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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Lego releases new bricks to help visually impaired children learn Braille

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lego-is-releasing-new-bricks-to-help-visually-impaired-children-learn-braille-2019-04-24/

Boeing takes $1 billion hit from 737 Max woes

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-earnings-first-quarter-results-1-billion-hit-from-737-max-woes/

Stocks at new records: "Should I buy, or should I sell?"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stock-market-new-record-high-should-i-buy-or-should-i-sell/

Adult children are costing many parents their retirement savings

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adult-children-are-costing-many-parents-their-retirements/

Kohl's will soon accept Amazon returns at all its stores

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-returns-kohls-will-soon-accept-amazon-returns-at-all-its-stores/

The Affluent Homeless: A Sleeping Pod, A Hired Desk And A Handful Of Clothes

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/715107132/the-affluent-homeless-a-sleeping-pod-a-hired-desk-and-a-handful-of-clothes?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Ford invests $500 million into Tesla competitor Rivian

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ford-electric-car-ford-invests-500-million-into-tesla-competitor-rivian/

Facebook is spending at least $3 billion to deal with FTC privacy probe

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-is-spending-3-billion-to-deal-with-ftc-data-investigation/

Fake meat maker plans real IPO that values company at $1.2 billion

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyond-meat-ipo-maker-of-vegan-burgers-plans-initial-public-offering-that-values-company-at-1-2-billion/

Sri Lanka’s Muslims fear retaliation after Easter attacks on Christians

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lankas-muslims-fear-retaliation-after-easter-attacks-on-christians/2019/04/24/9fffdfc8-6611-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html?utm_term=.6a6a9fef8840

America is borrowing from the future. It’s decadent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-is-borrowing-from-the-future-its-decadent/2019/04/24/c898798a-65ef-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html?utm_term=.c8b15152030e

Bad air days on the rise: The nation's most polluted city is ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/24/air-pollution-smog-soot-worst-california/3551734002/

Avengers set to assemble in 'Fortnite' in 'Endgame' movie-video game crossover event

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/04/23/avengers-fortnite-mash-up-bring-endgame-into-video-game/3548367002/

Mortgage applications fall as higher rates chill buyers

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/24/mortgage-interest-rates-mortgage-applications-fall-7-3-rates-rise/3562694002/

McDonald's commits to hiring older Americans to fill jobs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/24/mcdonalds-wants-hire-older-americans-new-partnership-aarp/3543170002/

Elizabeth Warren's plan for student loan forgiveness: Don't bank on it

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/04/24/elizabeth-warren-college-debt-plan/3562278002/

'The Office' could leave Netflix in streaming battle and fans are freaking out

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/04/24/office-friends-netflix-streaming-service-wars/3568050002/

Tesla lost $702 million last quarter, snapping its profit streak

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/investing/tesla-earnings-loss/index.html

Chadians feel 'anger, revolt' as they struggle without internet for one year

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/africa/chad-internet-shutdown-intl/index.html

Chipotle beats profit, revenue estimates as online sales surge

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chipotle-results/chipotle-same-store-sales-beat-estimates-on-higher-online-ordering-idUSKCN1S02N9

Pier 1 Imports could close up to 145 more stores

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/18/pier-1-imports-store-closings-retailer-close-up-145-locations/3507053002/

E. coli outbreak spreads across 10 states, infects 156 people

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/24/e-coli-outbreak-spreads-across-10-states-infects-156-people.html

Monday, April 15, 2019

'Like a war zone': Tornadoes, ferocious storms stun South, East; death toll hits 8

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/15/deadly-storms-tornadoes-strike-south/3470561002/

Struggling to stay alive: Rising insulin prices cause diabetics to go to extremes

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/50-states/2019/03/21/diabetes-insulin-costs-diabetics-drug-prices-increase/3196757002/

Senator decries "poisons" as unregulated chemicals in cosmetics draw scrutiny

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cosmetics-unregulated-chemicals-lead-to-a-clean-beauty-movement/

One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-racial-profiling.html

He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/technology/uber-driver-ipo.html

Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack. They May Be Wrong.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/technology/cyberinsurance-notpetya-attack.html

Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/business/economy/income-tax-cut.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Trump’s Fury vs. Shaky Markets: Jerome Powell’s Balancing Act as Fed Chief

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/business/jerome-powell-fed-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage