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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:
Powell at Jackson Hole 'The time has come' for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates.New surveys show signs of optimism among small business owners.Trump's post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images.What's for breakfast? At Chicago hotel hosting DNC event, there may have been mealworms.Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America' speech 60 years agoHeart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why.Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across U.S.U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids.Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis.UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year's figures are also high.Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return.Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website.Botswana says a huge 2,492-carat diamond has been uncovered at a mine.Sam Sam the Kittycat Man ran away. Thanks to a microchip, he was found close by -- 11 years later.Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban. People are also reading... 40 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend Aug. 22-25 🎨🌮 Arizona auto dealer to pay $2.6M to settle fraud suit A $600M, 3-year project to widen I-10 will get underway in Tucson next year Man found dead in crashed car on Tucson's east side Tucson family struggles to understand circumstances of young woman's death It's OK now to toss greasy pizza boxes into Tucson recycling bins This local food truck serves some of the best burgers in town 15 random fun facts about Tucson 🌵 Food truck operator to open restaurant on Tucson's northwest side Tucson driver, 22, facing felonies after 'street takeover' Man wanted in shooting of deputy captured by Tucson police Get tapas, pintxos and other Spanish dishes at this new downtown Tucson spot Familiar face appointed to serve as U of A interim provost Man dies after crash with school bus in Arivaca Body of man found in desert on Tucson's southeast side
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About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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