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0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says he'll host Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a state dinner in Washington later this month. In Piers-Emily Fang reports, U.S. planning for the trip has been unusually delayed for bilateral meetings of this level. For weeks, it was unclear whether China's leader would get a state dinner, frustrating Chinese officials who had made planning trips to Washington over the summer. Xi Jinping will be at the White House September 24th. Along the issues the two countries will need to address are an ongoing trade war, potential rare-earth export controls from China and U.S. sanctions on Iran. When taking questions from reporters about the dinner, Trump boasted about a new heliport bill on White House grounds he is planning to use to receive Xi Jinping. We do great things with China. We've been doing very well with China. China took advantage of us for years. But that he said was the fault of previous administrations. Emily Fang and Piers News, Washington. The Lindsay Clancy trial ended in mistrial, with the cases led to more public discussion

1:04about maternal mental health. Clancy's defense team argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she attempted suicide and killed her three children. If yours retweet strategy has more. Postpartum psychosis is an extremely rare condition affecting only one or two in a thousand new moms. But healthcare providers may come across just one or two patients in their lifetime. And then, even general psychiatrist know little about the condition and how to treat it. It's not listed in the diagnostic and statistical manual of the DSM, which providers use to diagnose mental health disorders. Perry-Natal Psychiatrists, like Dr. Nancy Biet at UMass Chan Medical School, want to change that. Having postpartum psychosis recognized in the DSM, I think is an absolute important step. A step towards helping providers accurately diagnose patients and treat them before the condition escalates. Retrochrategy and PR News. The job market rebounded last month after a disappointing July.

2:05The labor department says employers added 162,000 jobs in August, more than economists were expecting, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. And Piers Kant-Horsley has more. Wages are going up, but not as fast as they had been. And that's another sign, the job market's kind of stuck in neutral. Average wages in August were up 3.1% from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase in the previous month. And lately, workers' wages have not been keeping up with the rising cost of living. Just today, the price of diesel fuel hit an all-time high $5.85 a gallon. Of course, that has the potential to drive up prices for everything that moves by truck or train. And Piers Kant-Horsley, hiring an August was concentrated in healthcare and facilities, and factories and construction companies also added workers. All street lower by the closing bell, the Dow down 271 points. You're listening to NPR News. A day after Tesla's new steering wheel-free taxi started offering rides in Austin, Texas,

3:05the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says they're opening an investigation into whether Elon Musk's cybercabs comply with safety rules. Tesla says it relied on a self-certification procedure to make sure the cybercabs were in compliance, but it's not sure they actually meet federal standards. The waters in Nepal have receded, after last week's devastating floods, they killed over 1,200 people. But as NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the threats to the physical and mental health of survivors remain. The catastrophic flooding destroyed or damaged at least seven hospitals and health centers, according to the World Health Organization. Access to many more has been cut off because of damaged roads or bridges. It's making it harder to provide care to those injured, says Padamsankada, a Nepali Global Health Researcher at the University of Chester. The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this level of disaster. Health officials are setting up medical tents to provide essential services, like supporting late-stage pregnancies. Many survivors are also facing severe mental stress from witnessing the disaster or losing

4:08loved ones. Mental health services are available at some temporary shelters, but may not be enough to meet the tremendous need. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News. As the political landscape shifts beneath our feet, we're all vulnerable to a well-funded distraction economy determined to take our eye off the bomb. Our weekly politics series, if you can keep it, is here to help, where our focus is not the force race, but the state. We tackle the big political stories of the day and why they matter for our democracy. Join me Todd Zwilland and me Jen White on the 1A Podcast from WAMU and NPR.