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What May's Job Data Means For The Middle Class Labor Market
NPR's Noel King speaks with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about what the May jobs numbers could mean for the future of the low and middle class economy.
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Labor Department Releases Job Numbers For May
The Labor Department is set to report jobs data for May amid a political fight over whether extended unemployment benefits are dissuading Americans from rejoining the workforce.
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Federal Agencies Begin Planning For The Return To The Office
The Biden administration gave federal agencies a mid-July deadline to submit plans for calling their employees back to the office, and says White House employees are expected back at work by then.
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Kennedy Center Honors Will Air On CBS, With Pandemic Changes
The Kennedy Center Honors broadcast airs on CBS on June 6th. Recipients include Debbie Allen and Dick Van Dyke. It was a very different event this year.
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Anne Schuchat Discusses Her Time As The CDC's Principal Deputy Director
Steve Inskeep talks with the CDC's outgoing Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat about her tenure, the pandemic and lessons learned.
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Morning News Brief: Harris' First Foreign Trip, Job Numbers, FBI Investigates DeJoy
Vice President Harris will visit Guatemala and Mexico. May's job numbers are released. And, the FBI investigates Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
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FBI Investigates Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Over Campaign Fundraising
NPR's Noel King talks with Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage about the investigation into Louis DeJoy in connection with campaign fundraising activity involving his former business.
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FDA Mulls Over Approval Of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
The FDA is poised to decide whether to approve aducanumab, a drug to treat Alzheimer's. It's proved highly effective at removing the sticky amyloid plaques associated with the disease from the brain.
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Meat-Packer JBS Expects To Operate At Near Full Capacity After Ransomware Attack
JBS, the world's biggest meat-packing company, expects operations to be back near full capacity Thursday as it recovers from a ransomware attack. Groups with ties to Russia are blamed for the attack.
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As NPR Celebrates 5 Decades, A Look Back On Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers'
In 1971, the Rolling Stones released what's considered one of their best albums: Sticky Fingers. The album is now seen as one of the towering achievements in the Rolling Stones discography.
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Florida Law May Thwart Effort By Cruise Industry To Set Sale
After a year's shutdown, the first U.S. cruise will sail from Ft. Lauderdale this month with all adult passengers vaccinated. That might not be possible after July 1 because of a new Florida law.
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Surveillance Video Appears To Show A Bobcat In West Scranton High
Animal control was called and they discovered a house cat. The Clouded Jack is an experimental breed that resembles a bobcat. This one had a microchip, which allowed shelter staff to find its owners.