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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.
Sans McDonalds: Neighbors Want To Keep Paris Food Hub Historic
by Eleanor Beardsley
In the neighborhood considered the soul of French gastronomy, residents are fighting to keep the fast-food giant out. (This piece originally aired on July 18, 2015 on Weekend Edition Saturday.)
Las Vegas Mob Museum To Open FIFA Exhibit
It's been joked that soccer's governing body is a kind of Mafia. Now that some executives have been arrested for racketeering and money laundering, the museum is opening a FIFA display in September.
It's Summer But There Is Still Snow In Buffalo, N.Y.
It's left over from Snowvember, the name for a massive snowstorm last fall. Trucks that plowed the streets dumped two mountains of snow in an abandoned lot near the train station.
Boston Drops Out Of The Running For 2024 Olympic Games
by Curt Nickisch
Bostonians are breathing a sigh of relief or regretting a lost opportunity — depending on how they felt about the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics. Opponents said the games would run over budget.
The 'Swim Whisperer' Teaches Kids To Be Water-Safe
by Karen Grigsby Bates
Same-Sex Couples Strive For Marriage Rights In Every EU Country
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
The European Union has standards for labor, trade and sanitation, but same-sex marriage is left to member states. Only about a dozen EU countries recognize such unions.
Malaysia, Cuba Taken Off U.S. Human Trafficking Blacklist
by Jackie Northam
Many human rights advocates and U.S. lawmakers say the upgrade has more to do with politics than with the facts on the ground in those countries.
Cardinals Hire Jen Welter, Possibly NFL's First Female Coach
Officials with the Arizona Cardinals say Jen Welter will be working with inside linebackers. David Greene talks to Kent Somers, the Cardinals beat reporter for The Arizona Republic.
China's Stock Market Unnerves Investors With Another Nosedive
China's stock market continues to fall on the heels of a big drop in June. Steve Inskeep talks to Patrick Chovanec, chief strategist with Silvercrest Asset Management, about China's stock market woes.