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Opioid settlement money and a call to action
by Ailsa Chang
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Aneri Pattani of KFF Health News about guidelines for spending opioid settlement money issued by nearly 200 harm reduction and recovery organizations.
Democrats and their changing views on gun control
by Ari Shapiro
Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz went from being endorsed by the NRA to a fierce advocate for gun control. That evolution reflects a larger shift that has been happening within the Democratic party over the last decade.
Canada faces a massive impending railway strike
by Jackie Northam
Canada’s two largest freight rail networks could come to a halt Thursday as thousands of workers are threatening to go on strike. Industry groups say it will have a devastating impact on businesses across North America
Understanding the NFL's tweaks to game kick-offs
by Justine Kenin
The NFL's made some tweaks to the game's kick-off for safety reasons. Advocates say the change creates upwards of 2,000 more play calls during the season. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Dennis Jr., senior writer for ESPN's Andscape.
The job market might be more fragile than previously thought
by Katia Riddle
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to senior economist at Wells Fargo, Sarah House, about the revision in jobs numbers that show the U.S. economy employed 818,000 fewer people that originally reported in March.
Funerals for some of the six Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza are held
by Kat Lonsdorf
Communities in southern Israeli bury the hostages whose bodies were recovered in Gaza earlier this week.
Mexico's federal judiciary goes on strike
by Eyder Peralta
All of Mexicos federal judiciary has gone on strike to protest a massive reform that they say would put an end to the country's checks and balances.
The head of Vanderbilt on the upcoming school year
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier about the upcoming school year, months after pro-Palestinian protests took over campuses around the country.