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President Biden visited Syracuse on Oct. 27, 2022, with Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and other elected officials. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Jim Hoft, owner of the Gateway Pundit, at the White House in 2019. The website has been hit with defamation lawsuits related to 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories it is accused of spreading. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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The explosive growth of Esports has made it so that elite-level competitive gamers can leverage their ability into a full-time job. But what does the life of a typical Esports pro look like and how do they think about their long-term prospects with Esports growth stagnating? Theresa O'Reilly for NPR hide caption

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The boom and bust of esports

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Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price

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With his son in one arm, Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves while visiting the Tesla Gigafactory in Germany in March. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption

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Accessibility has long been an afterthought in the video game industry. However, that's changed over the last decade as incentives have changed. It's estimated that there are 46 million gamers with disabilities, creating a strong incentive for video game companies to improve their accessibility efforts. Theresa O'Reilly for NPR hide caption

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Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible

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Former President Trump is set to receive 36 million additional shares in his social media company, providing him with a windfall of more than $1 billion. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Four Americans representing four different perspectives on the U.S. economy. Courtesy of Arch City Defenders, Winton Machine Company, Bhavesh Patel and the Just One Project hide caption

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How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election

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Finding affordable housing for both renters and buyers is feeling impossible lately. Experts point to a shortage of an estimated four to seven million homes. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Housing experts say there just aren't enough homes in the U.S.

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has said noncompete agreements stop workers from switching jobs, even when they could earn more money or have better working conditions. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs

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Florentino Escobar (second from right) and the six other Starbucks employees known together as the Memphis 7 stand in front of a Memphis, Tenn., mural that honors the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Amy Holden hide caption

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What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee

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The 2010s saw a seismic shift in the business model for the video game industry. The widespread embrace of the "Live Service" model revolutionized the industry and enabled companies to maximize their profits, to the annoyance of many gamers. Theresa O'Reilly for NPR hide caption

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Forever games: the economics of the live service model

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Caitlin Clark, pictured autographing sneakers before the WNBA draft last Monday, is helping drive demand for the league's ticket sales and TV coverage. Adam Hunger/AP hide caption

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