Job growth has slowed this summer as employers ride out President Trump's economic shakeups. Thanks to uncertain tariffs, funding cuts, and the immigration crackdown, most companies aren’t eager to hire right now. Even the health care sector is showing some cracks. Also in this episode: The number of American homeowners fell for the first time in a decade, economists explain how the U.S. became the economic data gold standard, and revenue from website ads grow more popular among retailers.
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The one thing certain about the COVID vaccine right now is that everything about it is changing.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season, but it’s significantly changed just WHO can get it.
That move comes amidst a broader effort by the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to change policy and guidance around many vaccines.
At this point — we’re guessing you have lots of questions about vaccination in general, but especially around COVID shots.
That’s why we asked our NPR listeners to submit their questions about the FDA’s new COVID vaccine guidance.
UCSF infectious disease doctor Dr. Peter Chin-Hong answers your questions.
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Dr. Jenessa Seymour joins to discuss why TikTok's move here is aligned with what we know about eating disorders from the literature, and what happens when the internet doesn't draw a line like this.
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P.M. Edition for Sept. 3rd. Global bond yields are climbing; yields on U.K. 30-year gilts this week hit their highest level since 1998. WSJ columnist Spencer Jakab explains what this means for investors. Plus, Florida is pushing to repeal all vaccine mandates, a move that would make it the first state to end such rules. And the U.S. now has over 1,100 billionaires, but where do they live, and what industries built their fortunes? WSJ data reporter Inti Pacheco shares what he learned from the data. Alex Ossola hosts.
Victor Davis Hanson explains why this was not simply a tragedy, but an act of evil, and why the media and political leaders refuse to have an honest discussion about the factors behind it on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“They won't have any discussion over transgenderism. This falls in the broader category of exempt DEI woke topics, but I think we should talk about this. This is the fourth or fifth incident—I don't even like the word "incident"—occurrence of transgendered shooters who are protected by authorities.
“We were told, "Be careful about Big Pharma. Be careful about Big Med." All of those worries and prohibitions and cautions were thrown out the window, as were SSRI antidepressants. These were selective serotonin prohibitors. In other words, they altered the chemistry of the brain, supposedly, to correct mental disturbances, depression, bipolarity. But they're very dangerous drugs. But when it came to the exempt topic of transgenderism, suddenly the society was supposed to accept that this was not a mental disorder. It was not a rare occurrence. It was a national crisis where large percentages of the population were transgendering.”
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(0:00) Introduction
(1:49) Democrat Hypocrisy on Politicization of Tragedy
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Alex is back for some speculation about the health of Donald Trump (after his disappearance) and Rudy Giuliani (after his “not targeted” car crash). Then we turn to the weird world of Democratic Party influencers and the dark-money group secretly funding their American Girl Doll memes. Finally, we chat a little about phones in schools and Adam Friedland’s interview with Richie Torres.
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China holds a military parade that is about more that commemorating the end of World War II. We hear about which world leaders attended the ceremony and the message China is trying to convey about its role in the world.
Google shares jumped after the search giant won a big court battle that will allow it to keep Chrome, Android, and search distribution deals. Plus, we discuss the Kraft Heinz split and the IPO frenzy taking place today.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
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Plus: Amazon pauses delivery van redeployments following complaints over high repair costs. And European company IQM Quantum Computers tops $1 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts.
