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New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on at several federal criminal charges. Investigators have spent months looking into allegations of campaign finance violations and foreign influence in Adams' election.

A new Senate report released this week revealed troubling details about the Secret Service's handling of security at the Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump was shot. The document details "foreseeable, preventable" problems that have yet to be addressed.

Israeli military officials have informed service members that its air strikes in Lebanon might lead to an invasion of the country, supposedly aimed at allowing Israelis displaced by fighting at the border to return to their homes.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that he and his agency had not concluded that Israel had deliberately blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza during its attacks in the area. However, new reporting from ProPublica indicates that two other government agencies concluded that Israel had indeed blocked aid, and had informed Blinken of that fact.

We cover these stories and more during this week's News Roundup.

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How do you start your work day?

Sometimes there can be a lot to do, and a lot to keep in our heads all at once.

Why has work turned into such a grind for so many Americans? What does overwork and stress from work do to us? And how can we change work for the better, no matter what career we're in?

Author and journalist Brigid Schulte's new book, "Over Work" dives into America's obsession with working and how work culture affects our individual and a collective health.

We sit down with Schulte and discuss her book.

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Most of us have experienced awkward moments in our lives, whether it's stuttering in front of a crush or presenting an idea at a meeting that's met with crickets.

But avoiding awkwardness can mean not having necessary conversations or missing out on meaningful connections that may have started with an awkward exchange.

We discuss awkwardness and what we can learn from it if we embrace it.

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When you're eating sushi, something's always in season.

Sushi established itself in America in the 1960s and '70s in Los Angeles. Since the cuisine made inroads on the West Coast, it's gone national. You can find restaurants serving dishes like nigiri in every state and can find stripped-down versions of popular dishes in American drugstores sold alongside cheese and crackers.

It's safe to say Americans are taken with sushi. But it's a genre of food with a long history and specific philosophy.

How much can we say we really know about it? Other than the fact that it's extremely tasty.

As part of our "Ask A" series, we take your questions to sushi experts.

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In this edition of If You Can Keep It, we're focusing on campaign donations – where those funds come from and where they go.

New data from the Federal Election Commissions reveals how much the campaigns have raised and spent for the month of August. It was the first full month of fundraising for Vice President Kamala Harris since she became the Democratic nominee. How did she do?

You might also be inundated with texts and emails from election campaigns asking for contributions.

We discuss how those contributions are spent and answer your questions.

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Last Sunday saw yet another apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump's life at one of his golf courses in Florida. The Secret Service has come under renewed scrutiny.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday after its September meeting that it has cut its main interest rate by half of a percent. It's the first cut to interest rates since the beginning of the pandemic in March 20-20.

Meanwhile, two waves of deadly explosions involving pagers, walkie talkies, and other electronic devices rocked Lebanon and Syria this week. Israeli officials notified the U.S. that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what was planned.

On Monday, a European Union naval mission said salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker. The tanker was attacked by Houthi rebels in early September.

We cover all these stories and more during this week's News Roundup.

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How do some media organizations call an election before it's officially decided?

Some have their own election analysts.

Others, including NPR, rely on reporting from the Associated Press for breaking news from all around the country. Especially on election night.

As votes roll in, the AP is regarded as the definitive source for when a state gets called in favor of one candidate or the other.

It's how we find out who our next president is going to be.

We take a closer look at the process and answer your questions about how it works.

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Book festivals are special events where authors are celebrities and audiences are bookworms ready to nerd out among their our own.

Every year, more than 100 of these festivals take place nationwide. And one of the largest is in the nation's capital, hosted by the world's biggest library: The Library of Congress.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden joins us to discuss highlights from this year's National Book Festival, in Washington D.C.

We hear from some of the country's most prominent authors on their latest works, and the inspiration behind their craft.

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Scenes of chaos struck in Beirut on Tuesday where authorities say that 9 people have been killed and thousands injured.

That's after hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday. Among those wounded was Iran's ambassador to Lebanon.

The pagers were used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah. In a statement released on Tuesday. Hezbollah said that two members of the Iran-backed group were among those killed. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have blamed Israel for the incident.

The Israeli government has not commented. We get the latest on the situation.

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Delicatessen supplier Boar's Head is shutting down its Virginia plant indefinitely after being linked to a listeria outbreak which killed nine people and hospitalized 57.

Some 7 million pounds of meat has been recalled. Two years before the outbreak, the USDA submitted reports indicating the Virginia plant posed an imminent threat to food safety. That report cited mold, rust, and insects, among other concerns.

The deadly listeria outbreak comes amid a rise in food recalls. According to Public Interest Research Group, 2023 saw their highest number since before the pandemic. Just last week, warnings were sent out for apple juice, eggs, cantaloupes, and cinnamon.

We discuss the increase in food recalls and what consumers can do to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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