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Hiring slowed in April. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs
April's job growth was down from the previous month, according to a new Labor Department report. The unemployment rate rose slightly, from 3.8% to 3.9%, but remains low by historical standards.
How Congress' Hydrofluorocarbon Legislation Will Affect Your Groceries
by Laura Klivans
Over the next 15 years, the U.S. is set to slash the use of powerful greenhouse gases used in refrigerants. That means changes to your grocery store, a switch that's already underway in California.
Movie Theaters Face Challenges After A Year Of Massive Losses
Many people will watch movies on a big screen this summer, but the pandemic fundamentally changed the industry. How can movie theaters survive and possibly thrive post-pandemic?
Iranians Head To Polls To Pick Next President
by Peter Kenyon
Iranians go to vote for a new president Friday with the frontrunner being a hardline former judge. Many voters feel they were given very little choice.
New York City Honors Important Black Americans With New Parks
Just in time for the new federal holiday Juneteenth, New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans.
Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Rejection Rocks UNC Campus
by David Folkenflik
The decision highlights the divisions between her view of the mission of journalism and Arkansas newspaper publisher whose name adorns the school.
Biden Signs Into Law Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
by Brian Naylor
President Biden has signed legislation making Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom in 1865, a federal holiday. It will be commemorated for the first time Friday.
Morning News Brief
Juneteenth has been signed into law as a federal holiday. As U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Afghanistan, allies are left behind in danger. And, Iranians elect a new president.