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Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster
The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.
Spain's prime minister considers resigning
by Miguel Macias
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is considering resigning and is expected to make his decision known on Monday.
30 years of democracy in South Africa
This weekend marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, officially ending the country's era of apartheid. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalist Redi Thlabi.
Why 1999 was such a big year for movies
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brian Raftery, author of the book, Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.
Jewish students at Columbia meet with Speaker Mike Johnson
by Barbara Sprunt
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Columbia University this past week amid protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson met with Jewish students who expressed concerns for their safety.
How to make friends after a move
by Janet W. Lee
Moving can be very stressful. NPR's Life Kit talks with experts about ways to overcome some of that stress by making friends in a new place.
Author Emily Oster's new book 'Unexpected' tackles difficult pregnancies
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with author Emily Oster about her new book The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications.
Listening to Iron & Wine's new album 'Light Verse'
NPR Music's Robin Hilton talks to Scott Detrow about Iron & Wine's first solo album in seven years.
Trump's hush money trial starts, as his team hopes for delay
by Domenico Montanaro
It was a big week in the world of former President Donald Trump's legal battles. Witnesses testified in the hush money trial and the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning Trump's immunity claims.
The story of 'The Big Dig' infrastructure project
by Ian Coss
From GBH in Boston, the story of the Big Dig — an infrastructure project that became infamous around the world for a price tag that just went up, and up, and up.
Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'
by Bob Mondello
A young single dad is on a mission in the film Nowhere Special. With a terminal illness and no family to turn to, he's searching for the perfect adoptive family for his four-year-old son.