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Been vacation shamed? It's on the rise

by Aaron Schrank
Sep 4, 2017
Millennials, who had a hard time finding jobs during the recession, are the least likely to take days off, a travel survey says.
Fewer than half of U.S. workers use their vacation days, a U.S. Travel Association survey says. Above, tourists sunbathe on the Magaluf beach in Mallorca.
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What lowering the tax rate means for the economy

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 1, 2017
Corporations stand to gain, but what about workers?
President Donald Trump participates in a tax reform kickoff event at the Loren Cook Company in Springfield, MO, on August 30, 2017.
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What does it mean when the jobs number doesn’t meet expectations?

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 1, 2017
You may have heard today that the August headline jobs number “was below expectations,” or about 24,000 fewer jobs were created than the consensus among leading economists predicted. But how significant is that figure? The first release of the monthly job-creation number is an estimate accurate to plus or minus 119,000, according to the Bureau […]
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Economists don't think price gouging is a problem. But what about our social values?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 1, 2017
High prices limit hording and increase supply. But that's bad for business, one expert argues.
People wait in line to buy water at the Coastal Industrial and Specialty gas welding supplies store yesterday after the water supply to the city of Beaumont, Texas, was shut down from the effects of Hurricane Harvey.
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Trade Off: Stories of Globalization and Backlash

Why do U.S. retraining programs fall short?

by Sarah Gardner
Sep 1, 2017
The programs for workers displaced by globalization are a half-hearted attempt to help.
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After Harvey, Houston's faith community develops plans for aid

by Eliza Mills
Sep 1, 2017
Local congregations know the neighborhoods and have a built-in system for collecting and distributing donations.
A flooded street is seen after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 31, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. 
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Congress should have seen the signs that a Harvey-like event was coming

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Aug 31, 2017
Politico's Michael Grunwald discusses a decades-old report about repetitive losses in the Naional Flood Insurance Program.
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What could happen to workers and employers if President Trump ends DACA?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 31, 2017
700,000 of 800,000 recipients nationwide are legally working, experts say. Repealing the program would exacerbate labor shortages.
Protesters demand immigration reform in front of the White House yesterday.
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The Kushner Cos.’ big problem in Manhattan

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 31, 2017
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of the president of the United States and a senior adviser to him, has a problem. It sits on Fifth Avenue smack in the middle of Manhattan, and on it hangs the fortunes of Kushner family business — and some questions about how Kushner is getting the money to pay the mortgage. David […]
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After shelters, some Harvey victims will move to vacant Houston apartments

by Aaron Schrank
Aug 31, 2017
Just over 10 percent of the apartments in Houston are sitting vacant. As the storm clears, survivors can get money to help them move in. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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