Sep 22, 2017

09/22/2017: What’s driving the Senate’s looming deadline

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When Senator John McCain announced he'd vote no on the latest GOP replacement for Obamacare, he said: "The specter of September 30th budget reconciliation deadline has hung over this entire process," and he's right. We keep hearing about how Republicans need to get something done by the end of the month, and we'll start today's show with the health care drama and the legislative mechanism driving it. Then: Aaron Hernandez's autopsy result showed severe brain damage, and it's just the latest in a string of injury revelations for the NFL, but what effect will they really have on the league's $14 billion business? Plus, the latest bad news for Uber.

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Officials fight to keep the state and local tax deduction

by Adriene Hill

Sep 22, 2017

GOP lawmakers consider eliminating it as apart of a tax-reform plan.

Anticipating a high volume of calls and the ensuing backlog, the IRS is urging people to prepare as much as possible this tax season.

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Brain injury revelations are nothing new for the NFL

by Ryan Kailath

Sep 22, 2017

The news that former Patriot Aaron Hernandez suffered advanced brain disease will do little to hurt the business.

Aaron Hernandez sits in the courtroom of the Attleboro District Court during his hearing on August 22, 2013 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. An autopsy showed Hernandez had advanced-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E.

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Some Germans bridle at the widespread use of English

by Stephen Beard

Sep 22, 2017

The ubiquitous use of the language in Germany is prompting a backlash.

German flags fly over the Reichstag, seat of the Bundestag, on Sept. 4 in Berlin, Germany.

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Weekly Wrap

If Graham-Cassidy’s doomed, what's that mean for the economy?

by Kai Ryssdal

Sep 22, 2017

A roundup of this week's business and economic news.

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More bad news for Uber. This time from London.

by Tracey Samuelson

Sep 22, 2017

Uber has a new fire to put out. The city of London said today that when Uber’s license to operate expires at the end of the month, it’s bye bye Uber. There won’t be a renewal. The company has been trying to recover from a long list of woes, which include — but are not […]

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Reconciliation budget rule may not help GOP repeal Obamacare in time

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 22, 2017

In Washington, it’s another day of drama as Republicans race against the clock to repeal Obamacare. Senator John McCain said today he could not, in good conscience, vote for the latest version of the Obamacare repeal. That means if one more Senate Republican becomes a hard no, the bill is basically dead. In a statement, […]

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When Senator John McCain announced he’d vote no on the latest GOP replacement for Obamacare, he said: “The specter of September 30th budget reconciliation deadline has hung over this entire process,” and he’s right. We keep hearing about how Republicans need to get something done by the end of the month, and we’ll start today’s show with the health care drama and the legislative mechanism driving it. Then: Aaron Hernandez’s autopsy result showed severe brain damage, and it’s just the latest in a string of injury revelations for the NFL, but what effect will they really have on the league’s $14 billion business? Plus, the latest bad news for Uber.

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