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Two-time Olympic gold medal speed skater Shim Suk-hee revealed earlier this month she was repeatedly raped by her coach. Now, South Korea's governing sports body has promised a crackdown on coaches.

A Japanese hotel that became known as the "world's first robot hotel" three years ago is powering off many of its robots. It turns out that guests prefer humans to handle their requests.

The government is open, and negotiators have three weeks to reach a border security deal or risk another shutdown. The White House is downplaying the economic and political fallout from the shutdown.

One of Pruitt's closest political allies in Congress said he would call for the EPA chief to step down if his ethical scandals don't stop.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times sports reporter Tariq Panja about the kickoff of the 2018 World Cup that began Thursday in Russia.

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Marshall Project's Nicole Lewis about a prison strike that's bringing attention to what prison activists call inhumane conditions in U.S. correctional facilities.

The economy, especially the high cost of inflation, played a role in the midterm elections. The issue of inflation might inform political agendas for the next couple of years.

A group dubbed "QAnon" has emerged at Trump campaign events recently. They follow and try to decipher the online posts of someone named "Q", who traffics in conspiracy theories focused on people in government and media. NPR's Jeff Brady went to a Trump rally in Pennsylvania to speak with some QAnon followers.

The U.S. added 157,000 jobs in July, according to Friday's report, including 37,000 in the manufacturing sector. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana Jordan, president of Cascade Rescue in Sandpoint, I.D., about hiring at his business.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Reuters reporter Stefano Rellandini about the collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday.