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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.
Teens compete to deliver mail from boat to lakefront homes in Wisconsin
by Sarah Lehr
Every year, Wisconsin teens compete for an unusual summer job. The Lake Geneva mailboat jumpers hop from ship to shore as they deliver letters to lakefront homes.
Nike is coming out with a soccer cleat specifically for women
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Sophie Downey about the upcoming Nike cleats designed for women. Despite soccer's popularity, it's rare to find cleats that are designed for female athletes.
Three songs for the perfect summer road trip playlist
Pop Culture Happy Hour host Stephen Thompson and NPR Music contributor Marissa Lorusso suggest three songs to make your summer road trip playlist perfect.
Groundwater availability in Arizona will limit development in the Phoenix area
by Katherine Davis-Young
Arizona is limiting development in the Phoenix metro area due to a lack of groundwater. But the development party isn't over.
Finalists for the top teenage piano competition join NPR
The final three participants share thoughts as they headed into final round of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, where more than 20 teenagers performed classical sonatas and concertos.
A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is displayed on Juneteenth
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.
'Miracle' exhumed nun draws pilgrims to rural Missouri
by Frank Morris
A "miracle" has pilgrims flocking to a tiny monastery in rural Missouri. The body of a nun who was buried without embalming in a wooden casket four years ago is remarkably well preserved.
Secretary Blinken and China's Xi Jingping didn't reach agreement on military contact
by Michele Kelemen
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese leader Xi Jingping. He called the talks "candid and constructive," but they did not reach an agreement on resuming military-to-military contact.
Israel is reportedly debating a wider offensive after intense battle in the West Bank
by Daniel Estrin
Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the West Bank have fought one of their most intense battles of the past year, leaving at least five Palestinians killed and scores injured.
Secretary Blinken visits China as country questions sincerity of Biden administration
by John Ruwitch
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held the first of two days of talks with officials in Beijing. Blinken is the first member of President Biden's cabinet to visit China.
A cemetery in Sugar Land, Texas, forces city to confront its history
A new podcast from The Texas Newsroom explores the discovery of a cemetery in Sugar Land, Texas.