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Pregnant women in some states aren't permitted to legally finalize divorces
by Katia Riddle
A decades-old Missouri law that may prevent a pregnant woman from getting divorced is being challenged by lawmakers. Advocates say changing the rule is urgent since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.
CDC advisers will meet to consider who should get the new COVID booster
by Maria Godoy
The CDC is likely to recommend the shots for anyone who's at high risk for serious complications from COVID, such as older people and those with weaker immune systems or other health problems.
Climate change causes another issue: an increased need for air conditioners
by Aaron Bolton
As the climate changes, places where home air conditioning used to be rare are now seeing a need for artificial cooling. It's a new expense that's especially hard for people in low-income housing.
Wouldn't it be great if dogs could talk? This might be the next best thing
There's no longer a need to wonder what your pets would say if they could talk. A voiceover artist who calls himself The Rxck Stxr adds voices to pet videos submitted by his fans on social media.
McCarthy faces another leadership test as government funding talks heat up
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sarah Ferris of Politico about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who's being pressured by moderates and the far-right in his party as another government funding battle looms.
Morning news brief
Moroccan and international teams work to rescue earthquake survivors. The government opens its antitrust case against Google. The House returns to Washington with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a bind.
If autoworkers strike, business up and down the supply chain will be affected
If members of the UAW strike, it will affect more than automakers. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeff Rightmer, professor of Global Supply Chain at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Why so-called boomerang CEOs are returning to their jobs
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to executive leadership expert Cindy Solomon about why CEOs of big companies are staying on the job longer — or why companies are asking them to return to the job.
How much control should a government have over citizens' social media content?
An appeals court has ruled against the Biden administration for contact with social media companies. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the ruling with Mark MacCarthy of the Brookings Institution.
Education group reports quake damage to 6 boarding houses it runs in Morocco
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sonia Omar, CEO of Education for All, which runs an all-girls school in Morocco's Atlas Mountains that was hit by Friday's powerful earthquake.
Rescuers race to Morocco's Atlas Mountains to attend to quake victims
Rescue teams are pulling survivors from buildings collapsed by Friday's powerful earthquake. The death toll has surpassed 2,100 people — and is expected to rise.
Why one man has spent much of his life trying to climb a near-impossible summit
by Shelby Herbert
Known by rock climbers, Devil's Thumb stands about 9,000 feet high over the Gulf of Alaska. One man keeps trying to reach its summit. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Sept. 9, 2023.)