People are noticing “recession signs” everywhere. What does the data say?

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<p>Fed Chair Jerome Powell held interest rates steady on Wednesday, and said the economic path ahead is unclear. The <a href="https://apple.news/A-GbKrK6LQPSt52W2xN6eoA">Washington Post</a> reports on how economists are trying to sort through the warning signs they’re seeing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A7RgdEnhaSEWZFXoU3MvzlQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Drew Hinshaw joins to discuss a complicated problem the next pope will inherit: how to handle the Vatican&rsquo;s messy finances.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Yesterday Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water. The <a href="https://apple.news/AlEYWqX-sQfKsPC0x_xFvfg">Utah News Dispatch</a> has more, while the <a href="https://apple.news/ABpBeVNeHQS2yObjioAqcdQ">Tallahassee Democrat</a> details a similar ban set to take effect in Florida. <a href="https://apple.news/A1HhtVEgMQQyTOvYIDN7H7Q">Vox</a> breaks down the science about fluoride’s benefits and risks.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Plus, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new <a href="https://apple.news/Aq_bbLpu_Q8KQ0m2lYBHQOw">autism database</a>, why the Trump administration is <a href="https://apple.news/A6n2LZpskSmuIbYPv1kIl1A">spying on Greenland</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AoLeiTnYKSuq1iWOd0JjU5w">unique use of AI</a> in the courtroom, and some cardinals are in fact <a href="https://apple.news/AwKF57GoqRhSsbibDE4lO2Q">watching</a> the movie &lsquo;Conclave.&rsquo;</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>