Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on U.S. diplomatic efforts regarding Ukraine?
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On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff were in Florida Sunday where they met with the Ukrainian delegation. The four hours of talks came days before a U.S. envoy is expected to meet in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rubio says there's much more work to be done, but they're making progress toward finding a lasting peace.
We don't just want to end the war. We also want to help Ukraine be safe forever. So never again will they face another invasion. And equally importantly, we want them to enter an age of true prosperity.
Republicans in Congress have introduced a measure that would allow employers to offer workers comp time instead of overtime pay. As NPR's Andrea Hsu reports, it's a revival of an idea that's been floated many times in the past.
The bill is called the Working Families Flexibility Act. It would allow private companies to give workers the option of earning additional time off from work instead of traditional overtime pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires most workers be paid time and a half when they exceed 40 hours a week.
Republican sponsors of the bill say it would free workers to make their own decisions about how best to juggle work and family time. Democrat and other opponents warn that workers could be pressured into accepting comp time in lieu of the overtime they've earned without a guarantee that they can take time off when they need to.
Similar bills have been introduced in years past but have never become law. Andrea Hsu and PR News.
The death toll from a huge fire at a housing complex in Hong Kong continues to rise. At least 146 people are now dead after recovery workers found more bodies in the wreckage. Cherise Pham has more.
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Chapter 2: How does the proposed Working Families Flexibility Act impact workers' rights?
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Zootopia 2 has smashed the record for an international opening for an animated movie. The Disney sequel has made $556 million since it launched last Wednesday. Over the three-day weekend, it brought in $96 million just in North American theaters. Wicked for Good also performed well in its second weekend on the big screen, bringing in $62.8 million.
Now You See It, Now You Don't, meanwhile, brought up third with $7 million in ticket sales. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.