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Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid. Photo: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg via Getty Images

5 big things

1.The Fed's long-term interest rate problem

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  • Neil Irwin
The world opinion shifts on trade
2.The world opinion shifts on trade
British Iranian arrested in U.K. terror plot probe
3.British Iranian arrested in U.K. terror plot probe
Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization
4.Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization
Christa Pike's failed execution puts lethal injection in focus
5.Christa Pike's failed execution puts lethal injection in focus
    • Adam Tamburin
    38 mins ago
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    Axios Nashville
    Lawyers: Pike getting "life-saving care" after failed execution
    Mugshot of a woman with long curly brown hair, standing before a height chart and holding a sign that reads TDOC 261368; gray background.

    Christa Pike in 2023. Photo: Courtesy of the Tennessee Department of Correction

    Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike's attorneys said she was "in critical condition" and "receiving life-saving care" Thursday, a day after she survived an execution attempt during which the state administered two doses of the lethal injection drug.

    • A death penalty expert told the Associated Press that Pike's survival after receiving the execution drug was unprecedented.

    The latest: State and federal elected officials are pressing for public accountability after the second failed execution this year. Gov. Bill Lee ordered a independent review of the Pike execution attempt.

    • On Thursday morning, he told reporters there were "very few answers" about what had gone wrong.
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    • Herb Scribner
    5 hours ago
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    5 takeaways from Trump's combative Time interview
    An up-close shot of President Trump sitting in the Oval Office while wearing a white collared shirt, a dark blue jacket, a red tie and an American flag pin.

    President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 30. Photo: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    President Trump's 75-minute interview with Time revealed his latest thinking on the Iran war, the AI race (or in his words, SI), the media and more.

    Why it matters: The interview with one of America's most historic news publications gives voters insight into the direction of the country roughly a month ahead of the midterms.

    Go deeper (3 min. read)
    • Ben Geman
    8 hours ago
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    Energy & Climate
    The rocky road to a new permitting law
    Illustration of a hammer wrapped in red tape.

    Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

    A sweeping bipartisan deal to cut permitting red tape faces a long road ahead despite a broad show of support.

    Why it matters: Cutting hurdles for energy projects is a top priority for fossil fuels and renewables sectors, but some green groups fear erosion of safeguards.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)

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