Reporters who pored over internal documents discuss what's next for Facebook NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Bond of NPR, Jeff Horwitz of The Wall Street Journal and Elizabeth Dwoskin of The Washington Post about a trove of internal Facebook documents. Courtney Dorning
Maritime revered offers support to crew stuck on cargo ships due to shipping delays NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Samson Shekhar Chauhan of the Lutheran Maritime Ministries about his work assisting crew members unable to leave ships because of COVID restrictions and shipping delays. Ayen Bior
3,900 bottles of scented room spray recalled over rare bacterial infections A scented room spray has caused a cluster of rare bacterial infections in the South and Midwest. 3,900 bottles of the room spray are being recalled, and users are being warned to bleach their sheets. Pien Huang
American Airlines plane is diverted after a passenger assaults a flight attendant The man's unwillingness to wear a mask triggered the assault, a witness said, and forced the cross-country flight to land in Denver. The female flight attendant was reportedly punched in the face. Scott Neuman
How the economy went from sizzle to fizzle, and why there's hope for a way back The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the third quarter as the delta variant and persistent supply chain woes weighed on growth. The months ahead should be better. Scott Horsley
How the proposed tax on billionaires would actually work NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Adrian Ma of the Planet Money podcast about the "billionaire tax" being proposed by Democrats to help fund the Build Back Better legislation. Sam Gringlas
Hair salons have been a safe space for Black women for decades, even through COVID Hair salons have long been a safe space for Black women. And that doesn't seem to have changed despite all the havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor Jennings-Brown
How employers can win workers back (and keep them) after the 'Great Resignation' With such large swathes of the American labor force leaving their jobs, the scales of power are tipping in the directions of workers. Here's how employers can entice and keep them. Jonaki Mehta
Blue Origin says it will build an orbiting mixed-use business park in space By the end of the 2020s, Blue Origin says its planned Orbital Reef commercial space station will become "the premier mixed-use space station in low Earth orbit for commerce, research, and tourism." Bill Chappell
The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says According to Microsoft, the group is targeting technology companies that resell and provide cloud services and has been using phishing and password spray to gain entry to targeted networks. Joe Hernandez
