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  • Shoppers walk along the high street in the market town of Boston in Lincolnshire in 2015.
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    Three years after the town of Boston, England, voted to leave the EU, residents explain why they voted the way they did.

  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) talks to reporters with Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (L) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on July 18, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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    In a filing with a federal appeals court in New Orleans Monday, the Trump administration said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. It’s asking the court to affirm a December ruling by a Texas judge, who found that the repeal of financial penalties for not having insurance rendered the whole […]

  • McDonald’s bets on AI to help it sell more burgers
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    The fast food chain is acquiring digital startup Dynamic Yield for more than $300 million.

  • Anti Brexit demonstrators protest in the rain on March 12, 2019 in London, England.
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    Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal shares what he’s learned about the U.K.'s plan to leave the European Union.

  • How much would you pay for a "defaced" baseball card?
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    Turns out, quite a lot.

  • From cringeworthy to scary: a history of anti-drug PSAs
    Illustration by Rose Conlon, images courtesy of Partnership for a Drug-Free America, National Crime Prevention Council and Truth.

    We remember anti-drug PSAs for reasons their makers didn't intend.

  • Actors Steve Carell, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston speak during an event launching Apple tv+ at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California.
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    Usually when Apple hosts one of its “special events” at the Steve Jobs Theater in Silicon Valley, it’s rolling out new products, unveiling the latest iPhone, Mac or Apple Watch on the black stage with dramatic music and slick videos. Today’s event had all of that, plus appearances by Steve Carell, Steven Spielberg and Reese […]

  • The reflection of blue skies and palm trees are seen in the window of a Countrywide banking and home loans location offering reverse mortgages in Sun City, Arizona.
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    The Federal Housing Administration is growing concerned that lenders are allowing some first-time home buyers to take on too much risk. Earlier this month, the FHA told lenders that it will flag more loans as high risk, and raise the hurdle some borrowers must jump for FHA-backed loans. Click the audio player above to hear […]

  • Payoll company ADP is putting its jobs report on pause for an update.
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    And what companies must do to adapt in this economy

  • Farmer Tom Giessel stands in front of a corn pile near Larned, Kansas. The corn was grown in 2017 and because of a market glut, it still hasn’t sold.
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    Some farmers are “quietly exiting” because they can’t make a profit.