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Here on The Indicator from Planet Money, we fanned out across the country to ask how you are feeling about the 2025 economy. Anxious. Uncertain. Unfair. Turbulent. Crazy. We don't just recite the headlines, we show you how the economy is affecting your life

in 10 minutes or less. Each weekday, listen to The Indicator from Planet Money, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kourava Coleman. A federal appeals court will hear arguments today on President Trump's decision to send National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. From member station KQED, Marisa Lagos reports. Last week, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer sided with California, ruling that the president acted illegally when he activated 4,000 National Guard troops

without consulting Governor Gavin Newsom. Breyer ordered Trump to return control of the Guard to the governor. But within hours of that decision, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Breyer's ruling and scheduled today's noon hearing. The appeals court panel includes two Trump appointees and one judge appointed by former President Joe Biden.

They'll consider whether the temporary restraining order was warranted. For NPR News, I'm Marisa Lagos in San Francisco. The NAACP is not inviting President Trump to its national convention next month. He's the first sitting U.S. president not to ask to attend in the Civil Rights Organization's 116-year history.

NPR's Kristen Wright reports the White House is responding to the snub. In a statement, a White House spokesman criticizes the NAACP as advancing hate and division while President Trump is focused on, quote, uniting our country and improving our economy. The spokesman also says that's the vision supported by many black Americans in Trump's reelection. The NAACP's president says Trump's not invited because he's, quote, attacking our democracy and civil rights and signed unconstitutional executive orders to oppress voters and undo federal civil rights protections.

The group has welcomed both Democratic and Republican presidents to speak at its annual convention. President Ronald Reagan addressed members. So did President George W. Bush in the wake of Hurricane Katrina after declining previous invitations. Trump declined the NAACP's invitations to speak during his first term. Kristen Wright, NPR News, Washington. Legal experts say a federal bankruptcy court is likely to approve a new $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family. But NPR's Brian Mann reports some critics say the deal does not offer enough compensation to opioid victims.

All 50 states and U.S. territories have now signed off on a deal that would direct most of the payout to governments for spending on addiction treatment and health programs. Only about $850 million dollars will go to people addicted to Purdue Pharma's Oxycontin pain medications or to families who lost loved ones to overdose. Ryan Hampton, who was addicted to Oxycontin for more than a decade, says he'll only receive about $3,500. And for $3,500 to be a paycheck to absolve her to use role in destroying my life is a meaningless gesture. But at this point, I'm ready to put this behind me. Parties negotiating.

Final details of the settlement will be back in federal bankruptcy court this week. Brian Mann, NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dow was down more than 95 points at this hour. You're listening to NPR. For the next two weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is hearing public comment about heat. OSHA proposed a rule to protect workers from heat last year. But it

appears Alejandra Barrunda reports the rule's future is uncertain. The first time someone suggested OSHA make a rule protecting workers from heat was about 50 years ago. But as climate change makes heat more dangerous, the agency took note. In 2021, it started working on a rule. Wani Tikonstable is a heat policy expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council. The rule would provide basic protections for workers that they should be getting anyways. Water, rest, shave, training, emergency response

procedures. The rule has garnered opposition from industries like construction and support from workers' rights groups. Whether it will move forward after the public comment is uncertain. President Trump has said he aims to remove 10 regulations for every new one implemented. Alejandra Burunda, NPR News. The College World Series has its first no-hitter in 65 years. And as NPR's Giles Snyder reports, it's only the third in the tournament's history. Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood is now part of an exclusive group. He is only the third pitcher to throw a no-hitter in CWS history. The others are Oklahoma State's Jim Wixson in 1960 and Texas's Jim Erler in 1950.

Wood threw 119 pitches in the game against Murray State, 83 of them for strikes in a 3-0 elimination game victory. NPR's Giles Snyder prepared that report. Again on Wall Street, the Dow is down nearly 100 points. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.