Nov 22, 2024

Santa’s warehouse workers

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We check in on holiday season hiring. Plus, how ChatGPT has grown in the past two years.

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The Weekly Wrap

by Kristin Schwab

“Marketplace” host Kristin Schwab talks to Courtenay Brown at Axios and Sudeep Reddy at Politico about how the retail sector is faring ahead of the holidays, global inflation and consumer sentiment.

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As maternity options in California dry up, midwife training programs are fading

by Elly Yu

Nov 22, 2024

One master's-level program remains in the state at a time when nurse-midwife advocates say there's a critical need for more practitioners.

Professor Angela Sojobi (left) and nurse-midwife student Gillian Sarro position a model baby head through a pelvis in a class at Cal State Fullerton.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

Nicholas Guiang Assistant Producer

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