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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.
'Twainiac' Nick Offerman Reads Aloud About Samuel Clemens' Favorite Foods
David Greene talks to Nick Offerman — one of the voices behind Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens — about the series from Audible.
News Brief: U.S. Troops To Leave Syria, Courts Deal Setbacks To Asylum-Seekers
President Trump says it's time for U.S. forces to leave Syria. Roughly 2,200 U.S. troops have been fighting ISIS in Syria. And, another federal court decision blocks Trump's immigration crackdown.
White House Announces U.S. Troops Will Be Withdrawing From Syria
President Trump has decided it's time for the U.S. forces to leave Syria. But the move goes against statements by top American military officials, who have consistently said it would be wise to stay.
Report: Facebook Underreported Amount Of User Data Third Parties Had Access To
A new New York Times story finds that Facebook has underreported the amount of personal user data it allowed outside companies to access. Noel King talks to Gabriel Dance, an author of the report.
Judge Delays Flynn's Sentencing, Trump Alters Border Wall Demand
Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the unexpected developments in two major Washington stories on Tuesday. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on their conversation.
McConnell Announces Plan To Avert Partial Government Shutdown
Congress appears to be on the verge of avoiding a partial government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan would delay a fight over border wall funding until February.
Feds Alter Policies To Ease Overcrowding In Migrant Shelters
by John Burnett
After an unexpected policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to speed the vetting of sponsors so that more migrant children can be released from custody.
The U.S. Government Is Careening Perilously Close To A Shutdown
by Brian Naylor
The government will partially close at midnight Friday, unless Congress and the White House can agree on how to fund several key agencies despite the president's insistence on funding a border wall.
U.S. Deports The Latest Group Of Cambodian Immigrants
The latest group of Cambodian immigrants to be deported from the U.S. arrived in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Steve Inskeep talks to attorney Melanie Kim about who they are and why they're being deported.
Man Eating At An Oyster Bar Bites Down On A Pearl
The man was having lunch with a friend in New York's Grand Central Terminal when he came across something hard in his food. The BB-sized object wasn't a tooth as he feared, it was a valuable pearl.