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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 24
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (364+ words) Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and highlight our favorite five…...
Justice Department drops inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (178+ words) The Public's Radio The U. S. Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank. "This morning the Inspector General for the…...
'Michael' is the world's most authorized biopic
1+ day, 6+ min ago (156+ words) Michael Jackson was one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, so it's only natural that he's the subject of a glossy, big-budget biopic. In Michael, the singer's real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson portrays him in his rise to fame....
Meta will lay off 10% of its staff
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (533+ words) in May, according to an internal memo which was published by Bloomberg. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the report's accuracy to NPR. The layoffs will take place on May 20 and affect some 8, 000 workers. Meta will also not hire for 6, 000 open roles…...
How to get your tariff cash back
2+ day, 6+ min ago (141+ words) Businesses might finally see some tariff money refunded to them. That's because this week, the federal government officially rolled out a process that allows businesses to apply for a refund. Today on the show, we speak with three business owners…...
The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (700+ words) The Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy to restore hearing for people who were born deaf. Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits…...
The billionaires' utopia blueprint
2+ day, 1+ min ago (138+ words) Starbase. Prospera. California Forever. Mars. From private cities to interstellar colonies, tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel have backed experiments designed to operate beyond the borders " and laws " most of us live by. So we wondered: has this…...
Kennedy Center leaders offer behind-the-scenes tour to explain need for closure
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (892+ words) The Kennedy Center gave reporters a behind-the-scenes tour of its facilities on Wednesday. President Trump has said the performing arts center is in dire need of repair and that it needs to close for two years to complete the work....
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve $110 B merger with Paramount Skydance
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (556+ words) Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery voted Thursday to approve a $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance. If federal and international regulators approve, media mogul David Ellison " son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison " will control the legendary Warner Bros. studio as well…...
Hakeem Jeffries says Virginia redistricting assures a 'free and fair midterm"
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1126+ words) Virginia voted to allow lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map to create more seats for Democrats ahead of this year's midterm elections. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says President Trump's effort to "rig" the midterms has been "thwarted." Virginia…...