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A "We are hiring" sign is paired with a pandemic-themed sign in the window of a store in Miami. Restaurants and other in-person businesses are looking to hire more workers at a time when some are wary of returning to work or are busy with caregiving.

Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy

U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.

HBO's 'Insecure' soars by staying true to its revolutionary mission

Insecure portrays Black joy and pain and struggle without the typical storytelling cliches. The final season of Issa Rae's show works as well as ever.

"I am very conscious of the fact that these things that I've internalized are these kind of middle, upper middle-class white American milestones," says author Doree Shafrir about the societal pressures of the perfect job, marriage, and homeownership, "but that didn't make them any less real to me."

A late bloomer makes the case for rejecting life's typical timeline

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Doree Shafrir about her book Thanks for Waiting and the obstacles and victories of postponing the usual milestones of success for women like marriage, kids and a career.

GM says its EV technology developing faster than expected, will make EVs cheaper, longer-range

General Motors says it is accelerating its development of electric vehicles, promising less expensive, longer-range electric vehicles within five years as…

Yaritza Martinez developed a zika infection in 2016 when she was pregnant with her son Yariel, who is now 5 years-old. Yariel is enrolled in a long term study following a group of babies in the U.S. and in Colombia to see how they have been developing.

5 years later, researchers assess how children exposed to Zika are developing

Subtle developmental differences in children whose brains seemed normal at birth underscore the need to follow children long term — a lesson that may be key for babies exposed to COVID-19.

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Cease & desist letters sent to Michigan senior living facilities over COVID-19 fee

Michigan’s Attorney General is warning the operators of senior living facilities against charging a special COVID-19 fee.This week, the attorney general’s…

Marathon refinery to pay a fine and pay for environmental projects as part of settlement deal

The state and the Marathon refinery in southwest Detroit have a proposed deal to resolve some alleged air violations from back in 2017.Nick Assendelft is…

A photo of the pit in the EPS basement before the 2017 emergency clean-up.

Heavy metals but no chromium-6 in pits in Gary Sayers' Detroit warehouse

When Detroit firefighters found pits filled with liquid in the basement of a warehouse owned by Gary Sayers, state officials had to assume the…

Enbridge's oil spill response plan needs a closer look, judge rules

It’s not an F, but it is an I for Incomplete.That’s the grade a federal judge is giving regulators for approving Enbridge Energy’s emergency response plan…

State officials to hold 3 public hearings on PFAS drinking water rules

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is holding three public hearings this month on its plans to set drinking water standards…

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