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NPR's Scott Simon ponders skyrocketing Tooth Fairy payouts.

Holiday sales for the 2021 season increased 16% in the state and 14% nationally due to pent-up demand from COVID, according to the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.

The Tennessee state House on Thursday voted to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their participation in gun control protests last week on the chamber floor.

The launch is a milestone in India's effort to foster a private space industry. The rocket, made by Hyderabad-based Skyroot, was aloft for about five minutes and reached peak altitude of 55 miles.

Customers pay ritual practitioners to bash an image of their target with a shoe. It could be anyone — rival lovers and unfriendly colleagues, or horrible bosses and unlikeable public figures.

In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the race on Saturday.

Performances are this weekend at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.

As the "fiscal cliff" nears, Morning Edition evaluates some of the deductions and credits that are in the tax code. As part of our 12 Days of Tax Deductions, David Greene examines the Adoption Tax Credit, which supports families who adopt children from foster care, as well as infant and international adoptions.

The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.