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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.
Right-wing media is coming to Trump's defense over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago
by David Folkenflik
Fox News had begun to distance itself from Trump recently, as the Jan. 6 panel cast him in harsh light. The FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago has right-wing media, including Fox, snapping back to his defense.
The new CHIPS and Science Act will bring semiconductor chip manufacturing to the U.S.
President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law Tuesday, which allocates $53 billion dollars in federal funding to manufacture semiconductor chips domestically.
The politics of the search of Mar-a-Lago
by Domenico Montanaro
The FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home is sending out political shockwaves. The politics can cut a few different ways — and fire up the bases of both parties.
In new memoir, Sen. Tim Scott discusses the GOP, goals and political grace
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina about his new book, America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity.
With many voters discouraged, turnout was low for Kenya's presidential election
by Eyder Peralta
Kenyans are going to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president. The two front runners are familiar names in the East African nation.
Investigation reveals how government bureaucracy failed to stop family separations
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Atlantic immigration reporter Caitlin Dickerson about her extensive investigation into the Trump administration's family separation policy.
A fossilized tooth may determine the origin of the Chincoteague ponies
A fossilized horse tooth could finally provide an answer to the mystery of how the wild Chincoteague ponies ended up on Maryland and Virginia's Assateague Island.
Reflecting on Serena Williams' career and legacy as the G.O.A.T retires from tennis
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jessica Luther, co-host of the sports podcast Burn It All Down, about Serena Williams' retirement from the world of tennis.
How the search in Mar-a-Lago might impact the Justice Department
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sarah Isgur Flores, the former director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Justice Department during the Trump administration, about the FBI's search in Mar-a-Lago.
The implications of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search for Trump
by Ryan Lucas
The Justice Department is following policy and not publicly discussing its investigations, but there are some clues about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and its implications for former President Trump.
Many Sri Lankans have switched to cycling due to the economic crisis
by Lauren Frayer
Fuel shortages have forced many Sri Lankans to ditch their cars and cycle instead. Colombo's mayor unveiled new bike paths. Doctors & environmentalists call it a silver lining, but will it last?