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NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks with Omaha, Neb., jewelry retailer John Dineen as the price of gold spikes as people look for safe investments.

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts ahead of next year's midterm elections.