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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
Sweden makes major effort to develop its own supply of minerals used in tech products
by Jackie Northam
It takes a half-hour in a pick-up truck to get to the bottom of a vast underground mine in Sweden — where the country is betting on extracting minerals for electric energy independence.
Amid a writers strike, contract between actors' union and major studies expires
NPR's A Martinez talks Joshua Flax of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service about the role of mediators in contact standoffs following last-ditch talks between SAG-AFTRA and major studios.
Thailand's parliament is meeting to choose a new prime minister
A high-stakes vote in Thailand's parliament could end nearly a decade of conservative rule that began with a military coup.
A half a century ago, the world first heard the voice of Freddie Mercury
by Shereen Marisol Meraji
On this day 50 years ago, the band Queen released its first album and introduced the world to the singular voice of Freddie Mercury. (Note: Story first aired on Morning Edition on Aug. 30, 2010.)
Abortion abolitionists across the country want to charge women with murder
by Rose Conlon
A small but growing faction of the anti-abortion movement is calling for patients to be criminally punished. It's gaining traction in states such as Kansas.
A new law in Florida puts the fate of the state's public-sector unions at risk
by Danny Rivero
Public-employee unions in Florida are scrambling to survive. A new labor law requires more workers to be dues-paying members — while making it more difficult to collect union dues.
Scientists are a step closer to defining when the age of humans officially began
by Rebecca Hersher
Scientists recommend the start of a geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted Earth — soot, plastics and radioactive fallout have made it into the rocks, ice and mud that form our planet.
Meta's Threads, which is basically a Twitter clone, minimizes news and politics
Meta's new app Threads aims to be a friendlier alternative to Twitter by deemphasizing news and politics. But for many people, partisan brawls are a big part of Twitter's appeal.
Guatemala's presidential election gets more complicated as voting heads into runoff
The country's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.
NATO countries are wrapping up their 2-day summit in Lithuania
Lithuania is hosting the meeting, and some in the former Soviet republic feel pride for getting that chance.
New government figures show that inflation is easing
New numbers out Wednesday are expected to show the inflation rate in June was just over 3%. That's a big improvement from this time last year, when inflation topped 9%.
U.S. domestic instability might make the world a more dangerous place, diplomat says
NPR's A Martinez talks with Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, about the war in Ukraine, NATO and the future of U.S. foreign policy.