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At this Seattle dog cafe, pups get indoor playtime and plenty of treats

You've probably heard of cat cafes — a place for coffee and playtime with felines. Now Seattle has a cafe that caters to dogs and their humans.
- Ruby de Luna
Will tariffs drive more people to shop secondhand? It's a mixed bag, experts say

This moment of economic uncertainty could drive more Americans to buy used. But experts say secondhand stores won't be immune from tariffs either.
- Rachel Treisman
'Hacks' stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs reflect on their Max hit

As Hacks returns for its fourth season, we listen back to archival interviews with stars Smart and Einbinder, and with series co-star and co-creator Downs. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2024.
- Ann Marie Baldonado
In theaters this week: 'The Amateur' and 'Warfare'

Americans are abroad and in battle in two new films: The Amateur is a spy thriller starring Rami Malek, and Warfare is a documentary-like battlefield epic.
- Bob Mondello
Jon Hamm puts a twist on his Don Draper swagger in 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

Wealth comes lined with rage and melancholy in a new Apple TV+ series about a hedge-fund hotshot who loses his job and begins to steal from his suburban friends.
- John Powers
'No More Tears' author discusses Johnson & Johnson's questionable business practices

J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris says the company's defense "is beginning to crumble."
- Tonya Mosley
'Black Mirror' creator pulls from reality in dystopian season 7, out now

Black Mirror season 7 is out now on Netflix. Charlie Brooker, the show's creator, says he's "worrying in what I hope is an entertaining way" in an interview with NPR's A Martínez.
- A Martínez
Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.
- Elizabeth Blair
An anxious musician reaches out to the Kennedy Center's interim director

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician was feeling anxious about the new direction of the Kennedy Center, so she emailed the interim director, Richard Grenell. He responded.
- Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Many older people love slow strength training. Does it work?

A Martinez visits a slow strength gym and goes toe-to-toe with a senior weightlifter to see if this type of exercise lives up to the hype.
- Alice Woelfle

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