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Candace Parker announces she's leaving the WNBA after 16 seasons
WNBA legend Candace Parker is retiring after 16 years in the league. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic, about how Parker has changed the game, and what comes next.
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Should people get bereavement leave for the death of a pet?
Half of pet owners say their animal is a member of the family — equal to humans. Google, Starbucks, United Airlines and Walmart have embraced a so-called "pet-conscious workplace."
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Spain's prime minister is expected to announce whether he might step down
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.
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Blinken-Xi meeting aimed at keeping U.S.-China relations from getting worse
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Secretary of State Blinken about U.S. foreign policy and his meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, and with David Rennie, Beijing bureau chief for The Economist.
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After a 3-hour hearing, the Supreme Court must define presidential immunity
NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor and Politico senior writer Ankush Khardori about former President Donald Trump's immunity claims.
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University protesters want their schools to divest from Israel over its war in Gaza
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters.
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Jennifer Anniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
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Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it
Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.
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Eminem will release his 12th full-length album this summer. Will it be his last?
Eminem released a teaser for a new album with an ominous title, "The Death of Slim Shady." The rapper made the reveal during the NFL Draft, which was held in his hometown of Detroit this year.
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Founder of the country's first scuba club for Black divers has trained thousands
This week's StoryCorps features a conversation with a man who founded the country's first scuba club for Black divers.
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Seattle City Council takes up changes to new minimum wage law
A recent law in Seattle sets minimum pay for delivery apps drivers. The City Council is looking to amend the measure after service charges increased and business for some drivers plummeted.
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Supreme Court to hear historic arguments on Trump's immunity claim
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys claim he has immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump is making a broad argument for immunity.