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Locals look for silver linings as Amazon hits pause on its new HQ

Amazon's announcement of a pause in development of its second headquarters, in suburban Washington, D.C., is raising questions about the impact on the local economy.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Y. Kim
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Here's how the Cherokee Nation is spending opioid settlement money

Communities around the US are rushing to spend billions in opioid settlement money paid out by Big Pharma. The Cherokee Nation is investing $100 million in treatment, harm reduction and a fight against stigma.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'

The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mallory Yu,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Yellen tries to reassure Americans that bank collapse fallout will be contained

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says bank depositors can feel confident their money is safe. Yellen promised a thorough review of what went wrong at two regional banks that failed in the past week.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Music News

Bands at SXSW are calling for better pay

Bands that play South By Southwest in Austin get paid $250 while organizers make profits. Musicians are speaking out about needing more money as exposure at the festival is no longer as lucrative.

March 17, 2023
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  • Andrew Weber
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Activists spread misleading information to fight solar

Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley and
  • Brianna Scott
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, center, walks into court in San Jose, Calif., on Friday alongside her mother, Noel Holmes, and partner, Billy Evans.

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  • Business

Judge to decide in April whether to delay prison for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes

Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $100 million. Now, she has asked a judge to remain free on bail until her appeal is heard.

March 17, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
Ford is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brake hoses or windshield wipers. It says owners can get those parts replaced for free.

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  • Business

Ford recalls 1.5 million vehicles over problems with brake hoses and windshield wipers

The automaker is recalling nearly 1.3 million 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans, as well as 220,000 F-150 pickups from 2021. Here's what to do if your vehicle might be affected.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A person enters the Signature Bank headquarters in New York on March 13.

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  • Politics

Biden wants Congress to boost penalties for executives when mid-sized banks fail

President Biden said the current law limits his administration's power to hold executives responsible when mid-sized banks fail due to mismanagement.

March 17, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 13.

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  • Business

5 big moments from the week that rocked the banking system

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last Friday set off a series of events that have many reeling about just what is happening at banks in the U.S. and around the world.

March 17, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a law to include the rights of LGBTQ people in Michigan's Civil Rights law on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

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  • National

Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Colin Jackson (Michigan Public Radio Network)
President Biden's ambitious proposals to address the high cost and short supply of child care haven't garnered enough support in Congress, so now his administration has come up with a workaround.

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  • Business

Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do

The administration is turning to semiconductors in the hopes of expanding affordable child care.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A customer exits a First Republic Bank branch in Manhattan Beach, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The midsized lender was rescued by a group of top banks after suffering an exodus of depositors following the collapse of two U.S. banks.

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  • Business

First Republic becomes the latest bank to be rescued, this time by its rivals

The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue.

March 16, 2023
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  • David Gura
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. Kaine said the vice chair of the Federal Reserve is leading an analysis of what happened with SVB and Signature Bank, which he expected to be finished by May 1.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures

Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, lawmakers say they want answers but disagree on what role Congress should play right now.

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Lexie Schapitl
A copy of a IRS 1040 tax form is seen at an H&R Block office on the day President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax cut bill in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida.

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  • Your Money

Have you been audited by the IRS? Tell us about it

Getting audited by the IRS can be incredibly frustrating and a little scary. NPR's Code Switch wants to hear about your experience when you found out you were being audited.

March 16, 2023
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  • James Sneed
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