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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.
Guinness, Ireland's Famous Stout, To Go Vegan
Guinness will stop using fish bladders in its brewing process. It's something vegans and vegetarians have been petitioning the company to do for years so they too could enjoy a pint.
Pfizer Would Cut Its Corporate Tax Bill If It Merges With Allergan
If the deal closes, Pfizer would move its headquarters to Ireland and reduce what it pays in taxes. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.
Kansas City Royals Win World Series Over New York's Mets
by Sam Zeff
The Kansas City Royals rallied from a two-run deficit after 8 innings to beat the New York Mets, 7-2, in 12 innings in Game 5 at Citi Field in New York. The Royals last won the series 30 years ago.
Gen. Philip Breedlove On How NATO Should Deal With Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to General Philip Breedlove, the NATO Commander for Europe, about what some are calling its biggest military challenge since the end of the Cold War: How to confront Russia.
Heading Into Game 3, A Break Down Of The World Series So Far
Game 3 of the World Series will be in New York Friday night. Steve Inskeep talks to ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza about the Mets-Royals faceoff.
Iranian-American Businessman Reportedly Arrested In Iran
There are reports that an Iranian-American businessman has been arrested in Iran. David Greene speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi about what is known and what it could mean.
Rising Death Toll Of Migrants Turns EU's Attention To Smugglers
by Sylvia Poggioli
A new European operation is stopping, seizing and searching boats in the Mediterranean suspected of migrant trafficking.
Assessment Of Female Marines Kept Secret As Critics Blast Methods
by Tom Bowman
Defense Secretary Ash Carter will decide in the coming weeks whether female Marines should be barred from ground combat jobs. That recommendation was made by Gen. Joseph Dunford, whose report hasn't been released.