How people across the U.S. are making the most of the solar eclipse NPR asked listeners to share what they’re doing for the eclipse. Here are some memorable answers, from the new parents planning a themed baby shower to the mayor waving tourists off his small city. Read more on NPR

Using your phone to pay is convenient, but it can also mean you spend more Consumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, according to research from Assistant Professor Yuqian Xu at UNC-Chapel Hill. Read more on NPR

How people across the U.S. are making the most of the solar eclipse NPR asked listeners to share what they’re doing for the eclipse. Here are some memorable answers, from the new parents planning a themed baby shower to the mayor waving tourists off his small city. Read more on NPR

Pro-Russia candidate Peter Pellegrini elected Slovakia president A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new president, and succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. Read more on NPR

Bill Clinton joins Rwandans in marking 30 years since their genocide Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country. Read more on NPR

Yes, Biden is really running in November. But a lot of voters say they doubt it Some people feel he’s too old. Others think there’s a plan afoot to swap in a more popular Democrat. There’s a swirl of reasons why some people don’t accept that Biden will be on the ballot this year. Read…

Key voting groups are shifting in the race between Biden and Trump President Biden and former President Donald Trump are still very close in polling on the 2024 presidential election. But below the surface, so key demographic groups appear to be shifting loyalty. Read more on NPR

Yellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Sunday in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and sent a message of mutual cooperation despite the nations’ differences. Read more on NPR