Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, October 27, 2016

Segments From This Episode

• Clinton urged to spend money on getting out the black vote, to help Democrats in down-ballot races

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  How should Clinton spend her campaign money, now that her own race for the presidency is looking strong? Some are urging her to use it to get out the African-American vote, with an eye on electing Democrats in down-ballot races. But what kind of money does it take to get out the black vote, and […]

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• Cars may be smarter, but not smart enough for car washes

  by Sally Herships

  

  Cars are getting smarter, but not yet smart enough to go through a car wash. Some new cars with semi-autonomous features, like obstacle-detecting sensors and automatic braking systems, are being activated by the brushes and curtains inside a car wash, immobilizing the vehicle or even causing it to veer off the rails and collide with […]

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• Why there’s been a rise in paid family leave

  by David Brancaccio

  Paid family leave policies, a trade deal between the EU and Canada, and why car washes pose a threat to autonomous vehicles.

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• In North Carolina, an old mill town reinvents itself

  by Reema Khrais

  

  Textile manufacturing defined Kannapolis for decades, but those days are gone.

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