China and the European Union are keeping Boeing 737 Max 8 planes out of the sky, but what about the U.S.? Plus, unintended consequences of a no-deal Brexit and the ’80s software that’s helping run America’s cities.
At Boeing's Renton, Washington, factory, 737 Max airplanes are still coming off assembly lines at a record rate.
Kai Ryssdal and the team are headed for the U.K. as the country navigates its exit from the European Union.
City governments and their vintage technology
by Kai Ryssdal and Liz Sanchez
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Some cannot keep up.
Scandal sheds light on murky world of college admissions
by Amy Scott
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Some are calling it the biggest college admissions cheating scandal in history. Federal prosecutors allege that more than 30 wealthy parents paid college coaches and test administrators to boost their kids’ chances of getting into elite schools. The scandal is shedding new light on the notoriously murky world of college admissions, where the rich have […]
Pressure mounts on FAA to ground Boeing 737 Max 8s
by Marketplace Staff
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"It's the rest of the world against the FAA right now," said Jon Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current.
Could Brexit break Britain’s ceramics industry?
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Ceramics businesses in Stoke-on-Trent are fearful.
In Oakland and elsewhere, health care is investing in affordable housing
by Raquel Maria Dillon
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Kensington Gardens' experience is indicative of a developing trend.
A strong economy with low inflation? Inequality may be to blame.
by Kimberly Adams
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New inflation numbers out today showed … very little of it. The consumer price index ticked up 0.2 percent in February. It was the first rise in four months. And year over year, the measure of how expensive it is to buy a fixed basket of goods is up just 1.5 percent. And that’s weird, […]
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