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The video game industry at a crossroads
The video game industry is huge. Last year alone it generated an estimated $187 billion dollars in revenue.
But it's also facing a host of serious is…
1 year, 3 months ago
A devastating earthquake brings more uncertainty to Myanmar
The country of Myanmar has been in crisis for years. A civil war has been going on since 2021.
And then, last Friday, a devastating earthquake hit, l…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump takes aim at trade deficits. Are they actually bad?
Whatever you think of President Trump's tariffs, there's one point you have to concede: his interest in them is not a passing whim.
He noted that on …
1 year, 4 months ago
Who loses when Trump cuts funding to universities?
Eight-point-seven billion.
Four-hundred million.
One-hundred-seventy-five million.
These are just some examples of the money the federal government h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Trump is betting the economy on his tariff theory
In President Donald Trump's telling, tariffs are the political equivalent of duct tape: you can use them to fix anything.
For example, they're a nego…
1 year, 4 months ago
South Korea admits to widespread adoption fraud. Here's one story
Last week, South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that Korean adoption agencies were responsible for widespread fraud, malpractice a…
1 year, 4 months ago
AI and the Environment
The AI boom has caused a huge surge in energy consumption, so how is the tech industry thinking about its environmental footprint as it invests in ne…
1 year, 4 months ago
Reporting on how America reduced the number of opioid deaths
After reaching historic levels, fatal overdoses from opioids are dropping rapidly.
Today we bring you a reporter's notebook from NPR's national addic…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why did Israel restart the war? One answer: Bezalel Smotrich.
Bezalel Smotrich's views were once fringe in Israel. He's an ultranationalist West Bank settler, who has repeatedly called for Israel to resettle the…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Southeastern U.S. faces a future with more wildfires
Six months ago, Southern Appalachia was devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Now, after a dry spell and a windy March — the region faces wildfires that are…
1 year, 4 months ago