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Tesla hit an unexpected team with hundreds of layoffs
by Camila Domonoske
Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company's supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
With the holidays ahead, supply chain issues will get worse before they get better
by John Burnett
Supply chain backups are snarling ports — and are only expected to get worse before they get better.
The current climate pledges nations are making won't be enough, UN report card says
by Lauren Sommer
Nations are gathering the first week of November to negotiate new climate change pledges. But a new report card from the United Nations says those pledges aren't enough to stop extreme climate change.
10 years after the end of Basque separatist violence, some wounds are still open
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Spanish writer Edurne Portela and Tamara Muruetagoiena about the 10 year anniversary of peace in the Basque Country and coming to terms with a history of the conflict.
House panel pushing ahead on Jan. 6 investigation, despite resistance
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Montgomery, Ala., drops Confederate street name to honor famed civil rights attorney
by Kyle Gassiott
Despite a threat from Alabama's attorney general, Jefferson Davis Avenue in Montgomery will be no more. The street once named for the Confederate figure will now honor civil rights attorney Fred Gray.
Advisers vote on whether FDA should authorize Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisors voted on whether the agency should authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11.
The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway
by Odette Yousef
In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. Experts say the deadly rally helped usher in an era of extremism and radicalization.
Biden issues new rules for international travelers
by Tamara Keith
The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.
Sudan's military has staged a coup, detaining the prime minister
by Eyder Peralta
There's been an apparent coup in Sudan. The military has seized power, dissolved the government and arrested the prime minister. Two years ago, a revolution ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.