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Ports' strike ends, as dockworkers reach agreement on wages
The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, agreed to extend the contract and continue bargaining over all other issues.
Biden tries get tougher on border security without alienating immigrant communities
by Franco Ordoñez
The White House is shoring up defenses on one of its most sensitive issues: immigration. Biden is trying to balance border security while protecting vulnerable undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
Palestinians in the West Bank say U.S. college protests give them hope
by Michele Kelemen
Palestinians in the West Bank are following the protests on US campuses and say this movement is giving them hope.
Basketball star Candace Parker's high school coach discusses her WNBA retirement
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andy Nussbaum, who coached legendary basketball player Candace Parker when she played in high school. Parker recently said she is retiring from the WNBA after 16 years.
Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Hope Hicks, a Trump-era White House adviser and communications director, is testifying in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial. Hick's name has come up several times before taking the stand.
Internet bills to swell for millions of Americans as federal subsidies run out
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with White House senior advisor Tom Perez about the impending end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidized internet costs for millions of households.
Student describes divestment negotiations with Brown University
While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.
A trek in the mountain forests of the Azores islands
by Brian Mann
Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.
Hiring slowed in April, but economists say the job market is still solid
by Scott Horsley
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April. That's the smallest number in six months. A gradual cooling of the job market may help to ease concerns about inflation.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is indicted on bribery charges
by Ryan Lucas
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been charged with allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.
The 'Great Southern Brood' of cicadas has emerged
by Sofi Gratas
Brood 19 cicadas have emerged in parts of the Southeast and they're making a lot of noise.
Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro
by John Otis
Venzuela's opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July's election. The authoritarian leader has used all sorts of underhanded tricks to seize the advantage.