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Teenagers looking for summer jobs face a tough labor market. But the personal benefits are huge. -
As the opening for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City approaches, tensions in the city rise with multiple organized groups taking to the streets to force the government to address their demands.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers dedicated a permanent exhibit honoring two of MLB's gay trailblazers -including two former Dodgers who never publicly came out until after they retired.
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The next few weeks will bring decisions in several major Supreme Court cases from birthright citizenship and immigration to the president's power to fire federal officials.
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Tucked away in hot, dry, concrete and asphalt sprawl of Phoenix is a small sliver of the Salt River's green, damp natural beauty.
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President Trump faced some pushback to his agenda and policies this week from both the courts and Republican lawmakers in Congress.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with University of California, Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova about efforts to bring back standardized exams as part of the admissions process.
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NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with immunologist Nicole Baumgarth about why ticks are spreading to new regions, and what this increase in ticks could mean for the spread of Lyme disease.
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President Trump headed to Wisconsin hoping to reassure farmers his agenda is working for them despite high gas prices and other hurdles thanks to the war in Iran.
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As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the Mexican host city of Guadalajara wrestles with welcoming tens of thousands of tourists to a place where violence permeates daily life.
