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  • Eviction or not, these tenants are being pushed out
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    Some landlords are pressuring tenants to move out without even filing eviction paperwork. Plus, Hurricane Idalia and Raimondo’s China visit.

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  • WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event promoting lower healthcare costs in the East Room of the White House on August 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Biden administration announced a list of the first ten medicines that will now have lower prices following negotiations with Medicare.
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    Now, Medicare will get to decide, and then negotiate with pharmaceutical companies. Plus, why the FDIC wants banks to take on more debt.

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  • The route most travelled: How migrants are making their way to Europe
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    From the BBC World Service: The BBC joins the Tunisian Coast Guard as the route from the north African country to Italy becomes the busiest route for migrants into Europe. Meanwhile, army officers have declared control over the oil-rich country Gabon. The BBC’s Africa Editor Will Ross explains what impact this could have. Finally, house sales in the U.K. fall by 20 percent in a month. We hear why from Aneisha Beveridge from Hamptons, a U.K.-based estate agency.

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  • Who’s gonna build a renewable energy grid?
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    Trades that are higher-paid will likely be covered, but what about all that solar panel manufacturing? Plus, bank stability and U.S.-China trade.

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  • A new-and-improved FAFSA
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    It will be available to students in December, for the 2024-25 academic year. Plus, a rising demand for venture debt.

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  • London puts a price on pollution as it expands its ultra low emission zone

    From the BBC World Service: London has today expanded its ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ), which is designed to clean up air quality in the British capital. The BBC’s Olie D’Albertanson explains the financial knock-on effect for those living and working there. We also hear from Frank Levin, a former U.S. under-secretary of commerce for international trade, on the efforts being made to restore relationships with China. Lastly, the BBC’s João da Silva reports on concerns over gas price rises, with workers at two large liquefied natural gas plants in Australia going on strike in a week.

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  • Relief, and some uncertainty
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    That was the mood at last week’s Jackson Hole Symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Fed. Plus, an oversupply of salmon means Alaskan fishermen are struggling.

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  • 4-day workweek, full-time pay
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    That’s one of several demands from the UAW, which just voted to authorize a strike. Plus, Commerce Secretary Raimondo visits China.

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  • China’s Evergrande stock plunges 87% as trading resumes
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    From the BBC World Service: China Evergrande Group’s shares resumed trading on Monday after a lengthy suspension, and investors in the real estate organisation took the chance to withdraw their money — the BBC’s Asia correspondent Mickey Bristow explains why. Plus, Lebanon is in the midst of a huge economic crisis: Inflation is in triple figures and the banking system has collapsed, but the wine industry is booming.

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  • A coal burner inside the American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009. In cooperation with AEP, the French company Alstom unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant, so called "clean coal," which will store around 100,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year 2,1 kilometers (7,200 feet) underground.
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    The latest in carbon capture tech. Plus, the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium kicks off today.

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