The president's new power over independent agencies

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• Supreme Court decision axes the idea of independent agencies — except for the Federal Reserve

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  “These agencies exercise sweeping powers over corporations, over the economy, over our health, over our safety,” said University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman, “And the court just handed the president the power to dictate what the heads of those agencies do.”

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• Despite a recent uptick, job growth isn't as promising as it seems

  by Henry Epp

  

  April and May hiring increases were concentrated in lower-paying industries like leisure and hospitality, while professional sectors like banking and tech weren’t doing as well.

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• High energy prices only partly to blame for soaring shipping costs

  by Justin Ho

  

  Ultimately, the increase in the cost of shipping a container across an ocean will be passed along to consumers.

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• Why it’s so hard to measure the true cost of infrastructure projects

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  While new infrastructure often comes with a set price tag, taxpayers often end up footing a much larger bill after all is said and done.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Comcast is spinning off NBCUniversal in latest media shakeup

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Some experts see it as a ‘for sale’ sign on NBCUniversal once the company is fully independent.

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• What it's like running an LA estate sale business

  by Andie Corban

  

  After using an online estate sale business to sell her late mother’s goods, Amy Byer knew she’d found a new career path. Now people wait for hours to attend her estate sales.

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