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Before there was recycling, there was the rag trade. By Adam Minter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disney CEO Bob Iger is going out on one last huge bet. By Devin Leonard  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The country’s largest health insurer is giving apartments to homeless people—not as an act of charity, but to drive down the extraordinary cost of caring for them. By John Tozzi  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the superblock a roadmap to an endless traffic jam or the blueprint for a pedestrian paradise? By Wes Enzinna See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plastic Bank is keeping trash out of the oceans—and bringing people into the financial system via recycled bottles. By Sheridan Prasso  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juul’s wildly successful, very Silicon Valley business has a serious bug.   By Lauren Etter, Ben Elgin, and Ellen Huet  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tesla’s Autopilot could save the lives of millions. It will kill a few of us first.  By Zachary R. Mider   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech’s most controversial startup, founded by a 27-year-old gamer and backed by Trump’s favorite billionaire, makes attack drones.  By Joshua Brustein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland’s Kerrygold has conquered America’s kitchens with its bright-yellow butter made from milk from grass-fed cows.  By Elizabeth Dunn  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wealthy businessman rides a wave of discontent to the country’s highest office, concentrates power in his hands, and cozies up to Putin. This time, though, there are horses.  By Matthew Campbell and Terrence Edwards See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO Steve Easterbrook is leading McDonald's into the age of Code.  By Thomas Buckley and Leslie Patton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To reach its electric, self-driving future, GM has to overcome challenges. Like strikes. And tech that works, And finding a market. By David Welch and Bryan Gruley  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The company’s $63 billion purchase of Monsanto looks increasingly like an epic own goal. By Caroline Winter and Tim Loh    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LaCroix was once the darling of sparkling waters. Today it’s struggling against a crowded market and a raft of lawsuits. By Lauren Etter and Craig Giammona  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat can't make fake burgers fast enough. By Deena Shanker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hong Kong’s demonstrators have one big issue: Their city’s fate when China fully takes over in 28 years.  By Matthew Campbell  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avoiding digital snoops takes more than throwing money at the problem, but that part can be really fun.  By Joel Stein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media behemoths want to conquer a realm now dominated by the likes of Netflix. Think The Hunger Games.   By Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a slow start, the presidential candidate is gaining momentum by pushing her party to embrace bold, left-wing ideas that could beat Trump at his own game— or cost Democrats everything.  By Joshua Green  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven years ago, Jeff Bezos started an ambitious effort to rid the world of checkout lines. Has Amazon Go invented a new retail paradigm or a ridiculously expensive way to sell lunch? By Brad Stone and Matt Day  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did thieves steal a valuable collection of scaled-down locomotives from a train club? Why did the case go cold? And who is “Jamie”? By Austin Carr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the height of the drug wars, Baruch Vega won the trust of American cops, Colombian cartel bosses, and coked-up hit men. Was he the ultimate spy or the ultimate con man?  By Zeke Faux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man Bandit, perpetrator of a 14-month, 30-bank robbing spree. He was also a former Boeing engineer with a raging heroin problem.  By Josh Dean See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The $15 billion company needs even more pot. By Susan Berfield and Kristine Owram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuroscientists used to be an endangered species, but the hunt for cyborg implants and AI has made them sought-after stars.  By Sarah McBride   and Ashlee Vance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.