Yuki Noguchi
Stories
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Health
Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season
Tales of life on a ship quarantined in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak are hurting bookings for the growing cruise line industry. But the industry has shaken off worse crises, an analyst says.
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Politics
I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided
Amid impeachment and the 2020 election, surveys show political fevers running high at work, undercutting trust and productivity. And workers and employers are bracing for those dynamics to get worse.
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National
Stories Of The Decade: The Opioid Epidemic
NPR's Yuki Noguchi reflects on her reporting of the opioid crisis in Muncie, Ind.
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Economy
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker Dies
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died. He was 92 years old and served as Federal Reserve Chairman to Presidents Carter and Reagan. Later he was an adviser to President Obama.
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Politics
Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92
Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it.
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Business
Companies Try To Trademark 'Ok, Boomer' Expression
Now that the expression "OK, Boomer" has gone viral, companies are trying to cash in on the meme's moment. Some hope to make a business line of it by trademarking the phrase.
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Business
Post-#MeToo, Ernst & Young Grapples With Diverging Views Of Its Culture
Until recently, the accounting giant coached some top women leaders to look "polished" and speak briefly. The company has since disavowed the program, arguing its workplace culture promotes women.
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Business
Virtual Reality Goes To Work, Helping Train Employees
In the virtual world, cashiers are taught to show greater empathy, mechanics learn to repair planes, and retail workers experience how to deal with armed robbery.
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Business
Employers Must Now Release Data To Close Race-Gender Pay Gap
Starting Monday, and for the first time, employers with more than 100 workers must submit pay data broken down by race and gender to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Business
1.3 Million More Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay, But Some Say Rules Fall Short
A long-awaited update to federal overtime rules means about 1.3 million workers will be entitled to extra pay when they work more than 40 hours a week. But critics say it doesn't go far enough.