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Megan Farmer/KUOWIn small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren't unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability. -
Ken ThomasElectricity prices are rising more than twice as fast as overall inflation. That's especially costly during the dog days of summer when air conditioners are working hardest. In addition to hot weather, a variety of factors are causing power bills to climb, including the high cost of natural gas used to generate electricity and soaring demand from data centers.
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Stars are starting their own companies and marketing products directly to their fans. We talked to people following and making these deals, including John Legend who started his own skincare brand.
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EJ Antoni is the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and has a history of criticizing the BLS.
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Critics warn that Trump's demands for business leaders to step down, and for the government to take a cut of sales, threaten American-style capitalism. -
Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. In Argentina, the government manipulated the inflation rate. Economists went rogue to calculate the real rate, and people lost trust in the numbers.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former US trade representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman about how global trade moves forward in the midst of President Trump's tariffs.
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Daron Acemoglu has researched how successful nations rely on strong, reliable institutions.
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Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.
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This week's inflation report showed core inflation remains stubbornly high. But the stock market rallied Tuesday on hopes the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates in September.
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Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July from a year ago, the same increase reported in June.
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Manufactured homes are sometimes the last option for affordable housing. As private investors buy up parks, some states aim to protect residents from rapid rent increases.
