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The Senate is considering legislation to prevent a global helium shortage from worsening in October. That's when the Federal Helium Program is set to terminate.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about sanctions which have failed to dramatically weaken Russia's economy, and its ability to finance the war.

Polymer80 sold component kits that are easily assembled into working handguns that couldn't be traced. Regulatory pressure and lawsuits appear to have shut it down — but the Supreme Court may still rescue the business.

Meet ALICE. It's an alternative inflation metric, designed to measure the effects on price movements on economically stressed households better than more traditional models like CPI.

Veterans groups are raising alarm about what they call indiscriminate cuts across the Department of Veterans Affairs.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Jameson Dow at Electrek about what's behind the layoffs at Tesla.

New legislation in Bolivia will allow children as young as 10 to work. Critics say the law will keep kids out of school, but supporters argue that children are working anyway — and need protection.

The recall of Takata airbags this week was the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. NPR's Scott Simon talks to correspondent Sonari Glinton about how and when companies announce a recall.

Many Muslims see any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad as disrespectful. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about how radical Islamists have used that to justify attacks.

Some grocery stores in Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama have vending machines that dispense ammunition. Some say they're a safer way to sell it, while others say they send the wrong message.