Business City Requires Registration Before Hiring Day Laborers July 27, 2006 • The city of Vista near San Diego is trying a novel way to control the number of day laborers who congregate in shopping centers and on street corners, looking for work. Individuals who want to hire these workers are being required to register first with the city. City Requires Registration Before Hiring Day Laborers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5586094/5586095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Feds Arrest Internet Gambling Executive July 19, 2006 • The Justice Department is cracking down on the Internet-gambling industry. The CEO of one gambling enterprise, betonsports.com, was arrested as he changed planes in Dallas. Feds Arrest Internet Gambling Executive Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5568636/5568637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Economy Middle East Tensions Keep Oil Prices Pumped Up July 14, 2006 • The latest fighting in the Middle East pushed oil prices above $78 a barrel overnight. The spike is a reflection of traders' fears that violence in the Middle East could spiral out of control, possibly disrupting oil supplies. Middle East Tensions Keep Oil Prices Pumped Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5556964/5556965" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Southwest Gets On Board with Assigned Seating July 11, 2006 • Southwest Airlines flight 2444 flew from San Diego to Phoenix Monday. And for the first time in the airline's 35-year history, passengers were sitting in assigned seats. Southwest is experimenting with alternatives to its unassigned seating system some have likened to a "cattle car." Southwest Gets On Board with Assigned Seating Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5547637/5547652" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Enron Founder Kenneth Lay Dies of Heart Attack July 5, 2006 • Kenneth Lay, founder and vilified former chairman of scandal-ridden Enron Corp., died of a heart attack Wednesday morning. He was 64. Enron Founder Kenneth Lay Dies of Heart Attack Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5534705/5536111" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Swifty Swine Productions Goes for the Gold July 5, 2006 • Zach Johnson is in the racing business. But he doesn't race horses, dogs, cars or bikes. He races pigs. He takes his pig team and sets up Porkchop Downs on the county fair and carnival circuit, eight months of the year. His company, Swifty Swine Productions, has plenty of competition in the pig racing field. Swifty Swine Productions Goes for the Gold Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5534288/5534289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Demonstrators Support Charged Marines June 30, 2006 • The preliminary hearing for eight servicemen charged with killing an unarmed Iraqi in Hamdania has been postponed for several weeks. Meanwhile, many U.S. civilians are voicing support for the Marines and Navy Corpsman. Some are holding weekly demonstrations outside Camp Pendleton. For historian Michal Belknap, this has echoes of the My Lai episode, when both supporters and opponents of the Vietnam War rallied behind William Calley, for very different reasons. Demonstrators Support Charged Marines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5525311/5525312" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Highway System at 50 Visions of America's Transportation Future June 29, 2006 • On the golden anniversary of the the interstate highway system, planners are asking what the next 50 years will bring -- and there are signs the system will be bigger, faster and even more efficient. But critics say alternative travel modes are being ignored. Visions of America's Transportation Future Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521245/5521249" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business BP Accused of Cornering Propane Market in 2004 June 29, 2006 • Federal regulators have accused the energy company BP of cornering the U.S. market for propane in 2004. The alleged market manipulation drove up heating and cooking costs for millions of customers. BP Accused of Cornering Propane Market in 2004 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5520383/5520384" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National San Diego's a Winner in Sanitation Circles June 28, 2006 • San Diego may have the finest garbage truck drivers in the world. For the fourth time in the city's history, a San Diego city employee has won the Sanitation Driver of the Year award. San Diego's a Winner in Sanitation Circles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5517400/5517401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Buffett Promises Fortune to Gates Foundation Buffett Finds Business Success in Timeless Formula June 27, 2006 • Warren Buffett doesn't use e-mail. He shies away from technology stocks. He has made billions of dollars by buying companies he likes, and then leaving them alone to do their business. This minimalist approach has made Buffett the world's second richest man. Buffett Finds Business Success in Timeless Formula Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5514397/5514398" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Suncreens Can't Live Up to Promises, Lawsuit Says June 25, 2006 • Companies that make sunscreen products are facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges false advertising. The attorney who filed the suit says the the products don't do a good job of blocking A-type ultra-violet rays, the kind that causes the most serious skin cancers. Suncreens Can't Live Up to Promises, Lawsuit Says Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5509976/5509977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National For Pfc. Jodka, Iraq Tour Quickly Went Bad June 21, 2006 • One of the Marines charged in connection with the killing of a civilian in Hamdinia, Iraq, is 20-year-old Pfc. John Jodka. The San Diego native has been in the military for barely a year; he is the most junior member of the squad charged in the incident. For Pfc. Jodka, Iraq Tour Quickly Went Bad Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5501776/5501777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Wendy's 'Biggie' Portion Gone in Name Only June 20, 2006 • Wendy's is doing away with its "biggie" and "great biggie" portion names. But that doesn't mean sizes are getting smaller. A medium drink is 32 ounces, and a large tops out at 42 ounces. Nutritionists see this new, larger soft drink as a setback in the battle against obesity. Wendy's 'Biggie' Portion Gone in Name Only Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5498454/5498860" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Americans Shifting Gears in Smaller Numbers June 15, 2006 • The percentage of vehicles sold in the United States with manual transmission continues to decline. One theory on why the numbers keep falling: drivers are too busy with cell phones and cappuccinos to shift gears. Americans Shifting Gears in Smaller Numbers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5487437/5487438" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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