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Politics The Jackpod: Plutonomy On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on a concept that explains an anomaly in today’s economic news: retail sales are up while other key economic indicators are down.
Politics Fired feds, Trump lovers, and veterans: Meet the people applying for ICE jobs At a recent DHS career expo in Provo, Utah, many attendees hoped to get hired to help with the Trump administration's deportation efforts. Ximena Bustillo
Politics What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities. Cory Turner
Arts & Life I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50 Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history. Alice Woelfle
Politics Trump's TikTok deal payment criticized as 'shakedown scheme' by experts The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion." David Folkenflik
Science 'Long history of blaming mothers': Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions Medical scholars say, efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism Juliana Kim
National Morning news brief The Justice Department indicts former FBI Director James Comey, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls top military officials to meet, Trump threatens large-scale layoffs if government shuts down. Steve Inskeep
National Security Inside the Department of Homeland Security's first major career fair amid hiring push NPR attended a career fair in Utah where the Department of Homeland Security was looking to boost its ranks. Ximena Bustillo
Music New documentary celebrates the success of women-led music festival Lilith Fair "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery" recalls the success of the woman-led music festival created by singer Sarah McLachlan. McLachlan and documentarian Ally Pankiw talk about the film. Leila Fadel
Business Amazon agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle U.S. lawsuit over Prime program Millions of Amazon shoppers might be getting a refund after the company agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit over its Prime membership program. Steve Inskeep