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After Outcry, Crowdfunding Site Patreon Backs Off Plan To Raise Fees

The site — popular with independent musicians, writers and artists — allows fans to make small, repeated payments to creators. A change in the pay structure sent shock waves through the Internet.

Walt Disney Company To Buy Much Of 21st Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company has struck a $52 billion deal to buy much of 21st Century Fox, the entertainment giant controlled by the Murdoch family. The deal is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators, but if approved, Disney would acquire Fox's movie and TV studios, local sports channels and global satellite TV companies — but not Fox News.

Krysten Ritter stars in the Netflix series <em>Jessica Jones. </em>Her novel <em>Bonfire</em> was published in 2017.

'I'm Just So Invested': Krysten Ritter On Becoming 'Jessica Jones'

Ritter loves the complex role of the atypical superhero. "I am doing the most work when I'm not saying lines," she says. The second season was released on Netflix in March.

North Korean Official Meets Secretary Of State Pompeo In New York

Rachel Martin talks to Robert Gallucci, who was the chief negotiator during the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, about efforts that indicate plans for a proposed summit are back in high gear.

Mexico City Mayor-elect Claudia Sheinbaum cast her vote in the capital city on July 1. She and many women won posts in local governments and legislatures across the country.

Meet Mexico City's First Elected Female Mayor

The Mexican capital's incoming leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is an environmental engineer who worked on a U.N. climate panel that shared a Nobel Prize with Al Gore. Can she stabilize the city?

Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she's learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it.

With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers

Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right), who approved adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, listens during a cabinet meeting with President Trump in the White House on July 18, in Washington, D.C.

'I Will Call The AG': Trump Officials Pushed For Census Citizenship Question

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census, pressured his staff about getting a citizenship question onto the 2020 census months before the Justice Department requested one, emails show.

Kenny Laguna and Joan Jett in a still from <em>Bad Reputation</em>.

'We Had To Do It Ourselves': Joan Jett Looks Back On Being A Conduit For Women In Rock

Joan Jett shredded her way through rock and roll's glass ceiling from the 1970s on. Jett and longtime producer Kenny Laguna talk about leaving a rock legacy and the new documentary Bad Reputation.

Kevin Scott, a South Dakota farmer and secretary of the American Soybean Association, welcomed the deal to replace NAFTA because it preserved the market access established under the previous agreement.

From The Front Lines Of NAFTA, More Relief Than Rejoicing

The new deal to replace NAFTA includes modernizations and improvements. But the biggest benefit, for many sectors, is simply that there is a deal — reducing the uncertainty of previous months.

Amazon To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Starting Next Month

Officials at Amazon announced on Tuesday that the company is raising wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.

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