US economy grows, but recession still looms

Plus, climate protesters target "Girl with a Pearl Earring." US GDP rebounds in the third quarter; Climate protesters try to deface the painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring." Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS US economic growth returns Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress - The US economy rebounded in the third quarter, but there are signs consumer demand is cooling, according to [government data]( released Thursday. [[Vox / Madeleine Ngo](] - GDP grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate from July to September, reversing six months of decline. [[The Hill / Sylvan Lane](] - Most of the growth was driven by exports, as Americans spent less on imported goods while international demand for US-made products improved. [[New York Times / Ben Casselman](] - However, housing investments and consumer spending slowed, suggesting overall demand is shrinking, something that could signal an economic slowdown. [[CNN / Alicia Wallace](] - The latest data suggests a recession is probably not imminent; the Federal Reserve is still likely to continue hiking interest rates to cool inflation. [[CBS News / Aimee Picchi](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Climate activists target another masterpiece - Three climate protesters were arrested Thursday for attempting to deface Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting at a museum in the Hague. [[Reuters / Toby Sterling and Charlotte Campenhout](] - Video shows one man trying to glue his head to the painting, and another pouring liquid over him. The glass-protected painting was not damaged. [[Associated Press](] - It’s the latest climate protest involving a famous artwork: Sunday, an environmentalist threw mashed potatoes on a Monet. Two activists threw tomato soup at a van Gogh earlier this month. [[Guardian / Jon Henley](] - After that first stunt, with Vincent van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers," the activists asked the crowd to consider “what is worth more, art or life?” [[Vox / Aja Romano](]   Support our journalism Reader contributions help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. [Yes, I'll make a gift](   MISCELLANEOUS US cases of RSV and influenza are up this year due to pandemic-related disruptions in normal seasonal patterns. [[Vox / Dylan Scott](] - Over 400 literary figures, as of Thursday afternoon, signed an [open letter]( criticizing Penguin Random House’s reported $2 million book deal with Justice Amy Coney Barrett because of the jurist’s abortion stance. [[Daily Beast / Dan Ladden-Hall](] - Iranian security forces fired upon and tear-gassed mourners who gathered to mark the 40th day since 16-year-old Nika Shahkarami went missing at an anti-government protest. Shahkarami was later found dead. [[CNN / Adam Pourahmadi, Mostafa Salem, and Celine Alkhaldi](] - The rioter who dragged DC police officer Michael Fanone into the crowd on January 6 was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Thursday. [[NBC News / Ryan J. Reilly and Daniel Barnes](] VERBATIM “I do think there’s roughly a 50-50 probability of recession in 2023.” [[Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services, on the GDP data / CNN](]   LISTEN TO THIS Talking to ghosts Why do so many people think they can see and hear ghosts, and what does that say about our conscious experience of the world? [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governor’s race]( [60 years ago today, this man stopped the Cuban missile crisis from going nuclear]( [Our buildings are making us sick]( [The strange, savage life of a freshwater mussel]( [The shrinking ozone hole shows that the world can actually solve an environmental crisis]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.