It 'Looks Very Scary For Renters' As Federal Eviction Relief Expiration Nears NPR's Noel King speaks with Matt Desmond, founder of Princeton's Eviction Lab, about the threat of a rising number of evictions nationwide as federal evictions relief draws to an end. Noel King
Record Low Mortgage Rates Put More Cash In Pockets, But May Not Boost Economy Much A historic drop in rates has millions of homeowners refinancing to save money. It's helping home sales, but it's not helping the broader economy as much as it would in a normal recession. Chris Arnold
Can Diversity Officers Actually Help Diversify Companies' Stuff? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pamela Newkirk, author of the book Diversity, Inc., about a spike in hiring diversity officers and why they are not set up to succeed.
Gene Therapy Shows Promise For Hemophilia, But Could Be Most Expensive U.S. Drug Ever The first gene therapy for hemophilia could be approved by the FDA within six months, according to the drugmaker, raising hopes among families. But the drug's price could be $3 million per patient. Rob Stein
Capitol Hill Lawmakers Appear Far Apart On A New COVID-19 Relief Bill Congress returns from its summer recess with a big item on its to-do list: the next coronavirus relief package. Sticking points include unemployment benefits. Susan Davis
New Bill Aims To Help Music Venues Suffering Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called The Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent venues relies on government relief. Andrew Limbong
Economist: U.S. Workers, Economy Will Suffer With End Of Federal Pandemic Benefits The $600 unemployment benefit set to expire this month helped keep families afloat, says Georgetown University's Indivar Dutta-Gupta. Without it, they face serious hardship, and the economy will slow. Sam Gringlas
EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package In their first face-to-face since the pandemic exploded, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan. Scott Neuman
Exact Change Please: Walmart, Kroger, CVS Are Feeling The Coin Shortage Stores, supermarkets and gas stations are grappling with low supplies of pocket change. The national shortage is due in part to people going out less to spend money during the pandemic. Alina Selyukh
Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time. Chris Arnold