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Prosecution and defense present closing arguments in trial of Sean Combs
by Scott Detrow
NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas discusses the closing arguments in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of hip hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Life Kit: Tips for managing joint bank accounts
by Andee Tagle
Should you merge your finances with your significant other? Keep them separate? Or something in between? NPR's Life Kit breaks down different ways to handle finances with your partner.
North Koreans got jobs at Fortune 500 companies to fund the nuclear weapons program
by Jenna McLaughlin
The U.S. government and private sector are trying to solve a thorny problem. North Korean IT workers and hackers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies to fund the regime's nuclear weapons program.
Why are IUDs still such a mystery to women? Look at funding, doctors and politics
IUDs are a safe and reliable form of birth control, but many people struggle to get simple answers about the device. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Mia Armstrong-Lopez, who wrote about this for Slate.
California aid volunteers prepare for a crisis as migrants cross during heatwaves
by Jasmine Garsd
The San Diego sector is where most undocumented border crossings are occurring as temperatures rise. The result is migrants crossing through more remote, dangerous and even deadly parts of the border.
Incarcerated people who helped fight wildfires struggle to build a career post-prison
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Royal Ramey, the co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, about the pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters to build careers in the field.
A look at Jordan Bardella, the far-right 28-year-old who could be France's next PM
by Eleanor Beardsley
The young far-right politician Jordan Bardella could become France's next prime minister. At only 28, he’s free of political baggage, but some say he lacks real job — and life — experience.
How big crisis has to be to provoke radical social change, according to a philosopher
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Oxford University philosopher Roman Krznaric about the disruption nexus, a theory for social change he outlines in his new book, History For Tomorrow.
Deadly fire exposes lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea
by Anthony Kuhn
As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.
Artificial intelligence web crawlers are running amok
by Bobby Allyn
Artificial intelligence tech companies are refusing to abide by internet protocol when it comes to scraping data. Their ravenous scavenging behavior is upending the basic rules of the internet.
Cambodia's difficult journey to get stolen sculptures back from the Met
by Adam Hancock
Fourteen stolen sculptures are back in Cambodia after New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art agreed to return them. Thousands of historical artworks are thought to have been trafficked out of Colombia.