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Economy
The latest jobs report could guide the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates
This week's jobs report offered a mixed picture of the strength of the U.S. job market. That's a challenge for the Federal Reserve as it tries to decide how aggressively to cut interest rates.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Kansas City Chiefs win close game, Americans make U.S. Open finals
NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant talk about the latest in sports: the Kansas City Chiefs' close win, U.S. Open finals, and more.
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National
DOJ says Russia paid right-wing influencers to spread Russian propaganda
NPR’s Scott Simon and disinformation expert Renee DiResta discuss payments to right-wing influencers in what the Justice Department says is a Russian campaign to influence U.S. policy and voters.
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Climate
In Phoenix, heat-related deaths are declining even in record-high temperatures
Phoenix continues to set heat records, the latest for most days at or above 110 degrees in a year. But heat-related deaths are also declining for the first time in decades.
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Politics
Week in politics: Trump hearing postponed, candidates agree to debate rules
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing postponed again in New York, Vice President Kamala Harris' massive fundraising haul, and ahead of Tuesday's debates both candidates agree to rules.
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Latin America
Opinion: Christmas is starting early in Venezuela
Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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Children in Gaza get polio vaccines but the virus may already be spreading
Palestinian children in Gaza will have access to polio vaccines this weekend as the UN rushes to reach families displaced and without access to healthcare following the detection of the virus in wastewater flowing through its war-ravaged streets.
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Politics
Trump seeks to overturn his narrow 2020 loss in Georgia
We look at how Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, are campaigning in the battleground state of Georgia, and what former President Trump will have to do to win back the state.
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Latin America
Mexico's judges could soon be elected rather than appointed. Some say it's a bad idea
We look at a constitutional reform being pushed through in Mexico requiring that all judges be elected rather than appointed. The public supports the measure, but legal experts say it's a bad idea.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: Shock upsets at the US Open, college football changes
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss US Open upsets and try to explain how and why college football looks so different this year.
