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  • India is on the brink of an unprecedented power crisis.
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    From the BBC World Service: As the global energy crisis intensifies, we hear from Europe, where all the focus is on Russian supplies of gas. We’re also in China as the price of coal skyrockets and hear from India, where coal-fired power stations simply can’t find the coal to power them.

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  • For the week ending March 27, 16.9 million people were continuing to collect jobless benefits, down from 18.2 million in the previous week.
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    Also today: The pandemic has boosted the share of young adults living with their parents. The airline industry is optimistic about the upcoming holiday travel season.

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  • BERLIN - AUGUST 31:  Oliver H., 42, a married federal employee on 6-month paternity leave, feeds his twin 14-month-old daughters Alma (R) and Lotte lunch at his home on August 31, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Under German law married couples may take 14 months parent leave, to be divided between the two spouses, during which an individual receives two thirds of his or her normal income from the state, up to EUR 1,800 a month. In order to encourage more fathers to take paternity leave, German Family Minister Kristina Schroeder is seeking to lengthen parent leave from the current 14 months to 16 months, though German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble sees the measure as too expensive.
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    Also today: Google will no longer allow ads next to content that spreads climate change misinformation.

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  • China is ordering coal miners across the country to boost production as shortages in supply threaten more power cuts.
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    From the BBC World Service: Just weeks after President Xi Jinping said China won’t invest in coal plants overseas, the government is asking domestic coal miners to boost production to alleviate power shortages. Plus, the U.K. will accept vaccine certificates from another 37 countries as Britain continues to ease its COVID-19 travel restrictions. And, the dating app which matches people by examining their music listening habits.

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  • Boxes of Kellogg's cereals including Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies and Raisin Bran are seen at a store in Arlington, Virginia. Kellogg's factory workers are on strike this week. They're demanding better working conditions, benefits and protesting the outsourcing of jobs. 
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    Also today: Diane Swonk checks in for our markets and economy chat. We also look into the costs surrounding California’s offshore oil drilling rigs.

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  • There’s a glitch in the direct payments system: For some taxpayers, the IRS has out-of-date bank account information.
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    Also today: A lawyer in Atlanta came up with an unusual solution to the debt-ceiling saga among lawmakers: A platinum coin with a Treasury-sanctioned value of $1 trillion that could be plopped into the Treasury’s bank account with the Fed. The Department of Justice has new measures to tackle cybersecurity.

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  • Russia is prepared to help ease energy prices if a controversial natural gas pipeline is approved.
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    From the BBC World Service: President Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to do its part to help ease soaring global energy prices, if a controversial pipeline transporting Russian natural gas to Europe gets approved. Plus, 7-Eleven announces plans to expand in India in a partnership with Reliance Industries, which is run by Asia’s richest person. And, amid pressure for Australia to cut its carbon emissions at a faster pace, we hear from one rural community that’s heavily reliant on coal mining for jobs and income.

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  • What a “tontine” could mean for your retirement savings
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    Also today, Susan Schmidt discusses the markets with us. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen urges regulation of the company. There’s also buzz swirling around a potential work requirement for parents in order to access their child tax credit funds.

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  • A Belgian Coast Guard plane flies over a container ship on Sep. 30. A major international shipping industry group announced their aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 this week.
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    Also today: We look into the potential ripple effects of the spike in oil prices. We also talk to Molly Wood about the launch of our new podcast, “How We Survive.”

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