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Janneke Parrish says she was fired from Apple as part of an investigation tracing the source of leaks to the press. She co-led the #AppleToo movement, part of growing labor unrest in Silicon Valley.

Commentator Frank Deford talks about sports "stuporstars," or, why Barry Bonds doesn't raise anyone's blood pressure. Deford says the superstar is a thing of the past.

Sissel, a soprano who has been called "Norway's Enya," releases a new album that mixes new age, jazz, classical and pop. Practically a household name in Scandinavia, she's trying to reach a U.S. audience. Sissel speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards. Oct. 30, 2002.

Shipping companies file court papers charging West Coast dock workers with a work slowdown. Union leaders say they are working as fast as they can given the backup resulting from a recent lockout. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Cloning an animal is a tedious and difficult process, as shown by six calves cloned by scientists at the U.S. Agriculture Department. So many observers are skeptical of claims of an imminent human clone. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Reducing poverty tops the priority list for Brazil's president-elect, Luiz da Silva. Poor Brazilians have high hopes for his administration, but "Lula" faces creditors who demand he not bust the federal budget. NPR's Martin Kaste reports. Oct. 30, 2002.

Ariel Sharon says he intends to stay on as Israeli prime minister despite the collapse of the coalition government he heads. Labor Party representatives resigned in a dispute over the budget. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on an American who has lived and worked in North Korea for more than three years. Originally sent to help North Korea build power plants, John Hoag experienced a communist culture of guarded dialogue and secretiveness. Hoag describes a country struggling to balance hard poverty with national pride.

It's hunting season in Canada's British Columbia, but instead of tracking down wild game, hundreds of pickers are on the trail of the precious Matsutake or "pine mushroom," that's in season now. Kelly McEvers reports on the Japanese delicacy that used to cost $300 per pound.

More than 10,000 workers for John Deere, one of the nation's largest makers of farm and construction equipment, are on strike as the the company is seeing record profits, and U.S. unions flex power.