Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety, its oversight board said. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A congressional report found financial technology companies, or fintechs, largely fueled PPP loan fraud. Bluevine, a fintech noted in the report, told NPR it adapted to threats of fraud better than other companies mentioned. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption
A congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant PPP fraud
Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, a website design company in Colorado, speaks Monday to reporters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court hears case of web designer who doesn't want to work on same-sex weddings
Traffic passes through Tonopah, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022. Bridget Bennett for NPR hide caption
Before COVID, business in Beijing was booming. Dercon says one of the reasons state-led development in China has been so successful is because the country had a strong state to begin with. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
To close America's remaining coal plants, many industry analysts believe the country needs natural gas to ensure reliable energy supplies until cleaner options like battery storage are widely available. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way
Exterior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Live concert and comedy company, Another Planet Entertainment (APE), recently took over the historic movie theater's lease. Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images hide caption
A fight over seats could define the future of an iconic San Francisco movie theater
Lachlan Murdoch is set to be deposed in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Dominion to depose Fox boss Lachlan Murdoch as defamation suit heats up
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on March 3, 2022. Lisa Leutner/AP hide caption
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans during a rally against the government's labor policy near the National Assembly in Seoul on Saturday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
It can be hard to find children's fever-reducing medication in some areas. At a Bed Bath & Beyond in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a few products were in stock while others were sold out. Laurel Wamsley/NPR hide caption
Matt Turner of the United States celebrates the winning goal by Christian Pulisic against Iran at the World Cup on Tuesday. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption
The Pantone Color Institute has been identifying colors of the year for the last two decades. Their pick for 2023 is a shade of magenta. Pantone hide caption
Freight rail cars sit in a rail yard in Wilmington, California, on November 22, 2022. This week, President Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to prevent a rail strike that could have brought trains to a halt nationwide. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Some rail workers say Biden "turned his back on us" in deal to avert rail strike
David Koehn, general manager of the Black Bayou Water Association in Mississippi, inspects a glass of tap water. Stephan Bisaha for NPR hide caption
An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, Oct. 11, one of the largest facilities for oil and petroleum products in southern Russia. The deadline is looming for Western allies to agree on a price cap on Russia oil. AP hide caption
Rescued chickens gather in an aviary at Farm Sanctuary's Southern California Sanctuary on Oct. 5 in Acton, Calif. A wave of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu has entered Southern California, driven by wild bird migration. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in history
A builder sands the body of a guitar at the Fender factory, in Corona, California, on October 6, 2022. Industries sensitive to rising interest rates have been slowing hiring. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. gained 263,000 jobs last month. It's good news for workers, but not the Fed
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, speaks to former President Donald Trump on Oct. 11, 2018. Saul Leob/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this photo illustration, the LastPass logo is reflected on the internal discs of a hard drive in 2017 in London. On Wednesday, the password service reported "unusual activity" within a third-party cloud storage service but said that customers' passwords remain safely encrypted. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption