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Timber mill workers in Montana have a tough time finding affordable housing
by Austin Amestoy
One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers.
Shelters are full after thousands of migrants are sent to Chicago from Texas
NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Loria of the Chicago Sun-Times, about migrants sleeping at Chicago police stations as they wait for space in the city's shelters.
AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that
by Deepa Shivaram
The White House is concerned AI can perpetuate discrimination. It helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention to figure out flaws. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 26, 2023.)
Gymnast Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. title a full decade after her first
At 26, Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. What's next? Biles told the AP she wants to keep her goals private.
Lahaina teacher leads efforts to remember children killed and missing after wildfires
by Kira Wakeam
In the aftermath of the wildfires in Lahaina, some local teachers have come together to create a memorial for students killed in the disaster.
Is the Federal Reserve going to continue to hike interest rates?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about economic growth, and what might be the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates.
Florida shooting victims are mourned as a hate crime investigation begins
After Saturday's shootings at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., an attack where three Black people were killed, authorities and residents gathered to honor the dead.
China gets a big win as it competes with the U.S. for influence around the world
by John Ruwitch
The group of nations known as BRICS will welcome six more countries in 2024. The expansion creates economic opportunities for the new members, and is seen as a win for China.
Morning news brief
Federal judge to set a date for Donald Trump's election obstruction case. Crowds mourn three Black people killed at a Dollar General in Florida. Students struggle to study in record heat without A/C.
She sings, she acts and now Cher has her own gelato line — Cherlato
Cherlato even has a truck. The hot pink and yellow truck has been driving around LA, serving up flavors such as: "Breakfast at Cher's Coffee and Donuts" and "SoCal's Coldest Avocado on Toast."
Looking back on Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, 60 years later
by Jessica Green
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech at the March on Washington. Part of his speech was impromptu and those words became a pillar of the civil rights movement.
Diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss drug Wegovy seem to curb other cravings
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Patients taking diabetes drug Ozempic or the weight-loss drug Wegovy are reporting a curious, beneficial side effect. The drugs seem to reduce people's cravings for alcohol, nicotine and even opioids.