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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.
New hit video game Cult of the Lamb is adorably unsettling
by Glen Weldon
An unusual videogame called Cult of the Lamb was recently released for several gaming platforms. It flew to the top of the sales charts, and seems to be developing a cult following of its own.
States dependent on Colorado River wonder if desalination could help the water supply
by Alex Hager
Severe drought has states dependent on the Colorado River looking at alternatives. Desalinating seawater may be a viable supplement to some areas, but likely can't fix much of the river's deficit.
Judge blocks prosecutors from enforcing 1931 abortion ban in Michigan
by Rick Pluta
Abortion is still legal in Michigan after a circuit court judge ruled that county prosecutors can't charge providers with a felony. The decision blocks the enforcement of a 1931 pre-Roe abortion ban.
How a journalist and an aspiring writer in Ukraine grew while working on a news site
by Gregory Warner
A local journalist in small town New York and an aspiring writer in Eastern Ukraine discovered they had a lot more to learn from each other than either expected.
Facing a monkeypox vaccines shortage, the U.S. is pursuing a new dosing strategy
The U.S. is facing a shortage of the monkeypox vaccine as the outbreak grows rapidly. The White House is pursuing a controversial strategy where each person only gets a fraction of the full dose.
The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S. economy
by Nathan Rott
Environmental damage is a threat to the global economy but it's hardly counted in economic figures like the GDP. The Biden administration is unveiling an effort to give a more holistic accounting.
Some see Iran's assassination plots as yet another reason not to revive nuclear deal
by Michele Kelemen
Feeling vindicated by recent evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, opponents to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran are pressing their case.
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty for role in tax fraud scheme
by Ilya Marritz
Former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg has plead guilty for his role in a tax fraud scheme that lasted 15 years.
Many Americans falsely think migrants are bringing most of the fentanyl entering U.S.
by Joel Rose
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that big numbers of Americans believe incorrectly that "most" of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled by migrants. It's not the only misleading claim getting traction.
A year after an earthquake devastated Haiti, one aid official says there is hope
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ronald Jocelyn, the education director of the Hope for Haiti, about conditions on the ground in Haiti one year after a devastating earthquake hit the country.
A small handful of journalists are trying to keep press freedom alive in Hong Kong
by John Ruwitch
Press freedom in Hong Kong has tanked in recent years. Many journalists have left the field, but a few have set up tiny outlets to report on local issues and try to hold the authorities to account.