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Can 1929 Help Us Avoid Another Crash?

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. It hasn't happened much in recent years, but there have been times when the U.S. economy has experienced the kind of convulsive upheaval that threatens the jobs and life savings of millions of people.

World

Ukraine says large Russian mechanised assault on Pokrovsk

Russia has claimed to be in full control of Pokrovsk, but Ukrainian forces say they still control the northern part of the strategic city in eastern Ukraine.

Politics

Settlement Would End SAVE, Impact Millions of Borrowers

Millions of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end a popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan.

World

South Korea, Japan Scramble Jets After Russia-China Patrol

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Russian, Chinese planes entered its air defence zone during the joint exercise. South Korea and Japan separately scrambled fighter jets after Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint air patrol near both countries.

U.S. News

When Christmas Needs a Little Darkness: Krampus Returns

When Edgar Loesch was growing up, his Christmas was filled with family, friends and St. Nicholas. But his German parents also had one, terrifying addition: a hairy monster named Krampus who they said

Politics

Alina Habba Resigns as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey

Alina Habba, a former personal attorney for President Trump, is stepping down as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey following an appeals court ruling

Politics

Fired FBI Agents Sue Over Kneeling at 2020 Protest

Twelve former FBI special agents who were fired this year after kneeling during a racial justice protest in June 2020 have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau and its director, alleging unlawful retaliation.