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Stars, they're just like us. John Legend goes to CBS. Well, that's because he has his own skin care line. It was so exciting to actually go into one of those stores. We had the in-caps. Were you like, I don't want this locked up? John Legend is one of many stars riding the celebrity branding wave. He tells us about it on The Indicator from Planet Money.

Listen in the NPR app or wherever you got your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. National Guard troops and federal law enforcement are patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., with additional reinforcements on the way. NPR's Rachel Treasman reports it's not clear how long they can stay. The Home Rule Act only allows the President to control D.C. police for 30 days without authorization from Congress. Trump said last week he would ask for an extension. The President can use D.C.'s National Guard as long as he wants. The White House did not respond to questions about a potential timeline for

withdrawing guard troops. Legal experts say they could potentially be removed through court rulings or congressional action. There are also practical considerations. Republican governors in the South could recall their state guards to help with hurricane relief. Rachel Treisman and PR News. Here's the latest on Hurricane Aaron. The large category two storm is now packing sustained winds of 110 miles per hour as it creeps up the Atlantic coast. Erin is about 215 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, Carolina. Forecasters say Aaron is not likely to make landfall, but authorities are warning. The heavy surf and high winds will whip up life-threatening conditions along the outer banks of North Carolina and cause rip currents from Florida to New York. It pops raw bar in Buxton,

North Carolina. This man, Christian Gray Hamburger, was enjoying the last moments of sunshine before the storms hit, electing not to evacuate. All my friends are still here, and it looks like it's going to be mandatory, I mean, mainly oceanside flooding. And if it's only oceanside flooding, I live on the sound side, and I've got a creek right by my house, so I should be good. So I didn't see a big threat. But mandatory evacuations are in place for Hatteras and Oricoke Islands. The International Criminal Court, the ICC, is blasting the latest round of sanctions

imposed on its judges by President Trump. Terry Schultz reports the White House is penalizing the Hague-based ICC for investigating. U.S. as well as Israeli officials. The ICC calls it a flagrant attack on judicial freedom that the Trump administration has imposed sanctions on two prosecutors and two judges, involved in the court's probe of U.S. actions in Afghanistan

and of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It's the second round of sanctions Washington has launched against the court, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls a security threat to the U.S. The measures freeze the assets of two judges from Canada and France, as well as deputy prosecutors from Fiji and Senegal. The French government, which reaffirmed its support for the ICC, is calling on the U.S. to remove the sanctions. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.

Minneapolis-based Target is promoting its chief executive officer, the COO, Michael Fidelkeel, to the CEO's position, taking oven for Brian Correll, who led the company for 11 years, who will step aside on February 1st. You're listening to NPR News. Hulu is now streaming the twisted tale of Amanda Knox. She's the American exchange student imprisoned in Italy after her British roommate was murdered in 2007. NPR's Mandelique Del Barco reports Knox is one of the executive producers along with Monica Lewinsky.

The eight-part series dramatizes the 20-year-old who was vilified in the media as Foxy-Noxy. Amanda Knox spent four years in prison in Perugia, convicted of murder twice, before Italy's highest court exonerated her based on DNA. Knox says she hopes a series clears her name. After having been ostracized and vilified and literally imprisoned, I wanted people to relate to my experience. I wanted them to say, I understand. Knox joined forces with Monica Lewinsky.

The former White House intern was at the center of a sex scandal in 1998 with then U.S. President Bill Clinton. I had so much compassion for what she had gone through. These days, both Lewinsky and Knox are podcasters and activists and now TV producers. Mandolita El Barco, NPR News. In London, higher prices for food and airfare pushed inflation in the UK above expectations in July. Consumer inflation in July was 3.8% up from 3.6% well above what the Bank of England is seeking at 2%. On Wall Street, the Dow finished up 16 points at 44,938. The NASDAQ declined

by 142 points to close it. 21,172. The S&P had a loss of 15 points, 6,395. This is NPR. Support for NPR. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and C's Apply.