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From inflation, to credit card debt, to who's actually doing the spending: These are key takeaways from this week in economic news.

Consumer prices rose 3.4% percent last month from a year ago, the same as it was in July and matching expectations. Gas prices were among the biggest risers.

A reporter was dismissed after state officials complained — the latest instance of political pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators.

Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often not their top priority. Just ask Michael Frank about his hip surgery.

Meet Kate Rubins, a virus-hunter turned astronaut. When she sequenced DNA in space for the first time, she opened the door to a new era in space biology.

The once shy preteen is now a mother of two who has become one of her mother's closest political advisers. On Thursday night, she'll introduce Hillary Clinton as she accepts the Democratic nomination.

As long as there has been reggae, there has been U.K. reggae. But the way the Jamaican sound has filtered into the British pop mainstream hasn't always favored the black musicians who created or imported the style.

From movie royalty to a junkyard to the world's preeminent movie museum — the last replica shark from the classic Jaws has been salvaged, restored and is as terrifying as ever.

The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Cruz is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which begins confirmation hearings next month.