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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is planning to host next year's G20 summit of world leaders at a resort he owns in Miami. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, when he tried to do something like this in his first term, it generated so much controversy. Trump changed course. Trump says everyone wants the G20 summit to be held at his Florida golf resort because the location is perfect. They'll have their own buildings. It'll be incredible for them. And being like 10 minutes, less than 10 minutes from the airport, and it's a big airport, international. All of the plans will be able to land go right into there. Trump insists he will make no money on it. During his first term, even Republicans pushed back on the prospect that Trump could personally profit as countries paid for lodging at an international summit. As for this year's G20 in South Africa, Trump confirmed he isn't going. and ascending the vice president in his place. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House. The Department of Health and Human Services is responding to news

that it plans to cite use of Tylenol by pregnant women as having links to autism, even though scientific research doesn't back up that claim. And Piers Yuki Noguchi has more. An upcoming report will suggest acetaminophen, known to many as Tylenol, is linked to autism and that folic acid, a vitamin, could prevent it, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal. When asked about the upcoming report, a spokesperson for the HHS said,

quote, until we released the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation, end quote. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial head of HHS, has repeated falsehoods about the causes of autism. The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine says acetaminopin is safe for pregnant women, and that untreated pain and fever in pregnancy can be dangerous. Yuki Noguchi and PR News. Unemployment is rising among black workers in America, especially black women. And here's Andrea Shue reports, that's according to the latest jobs number from the Labor Department. In August, the unemployment rate for black workers rose to 7.5%.

That's up from 6.2% in January, and far higher than the overall unemployment rate of 4.3%. for all workers. Unemployment among black women has risen faster than for black men. One factor driving this change could be the downsizing of the federal government. A year ago, black workers made up 18 and a half percent of the federal civilian workforce. At some agencies, they made up about a third. Black workers are often the first to feel the pain of economic downturns, so this uptick and unemployment could be a sign that economic troubles are ahead. Andrea Shue and PR News. Wall Street lower by the closing bell. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections.

They gave more than a million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the U.S. The ruling today by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen means 600,000 Venezuelans and about 500,000 Haitians still have their temporary protected status. Jen says Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam's actions, terminating three TPS extensions granted by the previous administration, exceeded her authority and were arbitrary and capricious. M. Pox, previously known as Monkey Pox, is no longer a public health emergency of international concern.

That's according to the WHO. Sampier's Jonathan Lambert reports this comes as cases decline in the hardest-hit countries in Africa. Over a year ago, the WHO rang its loudest alarm bell over a surge of cases of MPox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have emerged in 26 African countries, and the disease has popped up around the world. This year, there have been over 100,000 cases and 700 deaths. But in the past several months, the situation has improved. Here's WHO Director General Tedros Adonam Gabriesus.

This decision is based on sustained declines in case. enders. While MPox no longer represents an international emergency, a continental emergency remains in place for Africa. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dow end of the day down 220 points. The NASDAQ was down 7, SMP 500 down 20. I'm Janine Herbst in PR News. 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 fee. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and Cs apply.