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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gallup editor in chief Mohamed Younis about how public opinion on labor unions has changed over the years and what that means in the context of the Bessemer Amazon vote.

Based on Lee Child's best-selling novel, this eight-part series by Amazon Prime Video features Alan Ritchson as an ex-military policeman on the hunt for a murderer in small-town Georgia.

Microsoft's first priority in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo is to compete with Google for advertising revenue that comes from online searches. But the merger would bring a lot of other goodies, too.

The second audio diary in an occasional series called "Teenage Diaries". Josh Cutler is a sixteen year old living in Manhattan who has Tourette Syndrome, a neurological disorder which may cause uncontrollable verbal and physical tics. Josh wrote and recorded his diary which was produced by Joe Richman. (13:00) NPR HAS A SPECIAL WEB SITE FOR THIS SERIES .. THE ADDRESS IS http://www.well.com/user/jkr/ CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 7. TAX DAY - NPR's John Ydstie reports on "tax freedom day" the day the Tax Foundation tells us is the day we begin working for ourselves and not to pay taxes. This year the average American has to work until May 7th in order to satisfy his tax liabilites, according to the Foundation. But critics argue the concept of a tax freedom day makes little sense...since your taxes are used to provide services you use year-round.

"Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology," says the bestselling thriller writer. Eisler walked away from a half-million dollar deal offered by a traditional publisher to self-publish — and then teamed up with Amazon. His newest book, The Detachment, was e-released on Amazon in September.

NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.

President-elect Donald Trump taps RFK Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Here's why experts are worried. And, how the U.S. bond market could upend Trump's economic plans.

The Justice Department has wrapped its side of the case, alleging Google used its dominance to quash rivals. Now Google's CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stand.

Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.

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