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  • Sep 14, 2021

    How the trial of Elizabeth Holmes sets Theranos apart from other Silicon Valley lore

    Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of jury selection in her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California on August 31, 2021. - A female entrepreneur whose multi-billion dollar start-up looked set to revolutionize medical testing, before it crashed and burned in a blaze of fraud claims, goes on trial on Tuesday. (Photo by Nick Otto / AFP) (Photo by NICK OTTO/AFP via Getty Images)

    Also today, Hurricane Nicholas made landfall early this morning along the Gulf coasts of Texas and Louisiana, and it has once again disrupted Gulf oil production.

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  • Sep 14, 2021

    Evergrande acknowledges its financial difficulties

    The Evergrande name and logo are seen outside the construction site of an Evergrande housing complex in Beijing on September 13, 2021. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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    From the BBC World Service: The Chinese conglomerate Evergrande has detailed the extent of its financial problems. Plus, we examine the future of Norway’s oil sector following the country’s general election. And assess the plight of Nigerians who live near the country’s toxic gas flares, which are a result of oil extraction in the country. 

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  • Sep 13, 2021

    Employers have a message for those seeking work: Help wanted. Also, free college.

    Employers have a message for those seeking work: Help wanted. Also, free college.
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    Also today: Julia Coronado joins us for today’s economic discussion. The BBC reports on the struggle of female gamers to boost their earning potential in the competitive gaming world of esports.

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  • Sep 13, 2021

    “Common prosperity” makes a comeback in China

    When the U.S. blacklists Chinese companies, it's relatively straightforward for American businesses: just cut ties. But China’s new anti-foreign sanctions law complicates things a bit more.
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    Also today: Here in the U.S., we look at how employers are cooking up ways to draw in and retain workers in the middle of the nationwide labor shortage.

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  • Sep 13, 2021

    A conglomerate on the edge of collapse could test China’s financial system

    Evergrand has racked up more than $300 billion in debt.
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    From the BBC World Service: Evergrande has operations in health care, autos, theme-park developments and even bottled-water production. It’s also China’s second-biggest property developer, though with massive debts, credit ratings agencies say time is running out for the company. Plus, while nearly half of the world’s professional online gamers are women and girls, they’re only taking a fraction of the competition prize money.

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  • Sep 10, 2021

    We can neither confirm nor deny exactly how much the US spends on counterterrorism

    The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the new ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Virginia July 22, 2015. The forensic lab combats cybercrime cases involving underground online marketplaces, child exploitation, intellectual property theft and other computer and online crimes. AFP HOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

    Also today: We discuss President Biden’s vaccine rules for businesses with a former OSHA head. Supermarket chain Kroger is hoping to keep growing by enlisting ghost kitchens, which are restaurants that only do delivery and takeout.

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  • Sep 10, 2021

    The Taliban is looking to resume commercial flights out of Afghanistan

    Evacuation flights have resumed from Kabul Airport, weeks after the last American troops left the country.
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    From the BBC World Service: Officials from Qatar working with the Taliban say Kabul airport is now up and running, with special charter flights operating to Doha. Plus, how city planning has evolved to include more counter-terrorism measures since 9/11. And, climate change is one of the top issues for voters in Germany’s upcoming election.

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  • Sep 10, 2021

    Biden calls up Chinese president Xi Jinping to break the ice on U.S., China relations

    WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about combatting the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on September 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the Delta variant continues to spread around the United States, Biden outlined his administration's six point plan, including a requirement that all federal workers be vaccinated against Covid-19. Biden is also instructing the Department of Labor to draft a rule mandating that all businesses with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated or face weekly testing.
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    Also today: United Airlines announces that employees exempt from the company’s vaccination mandate for religious reasons will be put on temporary unpaid leave. In Pennsylvania, the nationwide worker shortage haunts the businesses around the United Flight 93 memorial, which are preparing for visitors as the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches.

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  • Sep 9, 2021

    Health care battle continues for survivors of 9/11

    In 2007, paramedic Marvin Bethea, a first responder on 9/11, displayed the medications he had to take in the aftermath.
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    Also today: Diane Swonk is today’s guest to add more facets to the unemployment numbers discussion. A new study says racial inequalities have cost the U.S. $51 trillion dollars in lost output since 1990. And, while Google and Microsoft have pledged billions toward cybersecurity, there’s a shortage of people with cybersecurity skills.

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  • Sep 9, 2021

    Virtual reality has now come under China’s regulatory hammer

    Virtual reality has now come under China’s regulatory hammer
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    From the BBC World Service: A new warning from Beijing authorities about what it sees as the danger of online gaming has sent tech shares in Hong Kong tumbling. Plus, a campaign group accuses Facebook of breaking U.K. equality law in how it advertises jobs. And, could farmed seaweed provide a sustainable way to make cosmetics, recyclable packaging and even protein?

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