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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.
Author Anna Sale Encourages Everyone To 'Talk About Hard Things'
NPR's Noel King talks to Anna Sale about her book: Let's Talk About Hard Things. Sale, host of WNYC's podcast Death, Sex and Money, unpacks the things we must confront at some point in our lives
'The Indicator From Planet Money' Investigates Barbie's Transformation
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Matel has given Barbie a total makeover, and it's led to skyrocketing sales. The Indicator from Planet Money explores how having a more inclusive lineup of dolls was key to the company's success.
12-Year-Old Boy Puts His Free Time During The Pandemic To Good Use
Mike Wimmer could have learned to bake bread or knit, but instead he decided to take a few extra classes. Now he's going to graduate from high school and college in the same week.
Thousands March In Colombia To Protest Plans To Raise Taxes
by John Otis
Protesters are taking to the streets of Colombia demonstrating against the government's mishandling of the pandemic, and its proposal to raise taxes at a time of deep economic pain.
Food And Drug Administration Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mitch Zeller, who leads the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, about the agency's push to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year.
Non-Fungible Token Of Disaster Girl Meme Sells For $430,000
In a photo, taken during a firefighters' training drill, a kid gives the camera a knowing look as a house burns in the background. As she graduates college, Zoe Roth auctioned off the photo's rights.
Why There Is Big Money In Stolen Catalytic Converters
by Chuck Quirmbach
Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen, and some unique theft prevention methods.
Dozens Killed, Injured In Stampede At Religious Festival In Northern Israel
by Daniel Estrin
The stampede broke out at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people. Videos on social media showed large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed together in tight spaces.
Why It Is Significant To Mark A President's 1st 100 Days
President Biden has been in office for 100 days — an informal marker for how a new administration is doing. The time frame goes back to Franklin D. Roosevelt and his first 100 days in office in 1933.
Disneyland Reopens After California Lockdown Measures Lifted
Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., is opening back up, more than a year after it shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disney World in Orlando, Fla., reopened last July.
News Brief: India's COVID-19 Surge, Religious Stampede, Kamala Harris' Role
The death toll in the pandemic continues to rise in India. Dozens of people have died in a stampede in Israel. Examining Kamala Harris's role in these first 100 days of the Biden administration.