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The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a formal request this summer for more research on the impact of paying renters directly. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption

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HUD Cash vs. Vouchers

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Lower mortgage rates are expected to spur more buyers to enter the housing market. A house for sale in Los Angeles last month is seen here. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How the Fed's rate cut will affect the housing market

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Left to Right: Barb Mellers, Daniel Kahneman, & Matt Killingsworth. Courtesy of Barb Mellers; Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Burda Media; Courtesy of Matt Killingsworth. hide caption

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The Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates Wednesday, signaling a turning point in the long-running battle against inflation. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Federal Reserve recap

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Connie Chung, shown here in 2023, says watching a bad interview is painful: "I want to throw my shoe at [the television] if somebody isn't asking the question ... that I would ask." Hachette Book Group hide caption

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Connie Chung says booze and bawdy jokes helped her break into journalism's boys club

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Colorful Tupperware products are displayed at a selling party in California. Garrett Cheen/AP hide caption

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Tupperware bankruptcy

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A new report from Gallup and Workhuman finds employees who get meaningful recognition for their work are 45% less likely to leave their jobs. Rudzhan Nagiev/Getty Images hide caption

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GALLUP RECOGNITION STUDY

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More than 5000 brick and mortar stores have closed just this year. Keith Krakocic/Associated Press hide caption

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Behind the Tiny Desk and other listener questions

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A close-up view of the signs used by the United Auto Workers members to picket outside a Jeep Plant in Toledo, Ohio last September. Sarah Rice/Getty Images hide caption

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks at a conference on Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Fed is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020 on Wednesday — but will need to decide on the size of the move. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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federal reserve preview

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A view of what two features look like for Instagram's Teen Account, including the ability to set daily use limits and permitting parents to view with whom their teen kids are messaging. Provided by Meta hide caption

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Dear Life Kit: I'm at my breaking point

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The Nippon/US Steel deal is on centerstage as U.S. presidential candidates fight over the battleground state. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Rupert Murdoch, center, at the Republican National Convention in July. Murdoch has led his media empire to become a major player in conservative politics. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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MURDOCH FAMILY BRAWL IN COURT 2-WAY

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