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Job market swings over the past few years have dampened the motivation of many workers and led to a decline in the fuel of the U.S. economy — productivity.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to an Iranian protester now out of the country about events on the ground, the progression of the protests and the outlook for the movement.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was assaulted at their San Francisco home. There is a joint task force assigned to investigate and the intuder in custody.

Chinese stocks slumped after last week's Communist Party congress reinforced leader Xi Jinping's dominance. But investment sentiment already had been weak for months.

This marks the second loss for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which previously formed Amazon's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon is still fighting that historic first union win.

Russia says it's suspending a deal that secured the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. The deal has kept the price of wheat and other commodities from rising because of the war.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with small business owner Anika Hobbs about how she is preparing ahead of the holidays, amidst inflation and supply chain issues.

Democrats have retained their control of the Senate, but the House is still up for grabs. How will the midterm election results shape the two parties and their agendas moving forward?

Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.

September's existing home sales dropped 24% from a year ago — to the lowest level in a decade. Prices fell too. Higher mortgage rates have thrown cold water on the once hot market.