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The "Fearless Girl" statue netted $7.4 million in free advertising

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 28, 2017
All those selfies paid off.
The "Fearless Girl" statue stands facing the 'Charging Bull' as tourists walk by. 
Jewel Samad / AFP
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A Mexican movement pushes back against U.S. corn

by Annie Baxter
Apr 27, 2017
The 'No Maiz Gringo' campaign is putting pressure on Mexico's government to restrict imports of corn from the U.S.
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United will now give passengers up to $10,000 to give up their seat

by David Brancaccio
Apr 27, 2017
CEO Oscar Munoz talks to us about what the airline did wrong and how it's moving forward.
United announced 10 changes it's making to its overselling and rebooking procedures.
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Men outnumber women in the beer business, but that could be changing

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Apr 13, 2017
At Three Weavers in California, Lynne Weaver and Alexandra Nowell are bucking the trend.
Kai Ryssdal talks with Alexandra Nowell, brewmaster at Three Weavers Brewing Co. in Inglewood, California.
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Museums embrace virtual reality

by Adriene Hill
Mar 21, 2017
Are virtual exhibits close to replacing real life ones?
Courtesy of Wevr
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Somebody's in McTrouble

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 16, 2017
Donald Trump’s favorite fast-food giant McDonald's deletes a tweet insulting the president.
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook supported Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump’s first pick for Secretary of Labor, before Puzder withdrew.
Darren McCollester/Newsmakers
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Sometimes a layoff can lead to more happiness

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 15, 2017
How two Alcoa workers faced with industry downsizing and lost income found work they were better suited for.
Chris Morales, 40, was hired as an EMT at LifeLine Ambulance Inc. in Wenatchee, Washington, after being laid off from Alcoa's aluminum smelter in 2016. The work pays less but is more fulfilling.
Courtesty of Michelle Naranjo/Wenatchee World
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When is a health care bill not a health care bill? When it's a tax bill.

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 14, 2017
The GOP health plan includes $600 billion in tax cuts for the health industry and wealthy Americans.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) takes his notes after talking to reporters about the American Health Care Act with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outside Ryan's office in the U.S. Capitol March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Aluminum workers say they wouldn't want their kids to do the same work

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 13, 2017
The Alcoa aluminum plant laid off hundreds of workers last year. They miss the pay and camaraderie, but say they wouldn't want their kids following them into smelter work.
Bob Greiner teaches automotive technology to laid-off Alcoa workers in a retraining program at Wenatchee Valley College.
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Y Combinator's Sam Altman on connecting with Trump supporters

by Stephanie Hughes and Ben Johnson
Mar 13, 2017
Sam Altman, a darling of the tech startup world, talks to us about reaching across the political divide.
Sam Altman of Y Combinator speaks onstage. Altman visited and heard from 100 Donald Trump supporters around the country to get their perspective on the new president.
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