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All Things Considered
A sign asking patrons to wear a mask is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in New York City on Aug. 3. The spread of the delta variant led to sharply slower economic growth in the July-to-September quarter. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Almost a third of the diesel fuel sold in California now is derived from biological feedstocks like plant oils. Environmental incentives make this "renewable diesel" more profitable. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
Biodiesel is booming. It may help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk
National Security
Families of Charleston church massacre victims reach $88 million settlement with DOJ
Families of Charleston church massacre victims reach $88 million settlement with DOJ
Facebook changes company name to Meta as it shifts focus to building its 'metaverse'
A sign asking patrons to wear a mask is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in New York City on Aug. 3. The spread of the delta variant led to sharply slower economic growth in the July-to-September quarter. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Coronavirus Crisis
How the economy went from sizzle to fizzle, and why there's hope for a way back
How the economy went from sizzle to fizzle, and why there's hope for a way back
10 embassies call for Turkey to release imprisoned civil society leader Osman Kavala
A truck hauls a piece of John Deere equipment from the factory past workers picketing outside the John Deere Davenport Works facility on Oct. 15 in Davenport, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees, represented by the UAW, walked off the job in mid-October after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now — and why they could continue to grow
3,900 bottles of scented room spray recalled over rare bacterial infections
House climate crisis chair says spending plan is 'transformative,' despite cuts
NYC taxi drivers are in the 2nd week of a hunger strike for medallion debt relief
Maritime chaplain offers support to crew stuck on cargo ships due to shipping delays
91-year-old who called his motel the 'Waldorf Astoria' got invited to Rome venue
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