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Mayor of Washington, D.C., pushes for workers to return to the office

4:43pm February 12, 2024

by Laurel Wamsley

Washington, D.C.'s mayor has urged the Biden administration to require federal employees to return to the office most days. She's ordered her own city's workers back to the office four days a week.

Chocolate-makers and sellers have been raising prices to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of cocoa.

Cocoa prices spiked to an all-time high right before Valentine's Day

4:22pm February 12, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Chocolate lovers won't see a sudden price spike for Valentine's Day — because the cost already has been rising for months. Extreme weather is largely to blame.

Your guide to a pocket-friendly Super Bowl tailgate

7:58am February 10, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Chicken wings are cheaper this year but chips and dips may cost you more. Here's a playbook for seeing the economy through the lens of your Super Bowl menu.

Taylor Swift hugs Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce after a game last month against the Baltimore Ravens as she wears a diamond bracelet designed by Wove, a company founded by two former U.S. Army Rangers.

Vets' jewelry company feels the 'Swift effect' after the singer wore diamond bracelet

5:00am February 10, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

A year ago NPR talked with two former U.S. Army Rangers who started a jewelry company. After Taylor Swift wore one of their bracelets at a football game, their sales jumped 2,000%.

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Dartmouth forward Cade Haskins (center) stands with SEIU President Mary Kay Henry (in purple blazer) and members of SEIU Local 560, the Dartmouth College Employees' Union. Haskins and his teammates are expected to vote soon on whether to join Local 560.

An earthquake for college sports? Dartmouth basketball union election set for March 5

6:06pm February 09, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a conference in Paris on June 16, 2023. Musk's record compensation package as Tesla CEO was recently rejected by a court as excessive, in a decision that pivoted in part on how much sway Musk has over his company.

Elon Musk is synonymous with Tesla. Is that good or bad for shareholders?

4:44pm February 09, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

"Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk," one analyst wrote in a recent note. Musk's reign has catapulted the car company to enormous success. But it also carries serious risks, a judge recently concluded.

Taylor Foehl (left), of Boston, looks at a mobile betting app on his phone after placing a wager, while watching a men's college basketball game at the Cask 'N Flagon sports bar on March 10, 2023, near Fenway Park in Boston.

Super Bowl betting soars, but it's still not legal in Chiefs and 49ers home states

2:57pm February 09, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Americans are poised to bet a record amount on Sunday's big game. Missouri and California are among the states that haven't yet legalized sports betting since the national ban was lifted in 2018.

Chicken wing prices have fallen for the second year in a row, in a windfall for Super Bowl snackers. Beef prices, however, are still climbing.

Good thing, wings cost less and beer's flat: Super Bowl fans are expected to splurge

9:01am February 09, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Super Bowl food: Chicken wings are a bargain this year, but beef prices are climbing. Here's a playbook for staying well fed without having a your wallet thrown for a loss.

Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson flew to Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first American to do so since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago.

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Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News star, makes bid for relevance with Putin interview

10:42pm February 08, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours.

Snoop Dogg, left, and Master P seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans.

Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post for trying to sabotage their cereal

10:11pm February 08, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The rappers say that Walmart and Post Consumer Foods neglected their cereal brand and intentionally hid it in stockrooms to prevent it from being sold to customers.