Apr 5, 2019

The cost of the crawl at the border

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Lines to cross the border have slowed to a costly crawl. Sears was saved from bankruptcy earlier this year, but its new stores will be more pared down. Plus, we take look at municipalities suing drug companies over opioids.

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Traffic at border crossings to Mexico slows to a crawl

by Andy Uhler

Apr 5, 2019

Lines of vehicles and waiting times have been growing at border crossings in El Paso, San Diego, and elsewhere.

Aerial view of cargo trucks lining up to cross to the United States near the US-Mexico border at Otay Mesa crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 4, 2019. US President Donald Trump is expected to visit a section of the border fence in Calexico during his tour to California on Friday.

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After bankruptcy, Sears launches smaller stores

by Ben Bradford

Apr 5, 2019

Sears is once again opening new locations, but much smaller Home & Life stores.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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