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Friday, May 23

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Who should pay for programs like Medicaid or food stamps?

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Should it be the federal government or the states? The GOP tax bill, now headed to the Senate, would have states pick up more of the tab — meaning states would likely have to raise taxes or cut spending. We'll hear more. But first: Tariff…

Thursday, May 22

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Investments in Black-owned banks 5 years after George Floyd's murder

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After a white police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, big banks announced plans to invest millions of dollars in smaller, Black-owned banks across the country to help those banks make more loans to small businesses in…

Wednesday, May 21

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Tariffs may be lower, but they're still disrupting supply chains

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The Port of Los Angeles says 20% of container shipments this month were canceled in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Even though those tariffs were temporarily lowered, June is also looking to be a light month for shipping…

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When a grocery store chain gets hit with a ransomware attack

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From the BBC World Service: Some U.K. retailers are dealing with a curious cyberattack. One of them is Marks and Spencer, also known as M&S. The attack has resulted in empty shelves, an inability to take online orders and roughly $400…

Tuesday, May 20

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Tariffs are starting to show up in car prices

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Higher tariffs are not working out so well for automakers. Subaru is raising prices, while GM is reportedly freezing shipments to China. Meanwhile, trade talks between the U.S. and Japan — home to Toyota, Honda and others — look to be…

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A huge battery maker powers up in Hong Kong

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From the BBC World Service: Chinese EV battery maker CATL, which supplies batteries for Tesla and Toyota, has just gone public on Hong Kong's stock exchange, raising more than $4.5 billion. That makes it the biggest listing in the world…

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