Concerns over credit card delinquencies, a missing jet is found and the growth of youth hockey

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Concerns over credit card delinquencies, a missing jet is found and the growth of youth hockey

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Published on Jun 15, 2024, 6:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:14:43

Episode Description

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted June 15 at 6 a.m. CT:

Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

  • Credit card delinquencies are rising. Here's what to do if you're at risk.
  • Alzheimer's drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers.
  • Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest.
  • African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows.
  • A jet missing since 1971 was found submerged in Vermont's Lake Champlain.
  • Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers.
  • New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body.
  • Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles.
  • What the new 'buy now, pay later' rule means for small businesses offering the service.
  • UN migration agency says the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has surpassed 10 million.
  • While youth hockey participation in Canada shrinks, the US is seeing steady growth.
  • Historically Black Coconut Grove nurtured young athletes. Now that legacy is under threat.

—The Associated Press

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Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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