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Here's what 8.6% inflation feels like

First, supply chain problems got the ball rolling. Now, the war in Ukraine has pushed up energy and grain costs. But the numbers don't tell the whole story. On the streets of Renton, Washington, people are really feeling the pinch.
- Joshua McNichols
PC game collectors uncover multiple forgeries from prominent collector

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kyle Orland, a senior gaming editor at Ars Technica, on forged copies of old PC video games discovered in the world of rare PC game collecting.
- Patrick Jarenwattananon
Russia's rebranded McDonald's unveils a new logo, but keeps its name a secret

The iconic Golden Arches have been replaced with two bold orange backslashes and a red circle, representing a tiny burger and a pair of large fries.
- Rachel Treisman
Starbucks union in Ithaca protests store's closure and calls for a boycott

The decision to close the store on College Avenue has left workers with less than a week's notice and resulted in them calling for a boycott of other Starbucks stores around the city.
- Shruti Rajkumar
Tabletop Gaming joins the ranks of unionized workers in Western Washington

Amazon. Starbucks. The Seattle Art Museum. All local companies with workers fighting to unionize. And now that list also includes gaming companies. Employees at Redmond-based Paizo Inc., which publishes tabletop RPGs like Pathfinder and Starfinder, recently voted to form a union, and the company has voluntarily recognized it. That's relatively unique in the gaming industry, which doesn't have a history of labor organizing. The Seattle retail store Card Kingdom is trying to do the same. Members of United Paizo Workers are now tackling the tough work of bargaining for a contract.
- Jason Burrows
Starbucks notches legal win in battle against union organizers

A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union.
- Jacqueline GaNun
Rents across U.S. rise above $2,000 a month for the first time ever

A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.
- Chris Arnold
Where did all the Uber riders go?

People are moving around the city more than any other point since the pandemic started, but apparently those people aren't taking rideshares. Uber and Lyft's business in the Seattle region has cratered. That means a tough
- Clare McGrane
'Shrinkflation' accelerates globally as manufacturers quietly shrink package sizes

Shrinkflation isn't new, experts say. But it proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs for ingredients, packaging, labor and transportation.
- The Associated Press
Trader Joe's workers in Massachusetts file to create chain's first union

Employees at a Trader Joe's in Hadley, Mass., have filed to hold a union election. If the vote is successful, it will create the first union in the nationwide chain.
- Jacqueline GaNun

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