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Catalans voted to separate from Spain. Now what?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 2, 2017
Ninety percent of the nearly 2.5 million votes were in favor of independence.
As India's economy catches up to the richer world, tensions emerge
by
Scott Tong
Sep 12, 2017
People in emerging economies reap benefits from an interconnected world, but their gains can stoke resentment in developed nations.
Cost of Irma ranges from $20 billion to $200 billion
by
Scott Tong
Sep 8, 2017
As Florida faces the uncertainty of Hurricane Irma’s path, it is clear that losses will be in the tens of billions of dollars. Most of the damage is expected to be directly storm related, meaning largely from the strong, over 100 mph winds, rather than from floodwaters like Harvey. The costs of Irma are not […]
In Nebraska, immigrants work hard-to-fill jobs in meatpacking industry
by
Reema Khrais
and Daisy Palacios
Sep 8, 2017
The nation's food supply chain could collapse without immigrant labor.
Is retraining worth it? Laid off paper millworkers weigh the benefits
Sep 6, 2017
Government programs are meant to help those workers get new jobs. But reinvention is hard.
From Hamilton to Trump, the U.S. has a long history of America-first policies
Aug 11, 2017
Alexander Hamilton was one of the country's original protectionists.
Millennials with "boom-mates" could ease the housing crunch
Aug 8, 2017
Renting a room from an empty nester can save a young person thousands a year. The older generation gets something, too.
While the Dow spikes, the dollar falls
Aug 2, 2017
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 22,000 for the first time today, thanks in part to strong corporate profits. But while all eyes are on the Dow, less attention is being paid to another measure of the U.S. economy: the strength of the dollar. The greenback has dropped 10 percent since January. Why? And what […]
A scientist worries about a climate "hostile to science and the truth"
by
Maria Hollenhorst
and Robert Garrova
Jul 25, 2017
Government funding has been pretty reliable — up until now, the Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher says.
Farmers struggle with low commodity prices
by
Peggy Lowe
Jul 25, 2017
Farmers, in particular those producing grain, are struggling, thanks mostly to low commodity prices amid a global grain glut.