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The West African nation of Mali is one of the impoverished countries that could benefit from the debt relief proposed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Economic development has been slow in Mali, but with debt forgiveness its potential for growth is rife.

NPR's Shannon Bond talks with David Branch, co-author of a new report about why that July 4 barbecue is going to cost a lot more this year.

The Senate is taking up the $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street. Benton Ives, economics and finance reporter for the Congressional Quarterly, says the legislation is largely the same as the one the House rejected Monday, but with added tax breaks and an increase on the deposit insurance cap.

Senators announced a compromise between House and Senate negotiators on the economic stimulus package. Some House Democrats are upset that money for states and schools had been removed from the measure, but backed the deal.

Cooper plays the legendary composer and Carey Mulligan is his wife, Felicia Montealegre, in a new drama that exquisitely renders Bernstein's musical brilliance and human flaws.

The Olympic Games will soon begin. The high school where legendary track star Jesse Owens got his start is reviving the boys track and field team.

A special counsel questioned Pres. Biden's mental acuity while saying he should not be indicted concerning his handling of classified documents. Meanwhile former Pres. Trump faces criminal charges.

Employers added 223,000 jobs in May as hiring showed a healthy pickup from the prior month. President Trump created controversy by tweeting beforehand that he looked forward to the report coming out.

Even many voters who support the president questioned the lengths his administration is going to to remove people from the country.

One of Billie Holiday's most iconic songs is "Strange Fruit," a haunting protest against the inhumanity of racism. Many people know that the man who wrote the song was inspired by a photograph of a lynching. But they might not realize that he's also tied to an iconic event in America's history.