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  • 11/23/2017: Why so many older Americans are going hungry
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    (U.S. Edition) Millions of Americans over the age of 60 are skipping meals, shrinking their food portions, or just going without. And many others begin to face the same issue as they reach this age group. On today’s show, we’ll look at some of the possible reasons for this problem (which include high rent costs) and some of the possible solutions. Plus: With Thanksgiving underway, we’ll look at one of Americans’ favorite foods: cranberries. We’ll consume about 80 million pounds of the stuff this holiday. But there was one year when federal regulations almost kept them off our tables. Krissy Clark, who’s been exploring regulations as part of Marketplace’s documentary series “The Uncertain Hour,” joins us to explain why.

  • 11/23/2017: Foxconn stops making students work overtime to build iPhones
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Foxconn, a main supplier for Apple’s iPhone, says it’s stopped student interns doing illegal overtime at one of its Chinese factories. Afterwards, why cooking with fat on Thanksgiving could help cool the environment, according to new research from the University of Reading. Then, we hear the arguments for and against using AI to police internet content.

  • 11/22/2017: What do you do when there’s no HR department?
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    (Markets Edition) Uber has disclosed 57 million riders and drivers were affected by a security breach in October 2016. But what information did the hackers actually get? Bloomberg reporter Eric Newcomer breaks it down for us. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Philadelphia Inquirer writer Jane M. Von Bergen about how employees should handle workplace issues when there’s no HR department.

  • 11/22/2017: Uber got hacked and decided not to tell anyone
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    (U.S. Edition) Hackers got access to the personal data of 57 million Uber customers and drivers last year, but the ridesharing giant publicly disclosed the security breach on Tuesday. We’ll look at how Uber handled the hack in 2016, and then talk about what this could mean for new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Afterwards, we’ll look at the unstable future of America’s diversity lottery program, which grants visas to people from countries with low rates of immigration. And then to cap off today’s show, we’ll discuss the potential effects that repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate could have on the Affordable Care Act overall.

  • The trade of digital goods and services includes acts like Skype calls.
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service…Chinese officials have pressured Apple and Android into removing the chat platform Skype from their app stores  in the country.  Afterwards, as Britain’s finance minister  unveils his budget today, we find out about the factors playing into his plans for the UK economy. Then, an internet moderator tells us about what it’s like to do one of the most important jobs in technology while still being regarded as bottom of the food chain.

  • 11/21/2017: Will we actually see a tax overhaul by the end of the year?
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    (Markets Edition) Just shortly into the trading day, stocks were up. What’s guiding this positive market sentiment? The GOP’s proposed tax overhaul. David Kelley from JP Morgan Funds stopped by to discuss whether reform will actually happen. Afterwards, we’ll look at how holiday jobs are changing to keep up with online demand, and then we’ll talk about the Justice Department’s decision to sue AT&T over its planned merger with Time Warner.

  • A publicity photo of Hedy Lamarr in "The Heavenly Body" in 1944.
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    (U.S. Edition) The Trump administration is now set to roll back network neutrality, which says all internet traffic has to be treated equally. We’ll explain how all of this would work. Think of the web as a highway, and content providers like Netflix as the cars who now may have to pay extra for high-speed lanes. Next, we’ll discuss the European Union’s decision to choose new cities to host two European agencies that had been based in London. And finally, we’ll chat with Alexandra Dean, director and producer of the new documentary “Bombshell.” The film looks at Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr, an avid inventor whose advances in technology helped lead to Wi-Fi and cellphones.

  • WeChat is one of two key mobile payment apps that have dominated daily life in China since the pandemic.
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Tencent — a huge Chinese tech firm that’s barely known globally — has jumped in value to over half a trillion dollars to become one of the biggest companies in the world. Afterwards, global food prices could start to rise in 2018 because of uncertainty over climate and trade deals, according to a report out today by Rabobank. Then, in a global first, a London company called Bio-Bean is using coffee-waste powered London buses.

  • Maria Contreras-Sweet at her ceremony to be sworn in as head of the Small Business Administration.
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    (Markets Edition) On today’s show, we’ll take a peek at what leading indicators have to say about our economy. Turns out it’s looking much better because our major trading partners are on a roll. Afterwards, we’ll look at news that a former Obama official — Maria Contreras-Sweet — is making a $275 million bid for The Weinstein Co., with plans to reform it by installing a female-majority board. And finally, we’ll discuss what the GOP’s planned tax overhaul would mean for independent contractors. 

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