former Tesla contractor's racial discrimination suit

2:08pm April 14, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

A federal judge has slashed the award to Owen Diaz over claims that he was subjected to racial discrimination at work to $15 million. A jury had ordered the automaker to pay Diaz $137 million.

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter

11:56am April 14, 2022

by David Gura

The maverick billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter and take it private. He's already Twitter's largest shareholder and has been a persistent critic of the platform's speech policies.

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What happens when insurance companies decline to cover losses due to a pandemic?

5:06am April 14, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, music venues have had to close across the country. Many owners believed their business insurance would help. But, it turns out, their policies weren't designed for COVID-19.

An Amazon worker walks past his Amazon Prime delivery truck in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2022.

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Sellers who ship through Amazon will see a new 5% fuel and inflation surcharge

7:45pm April 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The new fee doesn't apply to sellers who use third party delivery services or ship orders themselves. Inflation in the U.S. stands at a 40-year high.

An Ukrainian man stands among the ruins at a residential area damaged by shelling in Lysychansk, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 13)

4:57pm April 13, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Republican candidates like Tom Barrett are putting inflation, including high gas prices, at the center of their midterm messages. Barrett is challenging Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

Inflation adds to voters' frustrations in a key congressional district

11:49am April 13, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden's popularity has crumbled since he first took office. A trip to Michigan's 7th Congressional District — one of the most competitive in the country — is a window into why.

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Employers are boosting wages to recruit workers as staffing shortages continue to linger. That's raising the prospect of continued high inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Why there are growing fears the U.S. is headed to a recession

8:37am April 13, 2022

by Scott Horsley

With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.

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Will electric pickup trucks get rural America to switch from gas to electric?

5:03am April 13, 2022

by Elizabeth Rembert

The electric Ford F-150 Lightning rolls off the assembly line this spring. But will rural Americans, who make up an important demographic for the company and the future of EVs, make the switch?

A man walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on Feb. 28. The U.S. and its allies have imposed severe economic sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

3 things to know as Russia heads to a historic debt default

6:26pm April 12, 2022

by David Gura

Events over the past week have brought Russia precariously close to its first default on foreign debt since the Bolshevik Revolution over a century ago.

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Credit bureau TransUnion used digital tricks known as "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, government officials say.

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Credit firm TransUnion used deceptive marketing and 'dark patterns,' lawsuit alleges

5:12pm April 12, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say.