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Scott Simon speaks with director Ruben Ostlund, who has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time with the film "Triangle of Sadness."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Noam Peri, daughter of one of the hostages taken by Hamas, and human rights advocate Irwin Cotler. They're in Washington to make the case to prioritize freeing hostages.

Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.

John Lee, who has spent most of his civil service career in the police and overseeing security matters, has much less policy-making experience than previous chief executives.

Workers are demanding higher wages and more staffing to ease their workload. The union says that cuts to staffing and guest services that many hotels made during the COVID-19 pandemic were never restored.

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

Neil Gorsuch kept an even keel throughout the day, rarely betraying more than a hint of impatience or pique. He smiled a lot, made jokes about family and matched the mood of each of his interrogators.

The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie nabbed the backing of the New Hampshire Union Leader this weekend, citing his executive and national security experience. But that doesn't mean he's guaranteed a win.

The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize.