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Today’s prime tales

Do you have got journey plans for the lengthy weekend? Whether you are flying or driving, this Labor Day weekend is predicted to be one of many busiest of the 12 months.

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• “The finest recommendation is to get to the airport early and be affected person,” the Associated Press’ airline reporter David Koenig says. On Up First in the present day, he says although airways have recovered from Hurricane Idalia’s disruptions, they’ve struggled even throughout good climate. They’re additionally seeing a scarcity of air site visitors controllers. Drivers ought to hit the street early within the morning or later within the day.

The twenty second anniversary of 9/11 is developing this month. In all this time, there’s nonetheless been no trial for the 5 males accused of plotting the assault. Settlement talks started final 12 months. But authorities prosecutors now say they will give up negotiating until the protection settles in the present day.

• NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer says efforts to have a 9/11 demise penalty trial have been “a complete failure.” It’s taking place at Guantánamo, which is a “logistical nightmare.” The males were also tortured, creating authorized issues. The objective of final 12 months’s settlement talks was to get the defendants to plead responsible to get life in jail. Many households Pfeiffer spoke to supported plea offers. They say they do not assume a trial will ever occur, and if it does, the decision may very well be appealed or overturned.
• Pfeiffer spoke to a whistleblower in an unique interview about “gross” waste in Guantánamo spending in 2019. Listen to the interview or read the article. 

The authorities is releasing new job numbers in the present day. Forecasters predict regular however not spectacular job positive factors.

• Despite the prediction of slower hiring than earlier this 12 months, NPR’s Scott Horsley says employers are nonetheless including sufficient jobs to keep unemployment at almost a 50-year low. An economist tells him the Federal Reserve shall be relieved the slowdown will not be coming from layoffs. Horsley says the query now could be whether or not the job market can stay regular or if extra cuts are coming. 

An investigation by the Military Times and The Texas Tribune has discovered that National Guardsmen in Texas broke longstanding tips by intercepting human traffickers’ communications and posing as migrants. The mission, referred to as Operation Lone Star, had guardsmen amassing WhatsApp chats that included migrants and smugglers with the intention to decide when Southern border crossings would occur.

•  “There’s a purpose international intelligence is normally the import of the federal government,” Army Times senior reporter Davis Winkie says. Diplomatic relations are complicated, and spy missions coming to gentle might be disruptive. An knowledgeable tells Winkie that even when well-intentioned folks break the foundations, it may well erode everybody’s security. 

Deep dive

A upkeep employee sweeps the road in entrance of a row of recent properties in Fairfax, Va., on Aug. 22. Sales of recent properties are taking off as present owners are reluctant to promote their homes, as a result of they’d face the next mortgage for his or her subsequent one.

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A upkeep employee sweeps the road in entrance of a row of recent properties in Fairfax, Va., on Aug. 22. Sales of recent properties are taking off as present owners are reluctant to promote their homes, as a result of they’d face the next mortgage for his or her subsequent one.

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Mortgage charges are the very best they have been in additional than twenty years. Here’s how it’s changing the housing market:

• Would-be patrons are being priced out.
• Homeowners who purchased or refinanced a house earlier at decrease rates of interest do not wish to promote. There’s loads of competitors amongst patrons.
• New properties are in excessive demand.
• The common dimension of a brand new home has fallen.

Weekend picks

Screenshots from Immortals of Aveum, Baldur’s Gate 3 and My Friendly Neighborhood.

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Screenshots from Immortals of Aveum, Baldur’s Gate 3 and My Friendly Neighborhood.

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Check out what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:

Movies: Bottoms, starring Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott, falls right into a basic Hollywood style: attractive teenagers determined to lose their virginity. TV: Revisit Pop Culture Happy Hour’s dialog about FX’s Archer forward of the violent and smutty present’s last season premiere.

Books: Looking to begin a brand new e-book this weekend? Take your pick from the fiction, non-fiction and younger grownup finalists for the 2023 Kirkus Prize.

Music: Before Justin Vernon shaped Bon Iver, he was in a band referred to as DeYarmond Edison. A lavish new box set is a deal with to followers who wish to discover their early influences.

Games: NPR’s roundup of the best video game releases this summer season has all of it: “mascot horror,” Hello Kitty island-building, and backgrounds impressed by French impressionism.

Theater: The new musical adaptation of Back to the Future has a number of methods up its sleeve, together with a DeLorean that truly flies into the viewers. Take a peek behind the curtain.

Quiz: This week’s quiz will take a look at whether or not you read any news outdoors of this article. Just a few tales weren’t featured! Test your self right here.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Employers are growing their necessities for in-person work this fall, nudging workers to return to a few of their pre-pandemic workplace routines.

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Employers are growing their necessities for in-person work this fall, nudging workers to return to a few of their pre-pandemic workplace routines.

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1. Looking for a brand new distant job? Good luck. Many U.S. employers (even Zoom!) are introducing stricter return-to-office policies this fall.
2. The largest names in late-night TV have joined forces for a Spotify podcast. All proceeds from Strike Force Five, that includes Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, will go towards supporting their staff in the course of the writers’ strike. 
3. Back-to-back World Cup champion Julie Ertz is retiring from soccer. She joins her U.S. Women’s National Soccer teammate Megan Rapinoe in retiring. 

This publication was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Anandita Bhalerao contributed.