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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.
Biden pardons thousands of people convicted on federal marijuana possession charges
by Eric Westervelt
President Biden has announced he is pardoning everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. He's now urging governors to pardon those convicted on state possession charges.
Sacheen Littlefeather sacrificed her career to make way for Indigenous voices
Actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, best known for declining Marlon Brando's 1973 Oscar to protest Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans, has died at the age of 75.
A Canadian court considers whether the U.S is a safe place for asylum-seekers
by Emma Jacobs
Is America a safe place for asylum-seekers? That's a question Canada's highest court is currently considering.
How economics retreats made a strong impression on federal judges
by Jeff Guo
Between 1976 and 1999, hundreds of federal judges traveled to a private retreat where they learned from famous economists. These retreats may have had a surprising effect on federal courts.
What a strike at a Philadelphia museum reveals about unionizing cultural institutions
by Laura Benshoff
Workers are unionizing in fields where they haven't had a big presence, including cultural institutions. Philadelphia Museum of Art employees are picketing as they seek their first contract.
Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature goes to French writer Annie Ernaux
Ernaux often addresses issues of gender, language, class and shame in her work. Her writing blurs the line between memoir and fiction such as A Woman's Story, I Remain in Darkness and Cleaned Out.
Dozens of people are killed in a shooting at a daycare center in Thailand
by Michael Sullivan
Officials say most of the victims are children. Thailand's prime minister expressed his condolences to the families. Authorities say the man who carried out the attack was a former police officer.
News brief: OPEC and the WTO, Ukraine's Gains in the East, NPR/Marist Poll
The WTO predicts a sharp slowdown in global trade. Ukrainian forces are taking back territory that had been captured by Russia. A new NPR poll shows President Biden's approval rating is up.
Biden tours devastation from Hurricane Ian and promises Florida federal help
by Debbie Elliott
A week after Hurricane Ian hit North Port, Fla., the floodwaters have just begun to recede. Residents are starting to pick up the pieces to see what's left.