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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Stocks opened higher this morning as the Labor Department reported a modest slowdown in hiring last month. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial jumped more than 500 points in early training. U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs in May, down slightly from the previous month. Job gains for March and April were revised down by a total of 95,000 jobs. There was a sizable drop in the workforce last month as 625,000 people

stopped working or looking for work. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%. Many of the jobs added in May were in health care and hospitality. The manufacturing sector cut 8,000 jobs last month, and retail employment fell by 6,500. Average hourly wages in May were up 3.9 percent from a year ago. Wages have been climbing faster than prices for the last two years. Scott Horsley, Impair News, Washington. Migrants staged a protest yesterday at an ICE facility in Miami where they are being detained.

They lined up in the courtyard of the Chrome Detention Center and used their bodies to spell out the letters SOS. Migrants and their families tell NPR the Miami facility is overcrowded and detainees are getting sick. NPR's Jasmine Garst has been following this and says ICE detention centers are overcrowded. ICE acknowledged that there is overcrowding right now. They told NPR in an email, quote, we are actively implementing measures to manage capacity while maintaining compliance with

federal standards and our commitment to humane treatment. These accusations do not reflect ICE's policies or practices, end quote. ICE says the overcrowding is temporary, but the Trump administration is promising even more arrests. NPR's Jasmine Garz reporting. Meanwhile, NPR member station WBUR reports migrants in the Boston area are being detained in a local office building. Their lawyers say migrants are being held in unsanitary conditions that are described as quote, abysmal. President Trump's full travel ban on a dozen countries includes a prohibition on Afghans coming to the United States.

NPS Greg Myhre reports many Afghans arrived in the U.S. in recent years. The president's travel ban applies to Afghanistan, though it does include an exception. Afghans who served with the U.S. during the war there can still pursue what's known as a special immigrant visa. Around 200,000 Afghans have come with the U.S. during the war there can still pursue what's known as a special immigrant visa. Around 200,000 Afghans have come to the U.S. since the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal four years ago.

In addition, more than 200,000 Afghans outside the U.S. are in various stages of the application process, and this includes many who worked with the Americans. These figures are from U.S. officials and private groups assisting Afghans. Many of these Afghans say they fear for their safety under Taliban rule in their country. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Russia fired fresh missiles and drones into Ukraine today. Ukrainian officials say at least three people have been killed.

Russia attacks Ukrainian cities daily, but in recent weeks the Russian attacks have been larger. Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Trump this week that he would respond to Ukraine's surprise attack last weekend. Ukraine destroyed dozens of Russian bomber planes deep in the Russian heartland. Hundreds of Colorado River experts are gathered in Colorado this week to talk about how to share the shrinking river water supply in the future.

From member station KUNC, Alex Hager reports water leaders are calling for more transparency from policymakers. – Negotiators from the seven states that use the Colorado River decided to skip this conference, instead choosing to focus on closed door meetings that haven't shown much progress. Jim Lockhead, Colorado's former top water negotiator, said those meetings might be more productive with others in the room, like federal and tribal governments. The current process to me kind of feels like the conclave. We're waiting for the black smoke or the white smoke to come out of the seven state negotiating

room. Scientists at the conference say climate change is rapidly shrinking the Colorado River's water supply, making new policies about water use even more urgent. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Boulder, Colorado. The Japanese commercial company iSpace has failed again as it tried to land a tiny probe on the moon yesterday. For NEWS, I'm Alex Hager in Boulder, Colorado.