Wages Vs Inflation, Tennessee Failed Execution, Cornell Rape Case Special Prosecutor

October 15, 2026
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Wages Vs Inflation, Tennessee Failed Execution, Cornell Rape Case Special Prosecutor

Wages Vs Inflation, Tennessee Failed Execution, Cornell Rape Case Special Prosecutor

The government has a sobering update on the job market, as workers face wages that fail to keep up with higher prices and borrowing costs. Tennessee has paused executions after Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug, marking the state’s second failed execution this year. New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault case after new questions emerged about what information campus police shared with the local district attorney. **correction

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FlyDubai Pilot Investigation, SCOTUS Climate Change Case, Brazil Runoff Election
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FlyDubai Pilot Investigation, SCOTUS Climate Change Case, Brazil Runoff Election

Investigators now believe the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the captain intended to crash the plane into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, raising new questions about how he was cleared to fly the route. The Supreme Court begins a new term with a case that could shape whether states and cities can make energy companies pay for climate-related damage. Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff after Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, giving the right a s

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Fox News wanted war images in Ukraine - their journalists died
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Fox News wanted war images in Ukraine - their journalists died

Fox News Correspondent Benjamin Hall had been accused by a colleague of taking unnecessary risks when reporting in Syria. Later, Fox News assigned Hall to cover the war in Ukraine.   NPR’s David Folkenflik brings the in-depth story of a fatal reporting trip near Kyiv, where Hall was gravely wounded and two other Fox News journalists were killed.  Now, the journalists’ families are suing Fox, saying the network put the story ahead of its people. One of the lawsuits says Fox gave Hall free rein to

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Growing Black Unemployment, Taxing California Billionaires, New Supreme Court Cases
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Growing Black Unemployment, Taxing California Billionaires, New Supreme Court Cases

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month, and Black unemployment spiked. California voters will decide whether the state should charge a one-time tax on billionaires, an idea that has split Democrats. The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, with cases involving climate change, guns and religious rights. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for

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FlyDubai Midair Attack, Trump Midterm Campaigning, Hegseth Reshaping Military
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FlyDubai Midair Attack, Trump Midterm Campaigning, Hegseth Reshaping Military

A FlyDubai flight bound for Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other and tried to crash the plane, with all passengers safe and investigators working to determine exactly what happened. President Trump is starting his midterm campaign push in Oklahoma and Alabama, raising questions about whether his presence would help or hurt Republicans in battleground states. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is reshaping the military around a new “warr

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