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Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth.
| Keywords | alienweyland-yutanimonopsonyinequalitylabor-economicsnprplanet-moneycorporate-powerworkplaceemploymentwealth-gapsci-fihorrorcapitalismwagesjob-marketeconomic-theory |
Steven Lawyer invented a miniature submarine for his pet parrot, Bebe.
| Keywords | funnyparrotsubmarinediyanimal-behaviornaturewildlifeinnovationtechnologysciencebirdsentertainmenthumor |
ABC News speaks with a young hacker about what experts call a wide-ranging menace: a new generation of tech-savvy teens who are uniquely dangerous and surprisingly young.
| Keywords | hackingcybersecuritytechcrimeyouthbreachprisonabc-newsonline-safetyinternet-safetytechnologydigital-safetyteenagerscyber-crimeexpert-opinion |
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with conservative commentator and podcaster Michael Knowles about President Trump and Pope Leo XIV.
| Keywords | trumppope-leo-xivvaticancatholic-churchreligionpoliticsusamichael-knowlesnprailsa-changamerican-catholicswhite-houseus-foreign-policygeopoliticsfaithconservative |
Plus, the rise of big bagel.
| Keywords | trumpcongresspopenytimespoliticsus-governmentresignationdiplomacyreligionleadership |
Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces togh challenge from a pair of anti-trust lawsuits.
| Keywords | nexstartegnaantitrustmergerlawsuitlocal-tvmediabroadcastingtrumpbrennan-carrnprbusinesscourtacquisitioncompetitionmonopolymedia-industrytelecommunicationsregulationjustice-department |
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.
| Keywords | neurosciencebrainneuronsvisionimaginationsightsciencebiologytechnologynprjon-hamiltonneural-pathwaysdiscoverycognitive-sciencelearning |
Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to go on trial for a third time in six years on the same charge. An appeals court overturned his first conviction, and the second trial ended in a hung jury.
Although Monday wasn’t as springlike as expected, people still were drawn to the beach. By midweek, the city is likely to see summer temperatures.
| Keywords | weathernycnew-york-cityspringsummerny-timestemperatureheatmild-weatherurban-lifeclimatemeteorologyeast-coastlifestylerecreation |
The strike would have shut down classes on Tuesday for hundreds of thousands of students in the nation’s second-largest school district.
| Keywords | los-angelescalifornialausdstrikeunionlaboreducationpublic-schoolsteacher-strikeschool-districtnegotiationsdealus-newspoliticsworker-rightsstudent-activismsocial-justicered-green-axis |