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New jobless claims dropped unexpectedly to 514,000 last week, and continuing claims fell below 6 million. Separately, the Consumer Price Index edged up a slight 0.2 percent in September, with energy costs up but food prices down.

A good pair of shoes and an open stretch of trail were all runners used to need. But now many swear by GPS technology that monitors their speed and distance, and new smart phone apps tell them whether they need to pick up the pace.

President Obama and other Democrats say the huge economic problems they inherited would have been worse without the programs they put in place. But with unemployment at 9.6 percent and foreclosures continuing to mount, that argument hasn't gotten much traction.

The economy grew at a 2.0 percent pace in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said in its final economic snapshot before Tuesday's midterm elections. Gross domestic product grew faster than in the spring, but was still below the activity levels seen when the year began.

With bank failures rising, the government's deposit insurance fund fell 20 percent to $10.4 billion in the second quarter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says U.S. banks lost $3.7 billion, compared with profits of $7.6 billion in the first quarter, and $4.7 billion a year earlier.

Nearly 600,000 jobs were cut from payrolls last month and the nation's unemployment rate jumped to 7.6 percent — its highest level since 1992. Economist Mark Zandi says businesses are "panicked. They're fighting for survival and that means they're slashing investment and jobs."

In an interview published Monday, Ginni Thomas said that while she did attend the Jan. 6 rally to protest President Biden's election, she left before Donald Trump took the stage.

Parts of Antarctica were more than 70 degrees warmer than average, and areas of the Arctic saw temperatures that were more than 50 degrees warmer than average.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill aim to approve a massive $1.7 trillion government funding measure that includes aid for Ukraine. And the House Jan. 6 committee is expected to issue its final report soon.

Este martes el Presidente Joe Biden dará el discurso anual del Estado de la Unión. Por primera vez, NPR News transmitirá la cobertura y análisis en inglés y español.