Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• The Story Behind the AP Story: How US tech enabled China's surveillance state.
• CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients.
• How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare.
• How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science.
• Michigan haunted house teaches actors to ‘scare the pee out of’ guests.
• Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown.
• Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats 'don't take it'.
• Trump suggests calling off Xi meeting after blasting China for restricting rare earths exports.
• What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown.
• Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year.
• Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' breaks record, sells 2.7 million copies in U.S. on first day.
• Bijan Robinson appreciates respect from his peers, praises Michael Penix Jr.'s poise and Kirk Cousins' leadership.
• ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk.
• Powerful earthquake off southern Philippines kills 2 people, causes damages and tsunami evacuations.
• Eeyore the dog helps a Florida deputy find a missing 86-year-old woman, video shows.
• Purrfect ending Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state.
• Egypt reopens Amenhotep III's tomb after more than 20 years of renovation.
• Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a Texas bishop heads to the Vatican over the immigration crackdown, and Jews celebrate a week-long holiday.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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