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Millennials don’t take a gamble

Holiday retail, millennial gambling, and seeking asylum in the U.S.

Poker chips on display at the $1M Wild Turkey APL Tournament Of Champions event in Sydney, Australia. A national emissions tax pushed up some electricity and fuel prices so low-income Australians get a rebate check. Many, however, use it to gamble.
Poker chips on display at the $1M Wild Turkey APL Tournament Of Champions event in Sydney, Australia. A national emissions tax pushed up some electricity and fuel prices so low-income Australians get a rebate check. Many, however, use it to gamble.
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On today’s show, retailers attempt to keep up with our online ordering habits; why millennials don’t like to gamble; and we have a profile of a Congolese surgeon who had to wait six years to receive asylum in the U.S.

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