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Saturday

Supporters Hope Minimum-Wage Votes Will Push Democratic Turnout

Ana Temu of Colorado Latinos Rise, a progressive political action committee, says her campaign polled over 17,000 Latino voters this year about issues that matter to them. Meredith Turk/Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Politics

Supporters Hope Minimum-Wage Votes Will Push Democratic Turnout

Voters in four states will be deciding whether to raise minimum wages. Supporters hope that voters will both approve the measures and help swing voters to Democratic candidates.

Wednesday

Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families
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Shots - Health News

Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families

The most common challenge parents face when looking for child care is the high cost. At an average cost of $10,000 a year, infant child care rivals a year's tuition at a state college or university.

Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families

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Tuesday

The AT&T-Time Warner Merger: What Are The Pros And Cons For Consumers?

AT&T wants to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion, highlighting that the two giants don't compete. But the scope of the deal is already drawing criticism from lawmakers and presidential candidates. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

The AT&T-Time Warner Merger: What Are The Pros And Cons For Consumers?

AT&T positions itself as the future competitor to cable, promising an era of experimentation and innovation. But consumer advocates raise a raft of concerns. Regulators will weigh both sides.

Monday

Buick Up, Honda And Subaru Down, Says Consumer Reports

A Buick Avista concept car is exhibited in Beijing in April. Buick, which sells a large percentage of its cars in China, is No. 3 in Consumer Reports' latest reliability rankings. Andy Wong/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Buick Up, Honda And Subaru Down, Says Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has released its Annual Reliability Survey. Lexus and Toyota are the top two, followed by Buick. The company ranks car brands based on a survey of more than a half-million car owners.

Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too

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Shots - Health News

Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too

The premiums on benchmark plans are increasing by an average of 22 percent in 2017, the government says, but more than 70 percent of people can get one for less than $75 a month after subsidies.

Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too

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Sunday

Economy

Small Business Owners Face Pressures Of Minimum Wage Bumps In Big Cities

Minimum wages are on their way to $15 an hour in New York and California. Workers look forward to the bump. But some small businesses are bracing for a hit to their bottom line.

Small Business Owners Face Pressures Of Minimum Wage Bumps In Big Cities

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With More Big-Box Stores In Reach, Are Commissaries Still Needed?

Inside the Ord Community Commissary in California's Monterey Bay area. The commissary sets prices at just over cost, so that commissaries around the world maintain consistent pricing no matter where troops are stationed. Krista Almanzan/KAZU hide caption

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Back At Base

With More Big-Box Stores In Reach, Are Commissaries Still Needed?

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This year the U.S. military spent $1.4 billion to run nearly 240 stores that provide discount groceries to troops. Next year, the Department of Defense wants to cut $200 million from the subsidy.

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Saturday

Thursday

Planet Money

Self-Checkout Could Soon Be Checking Out

Those self-checkout machines in the supermarkets and other stores have remained pretty much unchanged since the 1990s. They still don't work very well. Why can't they get better? We take a shopping trip with the inventor who describes the issue as a cognitive problem and a shoplifting problem.

Self-Checkout Could Soon Be Checking Out

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Saturday

Three Bits of Business News You'll Be Glad To Know

People line up to purchase items at the "Black Thursday" sale at the Toys 'R Us store in Times Square on Nov. 22, 2012, in New York City. The store got a head start on the traditional Black Friday sales by opening their doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night. Andrew Kelly/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Three Bits of Business News You'll Be Glad To Know

Politics dominated the news this week. But the business world also had some interesting stories. Here are just three, involving Black Friday shopping, sham bank accounts and dining out.

Thursday

Wells Fargo, Samsung And Volkswagen: Can A Good Name Be Restored?

Workers wash a window at a Samsung shop in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday as the corporation works out how to clean up its sullied reputation. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Wells Fargo, Samsung And Volkswagen: Can A Good Name Be Restored?

Wells Fargo's CEO, John Stumpf, stepped down Wednesday as his company tries to rebuild its reputation. Wells Fargo, Samsung and Volkswagen have all seen their names hurt by poorly handled scandals.

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