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This week, an article in Wired declared, "The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding." NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with reporter Clive Thompson about the article.

With an aging population and skilled labor shortage, German industry leaders view the almost million migrants who have arrived since 2015 as an opportunity. But integrating them quickly into the labor market is a challenge. Syrian refugee Hussein Shaker may have the answer. He's founded Migrant Hire, a website that helps refugees with software development skills obtain jobs in the capital's lively tech scene.

The country's Department of Conservation says the stranding of more than 400 whales is one of its worst on record. Rescue attempts are underway for the survivors, which number upwards of 100.

Donald Trump is entertaining the Japanese prime minister at his Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago. But it's also an exclusive private club. A look at Mar-a-Lago's history and its appeal to members.

Milan Vaishnav's new book, When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics, examines why so many criminals become politicians in India — and why so many voters embrace them.

Tennessee becomes the latest reason to doubt much-touted improvement in the nation's high school graduation rate.

President Bush faced little resistance when he stiffened immigration rules. But after 15 years and few attacks, politicians, the public and the courts are pushing back against President Trump.

Pat Brown was a renowned biomedical researcher. But he left that to tackle what he saw as the biggest problem facing Earth: animal agriculture. His solution: a veggie burger so beef-like it bleeds.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Marcus, a senior contributor to The Federalist and the artistic director of a theater company in New York City, about defunding the National Endowment for the Arts.

Federal immigration authorities have launched raids across the country in pursuit of people with felony convictions who are in the country illegally. Advocates say others are being caught up as well.