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Business
Everything you always wanted to know about inflation (but were afraid to ask)
NPR asked readers and listeners to send in their questions about inflation. We took the most common ones — and got answers from economists.
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Business
5 tips to save money on back-to-school shopping — this weekend and beyond
Families are expected to spend $875 on average for school supplies, clothing and backpacks this year. Here are a few ways to help lower the bill.
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Business
Inflation is pinching Americans — but they are still splurging on their pets
Americans are being forced to cut corners as they deal with lingering inflation — just not when it comes to providing for their furry companions.
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Food
‘Boneless’ chicken wings can have bones, the Ohio Supreme Court says
In a 4-3 verdict against a patron who sued a restaurant after swallowing a bone from a “boneless wing,” the court ruled that “boneless” doesn’t guarantee that there will be no bones in a chicken wing.
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Arts & Life
The streaming wars bring a new discounted bundle: Disney+, Hulu and Max
The bundle allows new and existing subscribers to save up to 38% compared to the cost of subscribing to each service individually. It's the latest in a flurry of video streaming deals.
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Arts & Life
Netflix ends its cheapest ad-free subscription
Netflix says it will no longer offer its basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers, which had already been phased out of other markets.
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National
Escaped prisoner found in Georgia 30 years later, using the identity of a dead child
Steven Johnson, who escaped from prison in 1994 while on a work detail, was arrested in Macon, Ga., on Tuesday. He had been living there since 2011 and had assumed the identity of a dead child.
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National
A neo-Nazi leader is indicted for a plot to have a Santa Claus poison children in NYC
Michail Chkhikvishvili, an alleged leader of an extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult, outlined a detailed plan to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and also target racial minorities.
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National
NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread
The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New England, the Midwest and California.
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National
Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic
After hitting a 40-year high in 2022, pedestrian deaths decreased last year to just over 7,300, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association.
