How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America Plus 4 More Stories

[NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR Business]( The Salt [How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America]( The Smithsonian's first brewing historian explores everything from immigration to urbanization through the lens of beer. And with the boom in microbrewing, she says beer's story has come full circle. [Read this story]( All Tech Considered [There Are Plenty Of RFID-Blocking Products, But Do You Need Them?]( An industry has sprung up to make wallets and accessories that block hackers from "skimming" data wirelessly through radio frequency identification. But some experts say there's little need to worry. [Read this story]( Media [How Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust]( Distrust in the media has become a oft-cited trope in the cable news cycle. But one staple of American journalism seems to have avoided the "fake news" characterization — small-town newspapers. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [A Total Eclipse Will Sweep The U.S. In August, And People Are Going Nuts For It]( NASA says a partial eclipse will be visible throughout the country. But within a "path of totality" from Oregon to South Carolina, an eclipse industry is booming. [Read this story]( All Tech Considered [A Remote Chinese Province Uses Its Climate To Grow A Big-Data Industry]( Southwest China's Guizhou province is one of the country's poorest, most remote regions. But Guizhou has some unique advantages, which it is trying to use to transform itself into a big-data hub. [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](