An underwhelming June jobs report

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• June jobs report numbers underwhelm economists

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported just 57,000 new jobs in June. Economists had expected double that.

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• Slow wage growth reflects workers staying put

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Wages are growing, but not as quickly as they were at this time last year, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s hard to get a raise when people aren’t changing jobs.

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• Gene editing technology can help de-extinct some animals — but should it?

  by Amy Scott

  Amy Scott, host of the podcast "How We Survive," reports on a company that's working on de-extinction innovation to try and bring back, for example, the woolly mammoth or the dodo.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• The “lump of labor fallacy” explained

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Innovations like sewing machines or word processors didn’t lead to mass unemployment. Instead, they changed jobs and spawned new businesses.

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• Why this World Cup is covered in Saudi oil

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Saudi Aramco's sponsorship isn't about selling more crude oil. Experts say it's about building influence, burnishing the company's reputation and supporting Saudi Arabia's broader ambitions on the world stage.

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• For this social worker and tour guide, retirement means working two jobs

  by Livi Burdette

  

  Cheryl Alexander is a social worker in San Diego, California who also leads tours of the Italian countryside.

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