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Hundreds of women, aged 40 and older, gathered in Chicago recently to relive their youthful days of jumping rope at the 40+ Double Dutch Club’s “National Play Date.” Read More at NPR

The former union electrician was an underdog in recent UAW leadership elections, but with a tough love approach to auto companies in negotiations, he narrowly won. Now he’s taking the union on strike. (Image credit: Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Jia Tolentino has a nuanced perspective on her religious upbringing and her subsequent rejection of that belief system. And then what it meant to become a parent. (Image credit: Elena Mudd) Read More at NPR

The two auto companies said the strike is causing supply chain issues that are leading to temporary layoffs of non-striking workers. (Image credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters. (Image credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general. (Image credit: Eric Gay/AP) Read More at NPR

Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, faces drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges in the United States. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López in January. (Image credit: CEPROPIE via AP File) Read More at NPR

Officials previously said at least 115 people had died in the fire, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of the victims. The number of those who are missing fell to 31. (Image credit: Rick Bowmer/AP) Read More at NPR

The husband of a congresswoman from Alaska died in a plane crash this week — one of numerous aviation crashes that have given the state the highest rate of plane crashes in the nation. Read More at NPR

Every summer, a different sort of rodeo takes place in the California town of Duncan Mills: a gay rodeo. We pay a visit. Read More at NPR