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Kids as young as 8 have died attempting online challenges. Is social media to blame? By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guyana is betting on a paradox. The Caribbean nation wants to cash in on oil. It promises to use those billions to prepare for a more sustainable future. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bank whose collapse marked the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis is only mostly dead. Meet the people attending to its final remains. By Lucca de Paoli and Jeremy HillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a measure of just how fed up American workers are, look to Starbucks, where baristas are unionizing at a pace that would have been unimaginable a year ago andinspiring similar activism elsewhere. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New owners have given stodgy F1 an American makeover. Can the racing series and its photogenic stars finally crack the world's biggest sports market? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In vitro fertilization is already a grueling path to pregnancy. With embryos gaining new legal protections, it could become a criminal one. By Jill FilipovicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay have turned four easy payments into a whole new credit universe. Economic uncertainty and regulatory scrutiny—and, of course, the usual debt problems—are spoiling the fun. By Esmé E. Deprez, Evan Weinberger and Jenny SuraneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA and the FAA are preparing to revolutionize air traffic control for the drone era. By Chris Feliciano ArnoldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did a novelty rapper and her startup-guy boyfriend commit history's biggest heist? By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.