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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.
Some countries which identify as democracies, weren't invited to the democracy summit
After President Biden's democracy summit, what does it mean when countries say they are a democracy? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Seema Shah, co-author of the Global State of Democracy report.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is now Megan Thee College Graduate
She walked across Texas Southern University's stage — receiving a Bachelor's degree in health administration. She says she wanted to complete her education to honor her late mother and grandmother.
Anne Rice, author of 'Interview with the Vampire,' dies at 80
by Elizabeth Blair
Anne Rice, the novelist whose best-selling gothic tales, reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, died Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice said.
Who covers your workplace accident when you're working from home?
In 2018, a man working from home in Germany fell down the stairs on his way from his bed to his home office. A lower court has ruled that his company's insurance should cover the fall.
Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion law as legal fights move ahead
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to challenge Texas' restrictive abortion law. NPR's Noel King speaks with Florida State law professor Mary Ziegler about the implications.
British court permits Julian Assange extradition to the U.S. on spying charges
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Willem Marx about the court opening the door for Assange to be extradited. It ruled U.S. assurances were enough to guarantee Assange would be treated humanely.
Michigan teens sue Oxford School District for failing to stop fatal shooting
NPR's Noel King speaks to attorney Geoffrey Fieger, who's filed suit against the school district and some individual staff members, over last week's shooting that left four students dead.
Pennsylvania sees a dramatic surge in COVID cases driven by the Delta variant
COVID-19 cases are rising in parts of Pennsylvania. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Jeffrey Jahre, an infectious disease expert with St. Luke's University Health Network, based in Bethlehem, Pa.