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Hiring slowed in May, as employers added 139,000 jobs
U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs in May — a modest slowdown from the previous month. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, as the workforce shrank.
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NPR NewsNPR NewsTrump and Musk's breakup. And, ICE detention centers face serious overcrowding
President Trump and Elon Musk deal personal jabs in a public breakup that started over the "big, beautiful bill." And, the U.S. faces serious overcrowding at ICE detention centers.
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NPR NewsNo 'going back' for Elon Musk after calling for Trump impeachment, says Steve Bannon
Right-wing podcaster and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says Elon Musk "crossed the Rubicon" by calling for impeachment. He says the president should deal with feud as "national security issue."
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NPR NewsSen. Tim Kaine says Trump's tariffs could reduce federal debt, but at what cost?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who is also on the Senate Budget Committee, about how President Trump's tariffs will affect the federal budget and the economy.
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NPR News3 years in, Sandy Hook families still wait to collect what Alex Jones owes them
The Infowars founder declared bankruptcy after families sued him for defamation and won more than a billion dollars in damages, but Jones has yet to pay them a dime.
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NPR NewsRussia launches massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 in Kyiv
President Trump said the Russian leader Vladimir Putin had warned that he would retaliate for a covert Ukrainian attack in Russia last weekend that destroyed dozens of Russian bombers.
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NPR NewsA surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
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NPR NewsTrump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while'
In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.
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NPR NewsNavigating some of the thorny questions of estate planning
Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.
NPR NewsA mother talks to her son about how she and her then-partner decided to have a child
Regina Collins and her then-partner decided to try to have a baby 20 years ago. But there were limited options for same-sex couples. In this StoryCorps, she tells her son how they became a family.
NPR NewsSmoke knows no boundaries: What Canada's fires mean for the U.S. in the future
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
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NPR NewsWho called the GOP megabill a 'disgusting abomination'? Find out in the quiz
Eruptions! Defections! Depictions! So much happened this week, but were you paying attention?
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NPR NewsFrom 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the bone
Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.
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NPR News'No more floppy disks': Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles
The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.
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NPR NewsWhat the Trump-Musk breakup may mean for SpaceX and Tesla
From space travel to military operations to the future of green energy, the U.S. has become reliant on Elon Musk's business empire. But it won't be easy for the government to end its reliance on Musk.
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NPR NewsThe U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore
President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shake up in their normally drama-free agency.
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NPR NewsHe was fired under Biden. Under Trump, he's now leading an immigration court
His rehiring raises questions about the neutrality of immigration judges, who are supposed to be impartial and whose decisions determine if someone can stay or must leave the country.
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NPR NewsHarvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban as admitted foreign students wait
Admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students.
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NPR NewsPrivate lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission
The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander.
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NPR NewsYoung offenders are often denied credit for "dead time" behind bars
Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars
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NPR NewsFrom bromance to breakup: How Elon Musk and Donald Trump blew up
The blow up marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected.
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NPR NewsWorld Reaction to the Latest U.S. Travel Ban
President Donald Trump has issued a new travel ban, barring travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others from coming to the U.S. We hear from reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa to hear how targeted countries might be affected.
NPR NewsIsrael says it's arming clans to fight Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.
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NPR NewsTrump's travel ban includes Afghanistan, where thousands await U.S. resettlement
President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting.
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NPR NewsTrump says he and Musk 'had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore'
Trump said he was surprised that his former adviser Elon Musk is scorching the Republican megabill, but said he thought Musk was wrong and conflicted in his criticism.
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NPR NewsConcerns over conditions in U.S. immigration detention: 'We're hearing the word starving'
ICE detentions surge while deportations lag. NPR found overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine after speaking to dozens of detainees, families, and lawyers over the past month.
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NPR NewsTrump orders a probe into the Biden administration and its alleged autopen use
Trump alleges the Biden administration used a machine to sign key documents, as many presidents do. Biden says he made policy decisions himself: "Any suggestion that I didn't is ridiculous and false."
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NPR NewsFBI Director Patel, a longtime bureau critic, begins to put his stamp on the agency
Since taking the helm more than 100 days ago, Patel has yet to shutter the FBI headquarters and reopen it as a museum as he once said he would, but he has begun trying to remake the bureau.
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NPR NewsWhy inflation data won't include prices from these cities in Utah, Nebraska and New York
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate. Economists warn that could make for less accurate cost-of-living measures.
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NPR News'Neglected tropical diseases' now face even more neglect
U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.
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