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My name is Lee Hawkins.

I've been a journalist for over 25 years. On my new podcast, What Happened in Alabama,

I get answers to some of the hardest questions about how things came to be for many black Americans and the truth that must come

before any reconciliation can happen. I investigate my family history, my upbringing

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What happened in Alabama is a new series confronting the cycles of trauma for myself, my family, and for many black Americans.

Listen now. The madness of crowds as individual investors buy stocks like crazy.

I'm David Brancaccio in New York.

Shares of GameStop, the retailer that sells physical editions of video games

are poised to shoot even higher today.

They skyrocketed nearly 75% yesterday after the trader who championed

the last run-up in GameStop's share value, posted on social media for the first time since 2021.

Now back then, many individual investors lost thousands of dollars, some gained, there was a class

action lawsuit, regulatory penalties, Marketplace's Novosafo has more.

At a GameStop store in New York City, ain't penalties, Marketplace's Novasafo has more.

At a Game Stop store in New York City, Angel Gonzalez was trading in four physical copies of

video games to collect some cash, like a used bookstore.

I've been a gamer for quite some time now most of my life

that I was 32. Gonzales says he collects video games the way music

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