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Breaking Ground

Libraries are essential for internet access, even as national broadband projects ramp up

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Aug 23, 2024
The federal government wants to bring fiber connections to every home. In the meantime, some areas will still rely on the library.
Debra Lawson, director of the Spencer County Public Library, says she doesn't know what some patrons would do without the library's internet access. "The way they use our computers, they're participating in society," she says.
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"This Is Uncomfortable" Newsletter

This is what it means to "make it"

by Reema Khrais , Zoë Saunders and Tony Wagner
Aug 23, 2024
Reema Khrais gives a preview of season 10, and Hanif Abdurraqib shares his flower budget.
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"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

Catch up on all the news you missed from the DNC

by Ellen Rolfes , Katie Reuther and Tony Wagner
Aug 23, 2024
Plus, The Onion is back in print and Burning Man is losing some heat.
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Why some car companies expected a faster switch to EVs

by Henry Epp
Aug 23, 2024
An unsustainable burst of early-adopter enthusiasm stoked investment. But that was followed by a changing economy.
EVs may still be the future of the auto industry, but it appears to be taking longer to get there than companies hoped.
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Olympics 2024

How do athletes in niche sports like breaking, table tennis and artistic swimming make money?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 23, 2024
These athletes can find work coaching others, doing corporate events and getting gigs in the entertainment industry.
Members of the U.S. artistic swimming team won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, their first medal in 20 years.
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Arbitration agreements are hiding in those terms and conditions you don't read

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Nic Perez
Aug 23, 2024
We're all signing arbitration agreements all the time, without even knowing it — just by signing up for a streaming service or joining a gym.
"For most everyday people going through their lives, they will enter into these [arbitration] agreements without realizing it," said David Horton, a law professor at UC Davis.
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Election 2024

Kamala Harris outlines economic priorities on the last night of the DNC

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Meredith Garretson
Aug 23, 2024
Among economic themes, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the need to protect Social Security and Medicare, and a tax cut for middle-income households.
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Election 2024

Crypto firms emerge as top spenders this election

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 23, 2024
Crypto companies have spent more than $119 million so far, almost half of corporate money given during elections this year.
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Adventures in Housing

The history behind the "shotgun" houses of New Orleans

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 22, 2024
Despite their association with New Orleans, researchers say the shotgun style originated farther afield.
A traditional clapboard Creole cottage in the Faubourg Marigny historic district of New Orleans.
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When interest rate cuts come, where will you feel them first?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 22, 2024
Mortgages, savings accounts and credit card debt are a few places. Some rates have already edged down.
Interest rates have declined on mortgages and some fixed-income investments.
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