In the months since President Donald Trump's re-election, a lot has changed between the United States and Canada. New import taxes and talk of Canada becoming the 51st state, for example. It all adds up to a strained relationship where Canadians feel both betrayed and uncertain about the future. Today, we're visiting Thunder Bay, Ontario to hear more. Plus, we're looking at why more farmers are struggling to pay back their debt.
Marketplace All-in-One - Britain’s Post Office pays millions for a faulty system
From the BBC World Service: The U.K.'s Post Office continues to pay millions of dollars to use the bug-ridden Horizon IT system, whose failings resulted in hundreds of wrongful fraud convictions. We'll unpack why the Post Office has failed to switch systems yet. Then, India revokes visas and Pakistan halts trade after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Plus, we'll examine the rise in the price of gold.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day With A Chicago Crawl
This weekend, Chicago-area bookstore owners and readers alike will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with an all-day bookstore crawl. Reset learns about the city’s indie bookstore scene with Courtney Bledsoe, owner of Call and Response Books in Hyde Park; Jamie Ericson, co-owner of Dandelion Bookshop in Oak Park; and Rebecca George, co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park and an organizer of the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl.
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Up First from NPR - Ukraine-Russia Peace, Noncitizens And Due Process, Khartoum Destroyed
Ukraine says a ceasefire must be in place first before it will accept a peace deal with Russia, President Trump claims it's not possible for all of the people he wants to deport to get a trial, and after two years of brutal fighting, Sudan's once-vibrant capitol city of Khartoum is in ruins.
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Freakonomics Radio Archives - Freakonomics - Will 3 Summers of Lincoln Make it to Broadway?
It’s been in development for five years and has at least a year to go. On the eve of its out-of-town debut, the actor playing Lincoln quit. And the producers still need to raise another $15 million to bring the show to New York. There really is no business like show business. (Part three of a three-part series.)
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array(3) { [0]=> string(0) "" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> int(0) }Headlines From The Times - California’s Economy Grows, Port Traffic Shrinks, and a Real ID Deadline Nears
California’s economy is now the world’s fourth-largest, but new federal tariffs could put that growth at risk. Meanwhile, the state is racing to get more residents signed up for a Real ID before the May 7 deadline, which will impact domestic travel. At the Port of Los Angeles, imports are already dropping as major retailers pull back due to trade tensions. And in Long Beach, hospitality workers at the convention center have secured raises, healthcare, and stronger pensions following a wage dispute.
Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review – OpenAI’s for-profit troubles, FTC sues Uber and how VCs are weathering Trump tariffs
It's the last Friday in April and it's time for Marketplace Tech Bytes Week in Review.
This week, we'll talk about how the Federal Trade Commission is suing Uber over its subscription service.
Plus, how the VC world is navigating the uncertainty created by the trade war.
But first, a nonprofit pivot is facing some challenges. Open AI, the maker of ChatGPT was founded about a decade ago as a nonprofit research lab. It's now looking to restructure as a for-profit — specifically, a public benefit corporation
But that transformation is facing resistance.
About 10 former Open AI employees, along with several Nobel laureates and other experts, have written an open letter asking regulators in California and Delaware to block the change.
They argue that nonprofit control is crucial to Open AI's mission, which is to “ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity."
Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Jewel Burks Solomon, managing partner at Collab Capital, about how unusual it is to see this kind of conversion.
More on everything we talked about
An Open Letter - Not For Private Gain
Ex-OpenAI workers ask California and Delaware AGs to block for-profit conversion of ChatGPT maker - from the Associated Press
OpenAI’s Latest Funding Round Comes With a $20 Billion Catch - from the Wall Street Journal
FTC Takes Action Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices - from the Federal Trade Commission
FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims - from ArsTechnica
White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade War - from the Wall Street Journal
VC manufacturing deals were already declining before tariffs entered the picture - from Pitchbook
Divided Argument - Moot, Wrong, and Irrelevant
The shadow docket strikes once again! We break down the Court's unusual immigration ruling in AARP v. Trump (no, not that AARP!), and then briefly discuss the much-heralded ERISA case (Cunningham v. Cornell). But first we discuss some blog news, some SCOTUS news, and some SCOTUSblog news.
The Journal. - Trump 2.0: Where Is The Economy Headed?
President Trump’s deportations, tariffs, federal layoffs and funding suspensions have generated nonstop headlines and frayed confidence, yet left surprisingly little trace on the economy. Hiring, spending and inflation look a lot like they did under Joe Biden. As Trump’s first 100 days draw to a close, Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball explore the state of the U.S. economy with Chief Economics Commentator Greg Ip and try to understand what might be coming next.
Further Listening:
- Taking Stock of the ‘Sell America’ Trade
- Inside the Harvard vs. Trump Battle
- How Frog Embyros Landed a Scientist in ICE Detention
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Start Here - “Vladimir, STOP!” Russia-Ukraine Talks Hit a Wall
After the deadliest attack on Ukraine this year, President Trump pleads with Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace. The White House faces several legal setbacks in court related to education policy, immigration, and voting rights. And the DNC grapples with in-fighting over whether a party officer can support challengers to incumbents.
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