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A decade and a half after TV stations shut down analog broadcasts and fully transitioned to digital, the industry is once again making major changes to the way stations transmit over-the-air signals.

Hollywood could have a new mogul. NPR's Scott Simon talks to journalist Kim Masters of "The Hollywood Reporter" about David Ellison and the deal to buy Paramount.

Six years after the fall of Theranos, companies are again exploring innovation in blood testing. The medical community is reacting with cautious optimism.

The city of Baltimore erupted in violence after the death of Freddie Gray, two years ago. The riots brought national attention to many of the city's problems, including a lack of opportunity for its young people. Money poured in to help fix that, but people say Baltimore's youth still need a great deal of help.

The international company that owns the American brands is struggling with a glut of unsold cars and smaller profits. The layoffs could have ripple effects through its U.S. workforce of 52,000.

President Trump is expected to ditch the Clean Power Plan this week. The CPP regulations would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that warm the planet. Without it, the U.S. won't live up to its pledge, made in Paris in 2015, to make deep cuts in emissions. That could jeopardize the Paris deal, in which nearly 200 nations made similar pledges.

Will South Africa's African National Congress party, Africa's oldest liberation movement, finally lose it's absolute majority in the up and coming election?

President Biden's climate push has been tied up by members of his own party even as he exhorts other leaders to aim high. Heading into two major summits, will his "America's back" message ring hollow?

In Britain, there's chaos in both political parties, talk of regret and a re-do and markets are still roiling. NPR catches up on the latest consequences of last week's vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

WNBA legend Candace Parker is retiring after 16 years in the league. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic, about how Parker has changed the game, and what comes next.