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Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom company Huawei, is seen here leaving her home under the supervision of security in Vancouver, British Columbia, in December. On Friday, Canada said that an extradition hearing in Meng's case can proceed.

Canada Says Extradition Hearing For Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou Can Proceed

The U.S. has sought Meng's extradition since she was detained in December. The Chinese embassy in Canada called the decision "a political persecution against a Chinese high-tech enterprise."

Big Thief Announces A New Album, 'U.F.O.F.,' And Releases Its First Single

The song is quieter than might be expected from the band, and would fit right in with the solo album singer Adrianne Lenker released last fall.

Sunday Puzzle: In This Game, A Chance To Claim Vic-tor-y

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with KQED listener Tracy Starr of Oakland, Calif.

Dirty Projectors' <em>Lamp Lit Prose </em>is available now.

Dirty Projectors' New Album Is A Magic Pop Elixir To Forget Your Troubles

Taking notes from Kanye West and Solange Knowles, Dirty Projectors latest album Lamp Lit Prose is for the bounce back after a breakup.

An abandoned phosphate harbour in Aiwo on the Pacific island of Nauru. Nauru is one of many Pacific islands threatened by climate change.

U.N. Report Says We Have About A Decade To Turn Around Climate Change Effects

Are we ready to do what it takes to save the planet?

Specialists Jay Woods (right) and Thomas McArdle work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The market's recent decline was set off by a sharp drop in bond prices and a corresponding increase in yields last week and early this week.

U.S. Stocks Down Sharply Again After Wednesday's Rout

U.S. stocks indexes headed lower again after a global sell-off overnight triggered by a plunge in U.S. stocks the day before.

Chaz Bear explores adulthood, technology and identity with his latest album, <em>Outer Peace.</em>

Toro y Moi Jumps Out Of His Comfort Zone With 'Outer Peace'

Around 2010, Chaz Bear became the poster child for the chillwave genre. His latest album, Outer Peace, explores adulthood and identity in the modern world.

Volunteers in a boat help to rescue stranded people from a flooded area in Chengannur in the southern state of Kerala, India, on Sunday.

Rain Starts To Slow After Flooding Displaces 800,000 In Southern Indian State

Tens of thousands of people have been rescued, but thousands more are still stranded after massive flooding and landslides in India's Kerala state.

The U.S. has added jobs in every month for nearly eight years. Here, a job seeker holds an employment flyer during a hiring event at an Aldi Supermarket in Darien, Ill., in July.

August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment

Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.

An employee adjusts desks in an empty classroom in New Delhi after schools there were closed in March. A new report finds 1 in 4 countries have either missed their planned school reopening date, or not yet set one.

COVID-19 Has Robbed The World's Poorest Children Of Nearly 4 Months Of Schooling

A new report finds the return to education has been much slower in the world's poorer countries.

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