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Economy Days of our tariffs: The trade war is playing out like a soap opera The trade war and tariff changes are playing out like a soap opera. So our Planet Money team is checking in on the impacts one life at a time. Kenny Malone
Health The state of the CDC After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies. Pien Huang
National Security As FBI investigation continues, the search for clues in National Guard shooting As the FBI continues it's investigation in the shooting of two National Guard members last week, the shooting suspect's time in a CIA-backed unit in his native Afghanistan may provide some clues. Tom Bowman
Health For the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree. Gabrielle Emanuel
How the new UW President plans to navigate the challenges facing U.S. universities Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with new University of Washington President Robert Jones for a discussion about the opportunities and challenges the institution faces as we move into 2026. Jason Burrows
National This Colorado city is trying to make public planning meetings more fun and engaging City planning meetings are important, but they can be very boring. To encourage input, Boulder, Colorado, is letting the public add photos and other media to an interactive map of changes they want. Emma VandenEinde
Three Austrian nuns are still on the run Three elderly Austrian nuns recently fled a nursing home and broke into their former convent. They have rejected an offer to stay in convent if they promise to get off of social media. Esme Nicholson
Arts & Life Student Podcast: Fry bread's complicated place in Native culture Fry bread is a popular food in many Native communities — but has a dark history. One student talks to her grandmother about its complicated place in Native culture. Student Podcast Challenge
Pope pushes interfaith dialogue in Lebanon, a country once torn by sectarian war The pope is calling for interfaith harmony in a country still haunted by sectarian divides. Ruth Sherlock
Climate Data centers are thirsty for water. This Nevada city is prepared, at least for now Outside Reno, Nev., a massive data center campus is being built to support artificial intelligence. The center sits in the nation's driest state and will need billions of gallons of water to operate. Kaleb Roedel