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FILE -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB1046, a hotly contested measure that would have been the nation's strictest AI safety law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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  • Technology

California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley

The measure, known as SB 1047, was one of the nation’s most far-reaching regulations on the booming AI industry. It would have held AI companies legally liable for harms caused by AI and enabled a "kill switch" if systems went rogue.

October 02, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels.

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  • National

A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • Scott Neuman,
  • and 1 more
Workers walk the picket line outside Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore on October 1, 2024.

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  • Business

Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of dollars' worth of goods.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Scott Horsley
A Jeep logo is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 14, 2019. Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.

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  • Business

Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs over fire risk

Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. The automaker says the risk of fire is reduced when the battery charge is depleted.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Economy

Ports of Savannah and Brunswick at standstill as workers go on strike amid coast-wide walkout

The International Longshoremen's Association is seeking a new six-year contract with an alliance of port employers.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
A worker packs a leather jacket in an Amazon India shipping bag at a workshop in the Dharavi area of Mumbai, India, on Jan. 5, 2022.

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  • Asia

Amazon India workers say they're overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave

Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.

September 30, 2024
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Omkar Khandekar
Shipping containers sit piled at the Port of Baltimore on Sept. 21, 2018.

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  • Business

Dockworkers are on the verge of a strike. Here's what you need to know

Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike as early as October 1 if their union doesn't reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators.

September 29, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Eggs are cleaned and disinfected in January at the Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif., which had seen an outbreak of avian flu.

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  • Economy

Why the price of eggs is on the rise again

The price of eggs has risen by about 28% in the past year, largely due to outbreaks of avian flu. Those prices could continue to climb during the holidays, as demand for baked goods increases.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
News anchors work at Newsmax's booth during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The network has settled with voting-tech company Smartmatic, which accused it of defamation following the 2020 presidential election.

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  • Media

Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims

Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.

September 26, 2024
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By:
  • Maddy Lauria and
  • David Folkenflik
A file photo from June 8, 2018 shows a control room at RT's Moscow studios. The state media organization has been accused by the Justice Department of covertly paying pro-Trump influencers in the U.S.

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  • News

How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.

September 26, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a conveyor belt as she sorts through materials at a recycling center in San Francisco.

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  • National

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

September 25, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Lauren Tuvell and James Watts with their dogs Xena and Desi (left to right) at their home in Downtown Las Vegas on Sept.24, 2024.

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  • Politics

Why Nevada's housing crisis is about more than Californians driving up home prices

As part of NPR’s "We, The Voters" series — we went to Nevada to talk to residents about their housing situation, the state’s affordable housing crisis and what factors are driving it.

September 25, 2024
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge on March 26 in Baltimore.

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  • National

The state of Maryland sues Dali ship owner and manager over the Key Bridge collapse

State leaders argue that the cargo ship was not fit to sail on March 26, and its owner, Grace Ocean Private Limited, and manager, Synergy Marine Group, failed to take precautions to prevent the crash.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones owes some $1.5 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies that the 2012 school shooting never happened.

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  • National

Going once … going twice: Alex Jones’ cameras, mics, Infowars show, vitamin site

A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a plan to sell off the assets of Jones' media company, Free Speech Systems, can move ahead. Net proceeds will go to the Sandy Hook families who Jones defamed.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Visa controls more than 60% of the debit card processing market in the U.S. The Justice Department accuses the company of using its market power to illegally crowd out competition and keep fees artificially high, raising costs for both merchants and consumers.

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  • Business

Justice Department accuses Visa of stifling competition in the debit card business

The Justice Department has sued Visa, accusing the giant payments company of seeking to monopolize the debit card business.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
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