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SIMON/SURVEY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH JACKIE BIVANS, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT WALKERGROUP/CNI, A RETAIL CONSULTING FIRM THAT RECENTLY FOUND THAT CERTAIN MOVIES...AND CERTAIN STARS...SELL SOME HARD-TO-EXPLAIN PRODUCTS IN MALLS WHERE THEY'RE SHOWING

David Baron of member station WBUR in Boston reports on the effect that proposed cuts in medicare would have on teaching hospitals across the nation. The Medicare program is a major source of funding for teaching hospitals, a system which critics say has resulted in too many specialists being trained at government expense.

Phoning into a packed courtroom, Britney Spears asked that her father be charged with conservatorship abuse. The judge also allowed Spears to be determined by a legal representative of her choice.

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, could become the first person of color to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as a Senate-confirmed director.

The first payments have gone out to parents. Tens of millions of families will receive up to $300 per child. The tax credit is part of the stimulus package that Democrats passed in March.

A limited edition macaroni and cheese-flavored ice cream, released to celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day, has caused division among social media users.

The European Commission has proposed that new gas and diesel cars be phased out by 2035. If enacted, this could push the global auto industry to switch toward electric vehicles even faster.

A copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million at auction, breaking the record for most expensive video game. "I was ... a bit blindsided," says Valarie McLeckie of the auction house.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kaiser Health News correspondent Aneri Pattani about health officials' findings that there were more than 93,000 deaths from drug overdoses in 2020.

Democratic leaders aim to sell their $3.5 trillion budget plan. DOJ watchdog says the FBI failed to properly respond to gymnasts' sex abuse allegations. The EU has a plan to tackle climate change.