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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Sunday, July 9, 2023.

The world is big enough for US and China, Yellen says to conclude Beijing trip

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about curbs on U.S. exports as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.

A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store in San Rafael, Calif., on April 12, 2023. Consumer prices eased slightly in April from the previous month but are still too high for the Fed's comfort.

Inflation stayed high last month, compounding the challenges facing the U.S. economy

Consumer prices in April were 4.9% higher than a year ago, according to the Labor Department. Prices rose 0.4% between March and April.

Corporate DEI programs have faced setbacks amid uncertain economic times and now political pressure from the right.

Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks

Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.

Keith Richards on Oct. 19, performing with The Rolling Stones in New York in celebration of the new album <em>Hackney Diamonds.</em>

Keith Richards on The Rolling Stones' endless momentum

Richards speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the road to Hackney Diamonds, the Stones' first album of new material in 18 years.

Ruth Infante (second from left), a single mother of three, and her classmates donned traditional flowing dresses for their <em>Cumbia</em> dance performance at a "care block" center in Bogotá, Colombia. The class is one of the free services offered to anyone in the neighborhood who is an unpaid caregiver for their family.

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

More than a million women in Bogotá, Colombia, do unpaid family caregiver work full-time. The country has launched a groundbreaking program called "Care Blocks" to ease their burden.

Peacock will host an exclusive first look at the three-part event "The Continental: From the World of John Wick" in Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday.

Comic-Con panel recommendations for Friday

Jim Lee, Marvel Comics, Jamie Lee Curtis, zombies and luchadores!

In a hot room, you're told to play a vicious game. Will heat make you behave badly?

The study assigned subjects to one of two rooms: 68 degrees or a sweat-inducing 86 degrees. They played a computer game that can bring out the worst in human nature. What are the real-world lessons?

Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub (center) stands with other executives from the oil giant, along with partner companies, at the groundbreaking celebration for the Stratos direct air capture plant.

This oil company invests in pulling CO2 out of the sky — so it can keep selling crude

A technology that could help combat climate change is being championed by an unlikely proponent: Occidental Petroleum, a big oil company. And that's raising all kinds of knotty issues.

President Joe Biden waves from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday.

Biden signs bipartisan deal to avert debt default

The president's signature came hours after he outlined the economic stakes that leaders faced and declared that a crisis had been averted.

Superbugs catch a ride on air pollution particles. Is that bad news for people?

Antibiotic resistant microbes from the soil, from aquaculture, from sewage and from hospitals can hook onto air pollution particles. A new study looks at the implications.

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