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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Powell compared the central bank's response to the pandemic to the rescue of British and allied forces

Jerome Powell: Economy Is Better Thanks To 'Dunkirk'-Like Rescue By Fed, Congress

9:32am March 25, 2021

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve chairman tells NPR that the U.S. economy is on a clear path to recovery thanks to the Fed's rescue plan and the stimulus passed by Congress.

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Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s unfinished chip fabrication plant.

World News

A Cautionary Tale For China's Ambitious Chipmakers

7:42am March 25, 2021

by Emily Feng

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China's most advanced chipmakers. Now it's bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance.

Economy

A Year After Pandemic, Fed Will Pull Back On Emergency Economic Support

7:22am March 25, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell about the economic recovery. One year ago, the Fed was creating trillions of dollars to help avoid economic collapse.

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This year's Cadbury Easter Bunny Is A Frog Named Betty

6:21am March 25, 2021

The Australian White's tree frog beat out thousands of other contestants to become the candy company's 2021 Easter bunny mascot. Betty will star in a Cadbury commercial and get a $5,000 prize.

Google's Sundar Pichai, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey face Congressional scrutiny over the spread of misinformation on their platforms.

Politics & Government

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs Testify Before Congress: 4 Things To Know

5:00am March 25, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey of Twitter will testify about the steps they have taken to deal with misinformation about the election, COVID-19 and vaccines.

A patient gets the AstraZeneca vaccine on Wednesday in London.

Health & Safety

Latest AstraZeneca Report Supports Effectiveness Of COVID Vaccine

11:08pm March 24, 2021

by Scott Hensley

Updated study results say the vaccine is 76% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective against severe disease. Independent monitors had been concerned about a previous report.

Moncef Slaoui, seen last November in the White House Rose Garden, was a key figure in the Trump administration's crash program to develop COVID-19 vaccines.

Health & Safety

Operation Warp Speed's Slaoui Ousted From Medical Company Board Over Misconduct Claim

5:58pm March 24, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

Moncef Slaoui, who helped lead Operation Warp Speed under the Trump administration, was removed from a medical device startup's board over allegations of sexual harassment.

A federal judge extended a block on lawsuits against members of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, until April 21. The drug-maker filed for bankruptcy in 2019, facing an avalanche of claims linked to the marketing and sale of its highly addictiv

Judge Blocks Lawsuits Against Sackler Family As Oxycontin Bankruptcy Talks Continue

4:52pm March 24, 2021

by Brian Mann

Two dozen states had hoped to sue the owners of Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. But a federal bankruptcy has judge put the brakes on — again — until April 21.

A boat navigates in front of a massive cargo ship that sits grounded after it turned sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping. An Egyptian official warned Wednesday it could take at least two day

World News

Massive Container Ship Runs Aground In Suez Canal, Halting Traffic

1:13pm March 24, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Traffic through one of the world's busiest waterways was stalled after the Ever Given ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal.

Last summer, Lucy Le was killed on a street near her Virginia home by a neighbor backing out of her driveway. Her daughter, Laura Pho, now draws a new memorial to her mother every day on the pavement where she died. "It's my meditation," she says. "It's m

Health & Safety

Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities

7:15pm March 23, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

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