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The Live Nation trial could reshape the music industry. Here's what you need to know

On Tuesday opening statements will begin for the federal antitrust trial against Live Nation, one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.

What's next for Twitter now that Elon Musk has taken over

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with St. John's University law professor Kate Klonick about Elon Musk's purchase of one of the world's most important platforms for political speech.

Buying or selling on StubHub? It's probably not showing you all the available tickets

StubHub has a "Recommended Tickets" filter that only displays some tickets but not others. It's automatically turned on — and it's upsetting users.

"I had one day I worked six hours and made $50. It really wasn't worth it. ... But it doesn't happen that often," says Hilary Gordon, who works as a shopper for the grocery delivery app Instacart in a suburb of Sacramento, Calif. "The other day I worked 11-and-a-half hours and made $265. Great? No. But good."

Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your Groceries

After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.

President Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

Timeline: What We Know Of President Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment

President Trump first tweeted that he had tested positive for the coronavirus early Friday morning. But questions remain about what exactly happened before and after.

One of several machine shops Mike Schultz uses to make his special prosthetic sports leg — a unit that includes the Moto Knee and the Vera Foot. Schultz, a U.S. snowboarder competing at the Paralympics in South Korea, invented the devices after losing his leg in a snowmobile race accident in 2008.

For U.S. Snowboarder, Helping Fellow Paralympians Is As Vital As Medaling

Mike Schultz lost his leg in 2008. Since then, he created a successful business making prosthetic legs and learned to snowboard so well that he's about to compete in the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Julieta Martinelli

Martinelli is a newsroom fellow at WPLN. She began as an intern at the station, where she reported on immigration, social issues and criminal justice issues, among other topics. Before arriving in Nashville, she split her time between the assignment desk and the investigative team at CBS 46, one of Atlanta's top-rated news stations. She has produced news segments and worked as a production manager for several live shows produced in conjunction with Georgia Public Broadcasting. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a minor in criminal justice from Georgia State University in May 2017.

An election worker in Atlanta carries a bin of ballots to be scanned on Jan. 5, 2021, during Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff elections.

Many harried election officials are eyeing the exit. But new workers are stepping up

A recent survey found that 20% of election workers say they are unlikely to continue in their role in the 2024 election cycle. Here are some of the new faces joining the ranks.

As the war in Ukraine continues, a look back at the 1994 Rwandan genocide

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Philip Gourevitch, a writer for The New Yorker, about the world's response to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the debate over what to call Russian atrocities in Ukraine.

What's Next Following The Failed No Confidence Vote In The U.K.?

Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative MP Nigel Evans in the wake of Wednesday's failed no confidence vote concerning Prime Minister Theresa May.

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