U.S. Adds More Than 250,000 New Jobs In July; Unemployment Steady Plus 4 More Stories

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The Two-Way U.S. Adds More Than 250,000 New Jobs In July; Unemployment Steady The Bureau of Labor Statistics' report shows stronger job growth than economists had been expecting. Meanwhile, NPR's Yuki Noguchi puts the very idea of a monthly jobs report in perspective. Read this story The Torch After A Rough Run-Up, Rio Aims For An 'Awesome' Opening Ceremony The Friday night spectacle could be "a drug for depression in Brazil," says the creative director of the show that viewers around the world will see tonight. Read this story The Two-Way Former KKK Leader David Duke Says 'Of Course' Trump Voters Are His Voters The former grand wizard is running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Duke tells NPR that, based on polling by his campaign, he believes he'll be supported by more than 75 percent of Donald Trump voters. Read this story Politics Painting Trump As Temperamental, Clinton Attempts To Flip Gender Stereotype Hillary Clinton's campaign is trying to build a case that Trump is "temperamentally unfit to be president." It's a reversal of something that has long hung over female candidates. Read this story Shots - Health News With No Insanity Defense, Seriously Ill People End Up In Prison Four states have no insanity defense. Advocates say that means seriously ill people can be executed where in other states they wouldn't be convicted at all, and it makes it harder to get treatment. Read this story

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