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In Nashville, it’s a good time to be a restaurant employee

May 15, 2017
Restaurant owners in Nashville have a lot of competition these days, and that's good news for workers.
Lulu, a new fast-casual eatery, is among the 100-plus restaurants and bars that are expected to open in Nashville this year. 
Emily Siner / WPLN

Roads and rail: How much will it cost to fix America?

May 12, 2017
We want to hear about the worst infrastructure problems in your area.
 A car travels over a section of roadway riddled with potholes in the Brooklyn, New York.
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Seattle tests new law aimed at preventing discrimination by landlords

May 11, 2017
The first qualified applicant must be approved under the ordinance. Landlords are suing.
Beth Bylund outside one of the houses she rents in north Seattle.
Eilis O'Neill

More than 500 infrastructure projects are pitched to Trump, who will favor private money and speed

May 11, 2017
States, unions, campaign advisers and consultants flood the White House with proposals. The president’s pledge to cut regulations and his condition for funding – “If you have a job that you can’t start within 90 days ... it doesn’t help us” – risks leaving critical construction and repair behind.
President Donald Trump uses a chart illustrating the complexity of gaining regulatory approval construction projects during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Texas cattle ranchers, dependent on Mexican trade, keep an eye on NAFTA

May 3, 2017
Cattlemen's trade group is lobbying hard to make sure the White House knows what's at stake.
Coleman Locke, president of J.D. Hudgins Inc., and one of his Brahman bulls.
Andrew Schneider

Plus-size women lose fast fashion option with Lovesick closure

May 3, 2017
Originally launched by Torrid, the brand targeted young plus-size women and teens.
The West Covina location for Torrid’s sister store, Lovesick, with closing signs in the window.
Chris Greenspon

Would teens be willing to open up to a therapy app, and should they?

May 1, 2017
Artificial intelligence may not pick up on subtle language, which is important in a therapeutic relationship.
The app Wysa is designed to respond to users by delivering cognitive behavior techniques. 
Shawn Wen/Youth Radio

Great Lakes community contemplates nuclear plant closure

May 1, 2017
Several nuclear plants are shutting down nationwide thanks to falling prices in the energy sector.
Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan in Covert, Michigan.
Rebecca Thiele

Uneven economic development marks South LA neighborhoods hit hardest by '92 riots

Apr 28, 2017
A few areas are caught up in a real estate boom. But the community still bears scars from 25 years ago.
A room was transformed into a replica of a 1992 looted convenience store, part of the exhibit "Re-Imagine Justice" at the headquarters of the nonprofit Community Coalition in South LA.
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