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NPR's Planet Money team looks into the historic misalignment between how people feel about the economy, and our traditional measures for how the economy is doing.

The roots of gospel music are not well-documented. Early recordings were lost. Stories behind the songs weren't written down. A new book recounts the history of the beloved American art form. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Robert Darden, author of People Get Ready!.

From the ultimate Olympic reference book to an account of the last London Games, bibliophile cabbie Will Grozier recommends books that put both the 2012 Games and their host city in context.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Marisa Kwiatkowski, investigative reporter for USA Today, about USA gymnastics and the FBI mishandling gymnasts sexual abuse allegations against team doctor Larry Nassar.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.

Relatives of foreign nationals being held in Iran are seeking more attention for what they say is a new hostage crisis. A U.S. resident who was imprisoned in Iran is now telling his story.

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.

The acting director of the Secret Service also cited “complacency” from others, as well as over-reliance on mobile devices and flaws in advance planning.

Kenya’s president is in China, where he’s negotiated more infrastructure loans. Back home there’s growing anger about Kenya's growing foreign debt of more than $80 billion, much of it owed to China.