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Business Trump's controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon. Scott Horsley
Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? The KUOW Book Club is reading "Elita" by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum this month. Katie Campbell
Politics What happens when the firewall between the White House and the DOJ comes down? President Trump is pressuring the Department of Justice to pursue his political enemies, like former FBI director James Comey. Legal scholar Barbara McQuade explains how this damages the rule of law. Tonya Mosley
Business Minnesota turkey farmers use lasers to scare away migrating birds Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers.
Business Supreme Court says Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay -- for now The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a move that critics say would have compromised the central bank's independence Scott Horsley
Politics Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Law & Courts From age 5 to 12, she was abused in a Tacoma foster home. WA just awarded her $9 million For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her early childhood in a foster home in Tacoma was the pain. Stephen Howie
Arts & Life PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries' A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list. Anastasia Tsioulcas
World Greetings from Kyiv, where you might stumble across Zelenskyy taking a stroll Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Nick Spicer