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On today’s show: Lawmakers scrambled to reach a deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown. They were ultimately unsuccessful, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Malala Yousafzai and Sahra Mani join Apple News In Conversation to talk about the bravery of women in the face of Taliban rule and the urgent need for the international community to act. 

Releasing Hollywood blockbusters is still a messy business, years after the COVID-19 pandemic and labor strikes upended the industry. Los Angeles Times reporter Ryan Faughnder has more. 

Plus, the suspected shooter of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is extradited to New York, Amazon workers go on strike, and the summer camp where wannabe Santas train.

On today’s show: TikTok faces a U.S. ban in one month, and the Supreme Court just decided to hear its case. Lauren Feiner of the Verge talks about what is next. 

More colleges are offering free tuition to middle-class families. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of the Washington Post explains how that could open the door to more diverse applicants.

The New Yorker’s Jennifer Wilson took a personal journey through the new business of breakups.

Plus, Dominque Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in landmark French rape case, Trump upended a bipartisan spending bill, a House panel voted to release its ethics report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, and researchers corrected an alarming study on the toxicity of black plastic.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: A verdict is imminent for dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot in France. Alexandra English, for Marie Claire, told us Pelicot’s story.

President-elect Trump has pledged to relocate 100,000 federal jobs out of D.C. The last time he tried such a move, it didn’t go very well. The Washington Post’s Todd Frankel explains why.

Lightly regulated home insurance is on the rise — quietly. Bloomberg’s Leslie Kaufman unpacks the trend. 

Plus, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loses her bid for a big promotion, Trump sues the Des Moines Register, and one woman’s positive outlook after receiving a pig’s kidney as a transplant.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the latest on a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. 

The Wall Street Journal’s Jesse Newman breaks down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to reform food systems in the U.S.

Scientists are measuring the burps and farts of livestock. Vox’s Benji Jones explains how that could help mitigate climate change.

Plus, Trump felony convictions are upheld, TikTok’s last-ditch effort to avoid being banned, and Italy’s crackdown on fake “pasta grannies.”

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: The long list of pardons and commutations announced by President Biden last week includes some controversial choices, such as a former judge who was found guilty of accepting millions in kickbacks for sending kids to juvenile detention.

A ProPublica investigation analyzes the dangers of formaldehyde, a toxic chemical that causes cancer and can be found in your home and workplace.

Doctors in Boston are prescribing solar power to patients who can’t afford to keep their medical devices running. 

Also, the latest on mysterious drone sightings over the East Coast, the Wall Street Journal on a secret spy agency operating within the Kremlin, and how a lawsuit over the color beige could rock the social-media influencer world.