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AI is causing anxiety about the future of the workforce. But are there AI-proof jobs?
Can we know which jobs are more or less likely to be "taken" by artificial intelligence? Planet Money looks into what jobs might be immune from a robot takeover.
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French prime minister faces wide-scale protests as demonstrators flood the streets
France's newest prime minister -- the fourth in a little over a year -- has barely taken office, and he's already facing wide-scale protests against him.
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CDC advisers expected to vote on hepatitis B, COVID vaccine recommendations Friday
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hand-picked panel of advisers will vote on their recommendations for the hepatitis B and COVID vaccines on the second day of the highly anticipated meeting.
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Trump wraps up state visit to U.K.
After a day of royal pomp, President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom closes with a business reception and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Former CDC director says she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr.
Susan Monarez, the ousted director of the CDC, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the health secretary pressured her to rubber stamp vaccine policies without reviewing scientific evidence.
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Former CDC leader shares why she decided to leave
NPR speaks with Debra Houry, the CDC's former chief medical officer, about her decision to leave her post and her concerns over Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine decisions.
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Morning news brief
An advisory committee meets Thursday to recommend vaccine policies, the Fed lowers interest rates for the first time this year, ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off air for comments on Charlie Kirk's killing.
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Oliver Darcy talks about ABC's decision to take Jimmy Kimmel off air
Oliver Darcy, author of Status, a nightly newsletter about the corridors of media power, explains ABC's decision to take Jimmy Kimmel off air following his comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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UC Berkeley sends 160 names to government for 'alleged antisemitic incidents'
The University of California Berkeley told about 160 faculty, staff and students that they were included in files shared with the government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents."
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Facing Trump's pressure, the Federal Reserve cuts rates for the first time this year
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time this year, but President Trump is demanding bigger rate cuts.
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What effect will the Fed's interest rates cut have and what could happen next
NPR talks with Stacey Vanek Smith, a reporter at Bloomberg, about the effect the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates could have.
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'Why Fascists Fear Teachers' explores how attacks on education undermine democracy
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, talks about her new book "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."