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Rafael Nam

Congress passed the first major crypto legislation in the U.S., marking a major milestone for the digital currency sector. And with President Trump's support, the industry plans to march on.

Economy

Should you buy it? If you answer 'yes' to these questions, probably not
Quality of Life

San Diego County sees unemployment leap percentage point to 4.9% in June
Politics

Besides bold letters to world leaders, Trump is working on a subtler tariff strategy

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Economy

This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers

Greg Rosalsky

A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.
National

Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes

Jennifer Ludden

Marisa Peñaloza

Businesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy.
Health

Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession

Jaclyn Diaz

Unions representing nurses say the findings from the latest AMN Healthcare survey are not a surprise. The nurses unions have long warned about problems facing the profession.
Economy

Writers Guild of America goes on strike

Mandalit del Barco

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie. The WGA said picketing would begin Tuesday afternoon.
Local

Prebys Foundation announces $10 million program for low-income health care

City News Service

On Monday, the Conrad Prebys Foundation launched the $10 million Strengthening Health Access, Resources, and Excellence Initiative, intended to provide two-year grants of up to $250,000 per year to health clinics that serve communities with low socio-economic status.
Politics

The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress

Scott Horsley

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1.
International

Tracking the impact of U.S.-China tensions on global financial institutions

H.J. Mai

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of a China-led development bank about the impact of the friction between the U.S. and China.
Economy

JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover

David Gura

JPMorgan Chase is taking over First Republic after the troubled bank was placed in the FDIC's receivership in the latest failure in the banking system.
Economy

The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse

Pallavi Gogoi

Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.
National

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

The Associated Press

The GAO also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions like storms. It said surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic.