May 30, 2022

High prices aren’t stopping Memorial Day celebrations

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The costs of gasoline and barbecue staples may lighten wallets, but aren't hampering the moods of long weekenders. Plus, an in-depth look at improving the background-check system for gun sales.

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Could reopening idled oil refineries ease gasoline prices?

by Lily Jamali

May 30, 2022

The idea is drawing attention, but analysts disagree on whether White House pressure on the industry would work.

The Biden administration is reportedly asking oil companies to bring shuttered refineries back online.

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Improving the database behind gun sale background checks could help prevent mass shootings

From “Marketplace Tech,” Kimberly Adams talks with Cassandra Crifasi, a professor and deputy director at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, about improving the system of background checks.

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Despite high prices, pandemic-weary Americans are likely to spend this Memorial Day

by Stephanie Hughes

May 30, 2022

The holiday's staples, like meat and propane, are more expensive. But people are willing to pay more as they gather to celebrate.

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For this toy store, summer is here, and so are inventory woes

by Sean McHenry

May 30, 2022

Business is up at a North Carolina shop, but managing inventory and costs are headaches.

A shelf of outdoor toys at Ali Cat. "We had a great Easter," said owner Irene Kesselman. "And now we are starting to sell some of our pool toys and outdoor toys."

Ariel Jackson

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Will new, diverse leadership help bring cultural change to Broadway?

by Alexandra Starr

May 30, 2022

Lileana Blain-Cruz, the new resident director at Lincoln Center Theater, is in an influential position. Her choices could resonate nationally.

Lileana Blain-Cruz is nominated for a Tony for directing “The Skin of Our Teeth” and has another play, “Dreaming Zenzile,” about musician-activist Miriam Makeba, opening at the New York Theatre Workshop.

Alexandra Starr

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Electronic waste from your old laptop could make cash for “urban miners”

by Ivana Davidovic and Stephen Ryan

May 30, 2022

Valuable raw materials can be extracted from your used devices and gadgets for recycling, reducing the amount of electronic waste.

Circuit boards and other electronic waste is collected at the Umicore plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Much of the material has value through recycling for new devices and products.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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