Segments From This Episode

• How the U.S. could regain its competitive edge

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday designed to make U.S. supply chains more resilient and secure.

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• Fed and Treasury chart path back to “full employment”

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen peg the actual unemployment rate at around 10%, higher than the official 6.3%.

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• Relief bill could lift millions of kids out of poverty by expanding tax credit

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Eligible parents could get monthly checks under the proposal instead of a yearly credit when they file their taxes.

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• Germany seethes over the slow delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

  

  Delays in the European Commission’s procurement of vaccine is tempering Germany’s enthusiasm for the European Union.

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• In Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” Black icons wrestle with how to use their power

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  The Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress discusses her directorial debut and what she hopes audiences take away from the film.

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