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Part of the gains in the U.S. job market last month came in health care, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Here, a nurse screens a patient in Emporia, Va.

222,000 Jobs Added To U.S. Payrolls In June; Unemployment Rate Rises To 4.4 Percent

The U.S. economy added jobs in health care, social assistance, financial activities and mining. But wage growth hasn't topped 4 percent since 2008.

A barricade is set on fire during a protest against the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Friday.

Anti-Globalization Protests Spark Violence In Hamburg For Second Day

Activists continued protests in the German city as the summit of the world's major economic powers got underway.

Aweofeso Adebola (in white shirt) and Ifeoluwa Ayomide (in cap) pose with some of their students. Zachariah Ibrahim, who dreams of being a pilot, stands behind the girl in the green hijab. Fatima Alidarunge, who wants to be a soldier to fight Boko Haram, is in the blue headgear.

They Quit Their Office Jobs To Teach Kids In A Camp For Displaced People

It started when a 20-something government worker in Nigeria visited a camp. And met the kids. And saw that they weren't getting much of an education.

President Trump is at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, this week. On Friday, he tweeted that "everyone here is talking about" John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee. Podesta responded on Twitter.

'Get A Grip': Clinton 2016 Chair Slams Trump Tweet That DNC Email Is The Talk Of G-20

Trump tweeted inaccurately that John Podesta refused to turn over the hacked DNC server to investigators. Podesta replied: "Dude, get your head in the game. You're representing the US at the G20."

Walter Shaub resigned this week as director of the Office of Government Ethics, effective later this month.

Exiting Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Calls Trump White House 'A Disappointment'

Shaub, who announced he would resign on Thursday, says his successor should be someone "who's shown respect for the ethical norms and traditions, and is independent."

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit on Friday. Shortly after they met, the United States said the two countries had agreed to a cease-fire in southwestern Syria.

U.S., Russia Agree To Syrian Cease-Fire

The truce, for a section of the country's southwest, also includes Jordan and Israel. Several such cease-fires in the past have been short-lived.

The rhymes of Andy Lima, aka MC Bugg-Z, are aimed at educating people about how to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
(Jacob Fenston / WAMU)

MC Bugg-Z Uses Hip-Hop To Educate About Preventing Zika

As MC Bugg-Z, mosquito biologist Andy Lima raps about mosquitoes and the illnesses they can spread. It is all part of a campaign to educate the public on disease prevention.

Sheila Michaels, Who Helped Bring Honorific 'Ms.' To The Masses, Dies At 78

Michaels did not coin "Ms.," but she played a key role in its adoption. She was inspired by a letter to her roommate Mary Hamilton — who, separately, won a battle for the right to be called "Miss."

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

Gabriel Zepeda (right) makes an all-terrain wheelchair. He's been making wheelchairs for low-income Mexicans for 27 years.

Mexico And U.S. Team Up To Create Low-Cost Wheelchairs

A retired U.S. doc and a Mexican engineer co-founded a nonprofit group that is providing wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs at an affordable price.

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