Segments From This Episode

• Fed Chair Powell pushes Congress for more stimulus

  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed for more relief from Congress in a speech Tuesday. Hours later, President Trump tweeted that he was ending stimulus talks until after the election.

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• Aid for state, local governments a sticking point in federal COVID-19 relief

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Republicans and Democrats disagree about how much aid to give to state and local governments.

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• August’s trade gap was the biggest in 14 years. That’s probably good news

  by Justin Ho

  

  It’s a sign that Americans have money to spend on consumer goods and businesses are importing parts for things they’ll sell to consumers.

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• Small-dollar donors are playing a much bigger role in this year’s campaigns

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  They now account for nearly a quarter of all donations. This year, they are giving more than PACs and super PACs combined

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• Smoke damage to grapes is the latest blow to California wine industry

  by Sam Harnett

  

  A glut of grapes on the market, the pandemic and fires that damaged or destroyed wineries. Now, grapes tainted by smoke may be unusable.

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• “I like going on there and making sure that everybody’s still doing OK”

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  More than six months have passed since Veronica Coon started an online barter group to help people in need.

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• Why are so few Black women married in America?

  by Dianne Stewart

  

  In this book excerpt, Dianne Stewart writes about the costs facing Black women with incarcerated partners.

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