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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.
A Look At Tyler Perry's Complicated Legacy
Tyler Perry's acceptance of a special Oscar for humanitarian work reveals his complicated legacy as a filmmaker who is credited for uplifting Black people while stereotyping and profiting from them.
China's 2020 Census Data Expected To Show Declining Fertility Rate
by John Ruwitch
China is poised to release once-a-decade census information that experts say will highlight a shrinking fertility rate — one of the country's biggest long-term economic challenges.
German Bankruptcy Officials Worry About Build-Up Of 'Zombie Businesses'
by Rob Schmitz
Germany's long lockdowns have pushed tens of thousands of small businesses to insolvency. The government freeze on insolvency requirements could lead to a wave of bankruptcies after this week.
U.S. May Have Hit The Mark With Vaccinations To Beat Back COVID-19
by Rob Stein
The U.S. appears to be very close to hitting a tipping point in the coronavirus pandemic, with vaccinations finally turning around the trajectory of infections.
Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut, Dies At 90
Collins flew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. As command module pilot, he didn't step on the moon but orbited 60 miles above as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.
Biden Administration Has Ambitious Spending Plan For Domestic Agenda
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ambassador Susan Rice, who serves as the director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council, about President Biden's first 100 days in office and his agenda.
Release Of Bodycam Footage Of N.C. Man's Death Delayed By Judge
by Sarah McCammon
A judge denied a motion to release police video of the April 21 killing of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, by sheriff's deputies. Court deliberations revealed dramatic new details of what happened.
DOJ Indicts Men On Hate Crime Charges In Ahmaud Arbery Killing
by Emily Jones
Three white men in Georgia face federal hate crime charges in last year's death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was jogging when the suspects pursued him, confronted him and shot him.