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On the season finale of Saturday Night Live, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson used the monologue to enlist Tom Hanks to be his 2020 running mate. A "crazy week" in news provided lots of fodder for the show.

The former NSA contractor was up to more than 600,000 followers hours after joining Twitter. His presence on the social-media platform could mean domestic surveillance makes a campaign comeback.

The singer crafted a distinctive career that spanned decades and styles. Though a leading figure in her field, Norman's repertoire, fanbase and achievements stretched far beyond the opera house.

Buck's The Good Earth depicted life in a Chinese village. Anchee Min first heard of Buck at age 14, during the Cultural Revolution, when Buck's novel was condemned by Chinese authorities. Nearly 40 years later, Min's novel Pearl of China imagines Buck's young life in China.

On June 18, 1983, she made history aboard the space shuttle. America's first woman in space had joined NASA after responding to a newspaper ad. "I knew that's what I wanted to do," she said.

NPR's Ari Shapiro visits residents in Detroit's Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood, who talk about their need for infrastructure funding to combat the growing impact of climate change on their community.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, about the resolution of the West Virginia teachers strike. Lee has taught in West Virginia public schools for 22 years.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Mark McKinnon, former President George W. Bush's chief media strategist and co-founder of No Labels, about the Republicans' need for a coherent party message.

In the past, many psychotherapists ran their own little businesses. But changes in health care coverage mean that many must start accepting insurance and doing paperwork. That's leading some therapists to form group practices or join large medical groups — and may lead to better care for patients.