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This is Eric Glass. On This American Life, we like stories that surprise you. For instance, imagine finding a new hobby and realizing... To do this hobby right, according to the ways of the masters, there's a pretty good chance that you're going to have to bend the law to get the materials that you need. If not, break it. Yeah.

To break international laws. Your life stories, really good ones. This American Life. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Just days into the new school. year, a shooter opened fire at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis this morning. Police say two children were killed and 17 people were wounded. Most of those were children. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Minnesota Public Radio's Peter Cox has more.

The mass shooting occurred at an unseasoned church and school in Minneapolis. Wednesday at the church, the church is right next to the school. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said late Wednesday morning that the shooting happened during a morning mass, which was marking the first week of school in which children and adults were worshipping. O'Hara said the shooter appeared to do most or all shooting from outside through windows. They had a rifle, shotgun, and a pistol, and police say the shooter used all three firing dozens of rounds. The police chief said the guns had been legally obtained. The U.S. now slaps a 50% tariff on goods from India starting today. NPR's Rafael N.P.R.'s Rafael NAM reports, the import tax will have a big impact on some Indian sectors.

But some of the country's biggest exports to the U.S. are exempted. President Trump imposed a higher tariff on India because the country continues to buy Russian oil. But India is not a huge exporter to the U.S. relative to some other trading partners. Its top exports include textiles and precious gems and jewelry. The U.S. has exempted some of India's other big exports, including pharmaceuticals, and electronics like iPhones. That means the potential impact of Indian tariffs on the U.S. consumer could be a little more limited. But, of course, the effects on Indian exporters would be far more significant.

Rafael NUMM in PR News. The microchip designer NVIDIA says its sales soared in the July quarter. The results come despite uncertainty around China as a market for the company. NPR's John Rewich reports. Nvidia is the world's leader in chips for developing artificial intelligence and demand for its graphics processing units has turned it into the world's most valuable public company. Its quarterly sales just hit $46.7 billion, an increase of 56% from the same period last year. Sales in the data center segment of the market, which is Nvidia's biggest, grew at the same rate. The company's

shares dipped in aftermarket trading, though, because the results were slightly lower than expected. Still, the strong growth underscores red-hot demand for its chips as AI companies race to build computing capacity. Nvidia has been pushing for permission to sell its H-20 chips to China but says it didn't sell any during the quarter and doesn't expect to in the coming quarter. John Rewich, NPR News. Stocks edged higher today with technology stocks leading the way. The NASDAQ closed up 45 points, while Adele rose 147 points.

This is NPR News in Washington. Workers in Missouri will no longer earn paid sick days. The policy went into effect after voters had approved a ballot measure last year, but state lawmakers repealed the leave provision. Savannah Holly Bates of member station K-CUR reports. Proposition A raised the minimum wage and allowed employees to earn paid sick days, but because it was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal the sick leave portion. Now a workers' group is pushing a new ballot measure that would make the benefit a constitutional amendment.

Amendment. Richard Eicher, a fast food worker and organizer with stand-up KC, says lawmakers showed a lack of respect for the will of voters. We workers aren't going to stop fighting either. We're going to keep trying to get these things that we feel that all workers are entitled to. The constitutional amendment needs about 170,000 signatures to get on the ballot. For NPR news, I'm Savannah Holly Bates in Kansas City. The Food and Drug Administration today approved the next round of COVID vaccines. but it's restricting who can obtain the shots. The vaccine will be available only to those at risk of serious complications from COVID,

people 65 years and older, and those with other health issues that put them at risk. Lawyers for Susan Menares says she is not stepping down as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and she hasn't been told she's been fired. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on social media today that she is no longer the director but did not explain. Menares had just been confirmed in the job last month. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News, in Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.

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