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Dec 21, 2016

12/21/16: What energy independence really means

Can audio go viral? It’s a tough nut to crack, but Facebook is trying. Then, Obama is shoring up his environmental legacy with a host of new drilling bans. What’s that mean for energy independence, and is that something the U.S. even wants? Plus, Big Food’s existential crisis and an interview with the CEO of Bandcamp.

Oil wells pump the oil fields of California's southern Central Valley.
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Can Facebook make audio go viral?
by Kai Ryssdal and Cerise Castle
Facebook
The social media platform launched its Live Audio feature this week.
Bandcamp CEO sees music as art, not commodity
by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Ethan Diamond on the difference between "streaming" and "subscription"
Mark Bittman makes pancakes
by Bridget Bodnar
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Mark Bittman shares one of his easiest and most requested recipes
Energy independence – reality or myth?
by Scott Tong
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Is it even achievable?
Can General Mills invest enough in itself to compete?
by Mark Garrison
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Years of cost-cutting have limited spending on new products and advertising, its CEO says
In Charlotte, it’s especially tough to climb the economic ladder
by Reema Khrais
LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images
Research shows low-income children in NC have just a four percent chance of rising to the top
Trump announces more advisors
by Kai Ryssdal
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Including "Death by China" author Peter Navarro and billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn.
Will increase in home sales continue into 2017?
by Annie Baxter
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Rising mortgage rates may have pushed some buyers last month to close home deals but economists don't expect that to be a big thing in 2017

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