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People attend the JobNewsUSA job fair at the BB&T Center on Nov. 15 in Sunrise, Fla.

U.S. Added 156,000 Jobs In December; Hourly Wages Rose 10 Cents

10:26am January 06, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Over the course of 2016, average hourly earnings rose 2.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. The unemployment rate was little changed: 4.7 percent, compared to 4.6 percent in November.

A flag waves inside Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba last February.

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration

10:02am January 06, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The four released detainees are from Yemen and have been accepted by Saudi Arabia. They were never charged and had been at the Guantanamo Bay prison for more than 14 years.

Sen. Bernie Sanders talks to reporters about preserving the Affordable Care Act with fellow Democrats from both the House and Senate after a meeting with President Obama at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Bernie Sanders Says Trump Won Because Democrats Are Out Of Touch

9:03am January 06, 2017

by Meg Anderson

In an interview with NPR's David Greene, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized the Democratic Party for not listening to the needs of everyday Americans.

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Senate Armed Services Committee Rallies Behind Intelligence Community

8:40am January 06, 2017

David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, a member of the panel, about what intelligence officials had to say about findings that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential election.

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Trump To Get Russian Cyber Briefing; May Announce Intelligence Chief

8:40am January 06, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

A day after the Senate held a public hearing on Russia's cyber activities, Donald Trump gets his briefing. And, Trump's reported to have picked ex-Sen. Dan Coats to head National Intelligence.

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Mohammed Refaai, a butcher, works at a halal meat market in Toledo, Ohio.

As A Syrian Refugee In Toledo Pines For His Family, A Brotherhood Forms

8:24am January 06, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Mohammed Refaai, 23, is a Syrian refugee living in Toledo, Ohio, with three roommates. They see him as a brother, and since the election, worry about his family's chances of getting into the U.S.

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Climate Scientist Pens Open Letter To President-Elect Trump

6:38am January 06, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ben Santer, a climate scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, about his open letter to Donald Trump on climate change.

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Osama Bin Laden's Son Hamza Added To U.S. Terror Blacklist

12:47am January 06, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The State Department on Thursday announced that Hamza bin Laden has been added to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list. The action also imposes sanctions on the son of Osama bin Laden.

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics say it's another example of Trump packing his Cabinet with Wall Street insiders.

Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?

8:25pm January 05, 2017

by Chris Arnold

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics say it's another example of Trump packing his Cabinet with Wall Street insiders.

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Sen. Jack Reed Outlines First Senate Hearing On Alleged Russian Hacking

7:50pm January 05, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, about Thursday's hearing on Russia's alleged role in election year hacking.

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