Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam (center) was able to connect with his family, including his nieces Zoë and Maya, Maya's child and her partner, while he was in prison.
Max Muncy celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of Game 2.

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Quick look at Wedensday's news:

  • Americans face a flattening job market.
  • A man was exonerated. Now, he's in ICE custody.
  • The Dodgers look unbeatable.

Struggling to find a job?

You're not alone: In the latest publicly available Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, most industries were flat or shrank, with employers adding only 22,000 jobs in August.

Labor market cooling: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said yesterday there were "significant downside risks" in the labor market, while inflation remains above the Fed’s 2% target. And the ongoing government shutdown means key public jobs data remains delayed.

  • Are we in a recession? Twenty-one states and D.C. are already in a recession, experts told USA TODAY. In effect, companies will do everything before resorting to layoffs, including stopping hiring.
  • Fighting robots: Job seekers in many fields vie to fit within an AI world (unless you have these "AI-proof" jobs).
  • There is a bright side: Health care and social assistance sectors reported job growth — and there are still opportunities if you know where to look.

South Carolina measles outbreak rises

A South Carolina measles outbreak has grown to 16 people, including five new cases from schools with low vaccination rates, state health officials said Tuesday. A dozen cases have been concentrated in Spartanburg County, where two elementary schools have nearly 140 students quarantining at home because they weren't vaccinated against measles.

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  • Column: I can't believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense.
  • D'Angelo, Grammy-winning singer and R&B icon, died at 51 after a cancer battle.

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Exonerated. And now detained by ICE.

In early October, after 44 years behind bars for a murder he apparently did not commit, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was ordered released. But a day later, before he had even set foot outside the Pennsylvania prison where he lived for decades, Vedam was taken into ICE custody. Now, the 64-year-old is on the verge of being sent back to a country he last lived in as an infant. His family members told USA TODAY they are devastated by the likelihood that they will lose Vedam yet again.

Are Black voting rights under siege again at the Supreme Court?

Part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act could be in jeopardy in a case, Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Wednesday. The justices will debate whether states can create legislative districts that comply with the Voting Rights Act without violating the bans on racial discrimination in the 14th and 15th Amendments — changes to the Constitution passed after the Civil War to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people.

Today's talkers

  • Lukas Gage opens up about sexual abuse in a new memoir.
  • Molly Burke is so much more than a beauty influencer who is blind.
  • Meet the eighth grader crowned "America's Top Young Scientist."
  • Wait — Dan and Phil were dating?!

Can the Dodgers be stopped?

The Los Angeles Dodgers, after silencing the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, Tuesday night in front of a subdued crowd at American Family Field, are putting on one of the most dominant pitching clinics in the league. It’s not only impressive, but historic.

  • The Brewers managed a whopping two runs and five hits in the first two games against the Dodgers.
  • Here's an updated MLB playoff bracket and schedule for the league championship series.

Photo of the day: A Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump and Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, participated in a Medal of Freedom ceremony for late activist Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. It would have been Kirk's 32 birthday.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daily Briefing: The job market is rough

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