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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Morgan Lommele, director of state and local policy for People for Bikes, about how the coronavirus pandemic and trade hostilities are affecting bike sellers.

European nations have pledged to cut off oil imports from Iran beginning Sunday, tightening the sanctions that target Iran's nuclear program. Iran is expected to feel the squeeze — but the move could also push up world oil prices.

Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Zynga are on a shopping spree. They're buying small startups with innovative products and apps. But many times the buyers don't care about what the small companies were producing. They just want the engineers.

Targeted fiscal policies lure high-profile Hollywood productions — and the jobs and cash that come with them — to certain states. But in many cases, film companies get far more money from the state's coffers than they actually pay in sales and payroll taxes.

Exercise buffs who take dietary supplements with the ingredient know as DMAA say the stimulant gives them a boost of energy. But some researchers and the Food and Drug Administration are worried that these products could be dangerous.

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The CDC says people should consider whether to stop using e-cigarettes in the wake of hundreds of cases of severe respiratory illnesses, possibly linked to nicotine or cannabis. Most are young men.

The Trump administration has implemented tariffs on a sweeping array of products, many of which, like steel and aluminum, play a role in farming.

The producer of hit shows like Dear Evan Hansen explains how he applies lessons learned from venture capital tech funding to investing in multi-million dollar Broadway productions.

One of the country's largest legal cannabis markets is fighting for its life. Texas' hemp industry is challenging fee increases of up to 4,000%, which effectively ban cannabis' most popular form.

Performers who do stunt and voice work for video games went on strike in July after reaching a stalemate in negotiations over how companies can use AI in game development.

Some grocery stores are using the same sensory marketing tricks to change people's buying habits that big food companies and restaurants have used for years. These new marketing tools can also promote public health.

Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., officiated a same-sex wedding of two friends last summer. His opponent says Riggleman is "out of step" with Republicans on a number of issues.

Dozens of bills are moving at the N.C. Legislature on Wednesday, as lawmakers consider putting constitutional amendments on the ballot in November, overriding Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes and other matters before taking a summer break.

Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for abusive actions towards players on the practice court. Did he go too far, or should people toughen up? Host Michel Martin asks the Barbershop guys for their take.

Songwriter BURTON LANE. He's written the scores for several Broadway shows, including "Finian's Rainbow" and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Lane has collaborated with Michael Feinstein for two volumes of "The Burton Lane Songbook," which feature many of Lane's classic songs. A touring production of "Finain's Rainbow" is expected to go on the road next year. (REBROADCAST FROM 11

Business Journalist MARK PENDERGRAST. His new book is "For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company that Makes It." (Charles Scribners). In the book PENDERGRAST shows how Coca-Cola, a drink that's 99% sugar water, became the world's most widely distributed product, and a symbol for the Western way of Life.

- Danny speaks with Walter Adams, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, about corporate mergers and takeovers. This week, Lee Iacocca and Kirk Kerkorian mounted a bid to takeover the Chrysler Corporation, an effort that recalls the merger mania of the 1980's. Adams says corporate takeovers, by and large, don't do the country any good, for they don't as a rule add to the productivity and creativity of the economy.

NPR's Joe Neel reports that the Food and Drug Administration today released statements from three former Phillip Morris employees. The FDA says the statement support the agency's contention that tobacco companies purposefully manipulate the nicotine in cigarettes to keep smokers addicted. The FDA has proposed widening its jurisdiction over tobacco products to try to keep young people from smoking.

that it may not be completely certified as fully cooperating with the U.S. in the war on drugs. Each year, by law, the White House must present to Congress a report on how well, or how poorly, several nations are doing in the fight against the production and trafficking of narcotics.