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Health insurance subsidies are pegged to personal income estimates. But if those are too low, a person may have to repay the government later on.

In his new book, Jake Halpern looks at the industry, where having a criminal background is no barrier to entry. He explains debt buying and how little regulation gave rise to a chaotic marketplace.

TikTokkers are buying exotic pets like servals, raccoons, kinkajous and foxes because of the enticing videos they see, without considering the responsibilities of owning them, experts say.

Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.

After facing public outcry and cancelled accounts, Bank of America abandoned plans to impose a monthly five dollar fee for debit card users. Twenty-two-year-old Molly Katchpole drew in more than 300,000 signatures for her online petition drive against the bank. She speaks with host Michel Martin.

Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter."

Natalie Moore is WBEZ's South Side Reporter where she covers segregation and inequality.

SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL AND JOE NOCERA, WEEKEND EDITION'S BUSINESS ANALYST, HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT CURRENT NETWORK MERGERS...THE DISNEY COMPANY'S PURCHASE OF CAPITAL CITIES/ABC, WESTINGHOUSE'S PURCHASE OF CBS, AND THIS WEEK POSSIBLE MERGER. TIME-WARNER INC. MAY BE BUYING TED TURNER'S TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEMS.

Capitol Insider talks to the Republican Party nominee for governor of Oklahoma: Governor Kevin Stitt.

Since 1998, Fair Trade USA has been certifying farms overseas that met its standards for workers and the environment. Now, the group is looking closer to home, starting with an Arizona organic farm.

In an interview with NPR, Hillary Clinton said expanding the watch lists might be appropriate. She also said federal-local coordination needs to be improved.

Just as it did at the end of the 19th century — an era of racist lynchings and massacres — the idea that a less-white populace poses a danger to the United States continues to enjoy wide purchase.