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Top Reason For CEO Departures Among Largest Companies Is Now Misconduct, Study Finds

Nearly 40% of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses

Operation Identification Helps Repatriate Remains Of Migrants Who Don’t Make It

Thousands of migrants continue to stream across the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Some try to evade capture. Operation Identification helps to repatriate the remains of those who don’t make it.

Billionaire Robert F. Smith Pledges To Repay Loans For 2019 Morehouse College Class

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with American University professor Ibram X. Kendi about billionaire investor Robert F. Smith’s pledge to the Morehouse College class of 2019 to repay their student loans.

What Abortion Was Like In The U.S. Before Roe V. Wade

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karissa Haugeberg, assistant professor of history at Tulane University, about what it was like to get an abortion before Roe v. Wade.

Former Federal Prosecutor Lori Lightfoot Sworn In As Chicago’s Mayor

After eight years under Rahm Emanuel, Chicago has a political novice as mayor. Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot took the oath and has big plans to shakeup Chicago’s way of doing business.

Teenager Is Latest Migrant Child To Die In U.S. Custody

The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.

California Teachers Pay For Their Own Substitutes During Extended Sick Leave

A teacher battling cancer has to pay for her own substitute. Now some lawmakers are calling for a change in the state education code to eliminate this hardship.

FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint

“This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans,” said chairman Ajit Pai.

1st Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Develop Monday Night

The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It’s expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.

Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men

Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why.

Justice Department Forces Alabama To Address Deadly Prison Conditions

Alabama must address dangerous prison conditions this week or face a Justice Department lawsuit. Critics say plans to build new prisons won’t solve issues that have been found to be unconstitutional.

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