Slower job growth could ease inflation; how to spot voter intimidation; where to put your pumpkin

Plus, a stranger noticed Jackie Briggs birthmark and saved her life. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen Good morning. Yesterday, the CDC released [new guidance]( for prescribing opioids. Doctors will now have more leeway for treating pain, which will hopefully benefit more patients. Here's what we're following today: 🥇 First up [Workers attach siding to a house at a new home construction site in Trappe, Maryland, on October 28, 2022. Rising interest rates could mean slowing job growth in construction and manufacturing.]( Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Labor Department is releasing its jobs report today, and we're expecting to see a [slowdown in growth](. That might sound scary, but declining job growth could [help curb inflation]( without triggering a recession. Only 5.3% of all state legislators and 7% of members of Congress are women with children under age 18. Women with young children are often seen as [not fully dedicated to their jobs](. Liuba Grechen Shirley's Vote Mama Foundation is fighting to change that. Most people have caught on that it's expensive to buy a car right now. But it turns out, already owning one brings its own problems too. Mechanics' bills are rising faster than inflation, and people are holding on to their cars longer, which means [even car owners' wallets are hurting](. People will head to the polls next week for the midterms with heightened fears about voter intimidation and political violence, but keep in mind that a [majority of people will have a normal voting experience](. Here's how to can recognize voter intimidation, and what you can do about it. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Advice for life Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Do you ever feel like your life is being pulled into two diametrically opposed directions? If you find yourself at a crossroads and you don't know which decision to make, [try this stick figure exercise](. Just 15 minutes, a piece of paper and a pen could [help you find your purpose](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Today’s listen [Jackie Briggs had a rose-shaped birthmark on her upper arm. One day a stranger noticed it and asked a question about the mark that ended up saving Briggs' life.]( Jackie Briggs Jackie Briggs had a rose-shaped birthmark on her upper arm. One day a stranger noticed it and asked a question about the mark that ended up saving Briggs' life. 🎧 [Listen to Briggs talk about her unsung hero]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekend picks [Jalyn Hall as Emmett Till and Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till Mobley in Till.]( Orion Pictures Check out what [our critics]( are watching, reading and listening to this weekend: 🎥 Movie: In [Till]( a film dramatizing the events around Emmett Till's murder, Danielle Deadwyler's performance as Mamie is the focal point and standout as she taps into the depths of a mother's grief. 📺 TV: Not ready to give up spooky season? Guillermo del Toro's anthology [Cabinet of Curiosities]( has mix of tragic, comic, gross and just plain scary that will serve a lot of different horror appetites. 📚 Books: The latest protests in Iran are about more than just a hijab. These books will bring you up to speed on the [plight of women]( in Iran. 🎵 Music: NPR music editors have rounded up the best new music of the week, including a droll, sometimes comical, sometimes graphic debut from the Atlanta duo [Coco & Clair Clair]( as well as five new and totally different records from SAULT. 🎮 Games: [God of War: Ragnarök]( has been a highly anticipated release. The story, setting, and characters inspire just as much awe as its 2018 predecessor did, even as the game undercuts its grand scale with aggravating design decisions. Before you go [Two sheep eat out of a half-pumpkin]( Jennifer Seifert/Pumpkins For Pigs - Ready to toss your pumpkin? Don't put it in the trash. From [composting them to putting them out for wildlife]( to eat, here are some recycling ideas. - The end of daylight savings time lands right in deer mating season, which adds up to a 16% increase in deer-vehicle collisions [during the week after the time change](. - Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye, can’t sell the “White Lives Matter” T-shirt he was pictured in at a fashion show because two Black radio hosts from Detroit [own the trademark](. - The operator of the Miss USA pageant can't be forced to allow [openly transgender women]( into its competitions, a federal court in San Francisco has ruled. - Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been suspended for at least five games for "publicizing a film containing [deeply disturbing antisemitic hate]( the organization said Thursday. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. 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