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We take a closer look at the food additive after Kellogg's move to only purchase it from environmentally and socially-conscious suppliers.

Higher taxes and slow hiring cut into consumer purchasing last month. Analysts say is behind a disappointing March retail sales report. Host David Greene has more.

Cook is expected to defend the exclusivity of Apple's App Store and Apple's cut of all in-app purchases

A new investigation by WBUR and ProPublica looks into the Boston Police Department's purchase of a powerful surveillance device with money seized from alleged suspects.

Scott Simon talks with Bob Boilen, the director of All Things Considered and the producer of a new CD called All Songs Considered 2. The CD is the second volume of songs collected from the All Things Considered music library. Boilen talks about the art and science of picking music for a news broadcast. The link below takes you to the NPR Shop, where you can purchase a copy of the new CD.

Mark Cuban last month purchased Mustang, Texas, all 77 acres, with a population of 23 people. He told the Dallas Morning News that he bought the town because "a friend needed to sell it."

Football's Super Bowl brings lots of beer ads. This year, Anheuser-Busch -- brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light -- has once again purchased exclusive rights for the national telecast. Anheuser-Busch recently attacked some ads by rival brewer Miller saying the commercials overstate the results of taste tests. Brewery scientist Michael Lewis helps NPR do its own comparison.

The rare stone is the largest one discovered in over three centuries — weighing just under a pound. Similar diamonds have been purchased in the past for tens of millions of dollars.

Studio CD Projekt Red had already delayed the hotly-anticipated game several times in order to perfect it — but users on consoles, particularly older consoles, experienced a host of bugs and glitches.

It’s more than a month until Fiesta, but the frenzy of collecting and trading Fiesta medals is well underway. Why are some medals sold so early, before…