Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What are the latest GDP figures and their implications?
The latest GDP figures are out this morning. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter. The report had been delayed from October because of the government shutdown. That means the data is now even more dated than usual, looking at an earlier period for the economy.
The Justice Department has released nearly 30,000 additional documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department says some of the files contain unfounded claims about President Trump, including material submitted to the FBI ahead of the 2020 election. DOJ officials say those claims were reviewed and deemed false.
In a post on social media, the DOJ says it's releasing the records to comply with a legal deadline and as part of its commitment to transparency. Previous batches of documents have included high-profile names, including former President Bill Clinton and President Trump.
Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man deported to El Salvador by mistake, may continue to stay out of detention while his cases play out in various courts. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports.
Judge Palazzini's in Maryland extended a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Homeland Security Department from placing Abrego-Garcia in immigration detention. She gave the government attorneys until later this week to explain what they'd do should she lift that order.
Ziniz issued the protection order earlier this month and also granted Abrego Garcia's petition to be released from custody. Abrego Garcia, who entered the U.S. illegally, had been living in Maryland but was deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by mistake. The government eventually brought him back to the U.S. and charged him with human smuggling.
Abrego Garcia denies those allegations and is fighting this and his immigration case across several courts. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
A new inspector general report found that people calling into the Social Security Administration got their calls answered faster this year. But as NPR's Ashley Lopez reports, millions of callers didn't get the help they needed.
The Social Security Administration implemented changes this year aimed at driving down wait times. Staff was moved around to answer the agency's 1-800 number. Despite massive agency-wide staff cuts, there was new technology rolled out allowing callers to get a call back instead of waiting on hold for help.
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Chapter 3: What new information has the Justice Department released about Jeffrey Epstein?
Nigerians are welcoming home 130 children and teachers who were released after being kidnapped in one of the country's largest mass abductions. Some of the kids appeared malnourished or in shock as they arrived at a government ceremony on Monday. Police say they were freed Sunday, one month after gunmen stormed their Catholic church during a pre-dawn attack.
Authorities are working to reunite the children with their families before Christmas. Officials did not say if a ransom had been paid, a common element in such abductions. No group has so far claimed responsibility. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.