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We dive right into the Cracker Barrel rebranding kerfuffle. Is the new logo woke or just pointless? And what's really at stake? And is the FBI's raid of John Bolton's home legitimate or just a taste of Trumpian revenge? Give a listen.
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Chicago could be the next city with National Guard boots on the ground. Journalists among the dead in latest Israeli Gaza strike. Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE. Wildfire in wine country. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Keurig Dr Pepper plans to acquire the coffee and tea company JDE Peet's for about $18 billion. The idea is to shore up Keurig’s coffee business. But the brands coming under one umbrella would be Dr Pepper, 7UP, Canada Dry, Yoo-hoo, A&W, Stumptown, and Maxwell House, to name a few. We'll learn more about the deal. Plus, why the Fed's focus is shifting from inflation to the job market, and how colleges are bracing for a higher ed recession.
From the BBC World Service: Chinese property giant Evergrande's shares have been delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; it was once China's largest real estate firm but collapsed under a mountain of debt. Today, we'll trace its spectacular rise and fall. Rare earths have been a major sticking point in trade negotiations between China and the United States. China has dominated the rare earths market, but could Australia become a rival?
President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Chicago. The Justice Department has released transcripts of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, President Trump will meet with the president of South Korea in Washington for a summit on trade and security.
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Plus, Keurig Dr Pepper strikes an $18 billion deal to buy JDE Peet's before spinning off its coffee and beverage units. And, a new study shows the wealthiest Americans might be paying more tax than previously thought. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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A.M. Edition for Aug 25. The prospect of September interest rate cuts gave markets a boost late last week, but as the tech slide continues, WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos explains why investors are being more cautious of the Magnificent Seven. Plus, Eric Trump tells WSJ’s Vicky Ge Huang that the decision by some banks to close family business accounts after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol drove him to explore cryptocurrencies. And, Keurig Dr Pepper strikes an $18 billion deal to buy coffee company JDE Peet’s. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Miccosukee Tribe of Florida scored at least a temporary legal victory when a federal judge halted construction and ordered parts of the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” removed. The decision comes in the lawsuit by the tribe and environmental groups claiming work on the abandoned airport turned emergency immigrant detention center in Florida violates environmental and national preservation laws. The facility is on traditional Miccosukee land. The Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement along with the state of Florida see the compound as part of ramped-up immigrant deportation efforts. We’ll speak with Chairman Talbert Cypress (Miccosukee).
We’ll also hear from Lakota artist Danielle SeeWalker, who settled a lawsuit with the city of Vail, Colo. after officials cancelled a summer artist residency. The cancellation came after she posted a picture of a work criticizing Israel’s actions against the citizens of Gaza.
A survey of about 1,500 workers showed AI has been a useful tool for repetitive work. But some respondents want more — sometimes, more than the technology is capable of.
In this episode, Marketplace’s Meghan Mccarty Carino speaks with Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson about the disconnect between workers' wants and AI's current role in the workplace.