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A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow

Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy

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Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

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Some 300 musicians, from Diplo to Nile Rodgers, lobby Congress for ticketing reform

Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the former movie mogul had not received a fair trial in 2020 that led to a 23-year sentence, and ordered a new trial.

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An American hostage is seen alive for the first time since Oct. 7 in a Hamas video

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who turned 24 last month while in captivity, has spent more than 200 days in captivity. His left arm was partially blown off by a grenade during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.

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How's your city attracting people downtown these days? NPR wants to hear from you

Many cities are rolling out new events and initiatives to get more people downtown again. We want to hear what's working where you are.

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Arizona indicts Trump allies in 'fake elector' scheme; bird flu remnants found in milk

Arizona is now the fourth state to bring "fake elector" charges against Donald Trump's allies. Retail milk has tested positive for bird flu remnants. Here's what to know.

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American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing

Federal officials threw out the first vote, ruling that Amazon improperly interfered. The results of the second vote remain inconclusive. The federal government now determines what happens next.

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president

A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.

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Anguish and fear in Florida amidst a rising anti-immigrant sentiment

Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country nearly a year ago. Many are thinking about leaving the state and those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.

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Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life

UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.

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Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries

Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.

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No more noncompetes, FTC says; Tenessee bill would allow teachers to carry guns

The Federal Trade Comission voted yesterday to ban nearly all noncompete agreements. Tenessee's lawmakers have passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns on campus.

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How do you get siblings to be nice to each other? Latino families have an answer

Over the past few decades, psychologists have begun to understand how parents across many cultures teach their children to build deep, fulfilling relationships with their siblings.

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A hunk of space junk crashed through his roof in Florida. Who should pay to fix it?

"It was not like anything I had ever seen before," Alejandro Otero says. It turned out his home was hit by debris from the International Space Station that had been circling the Earth for three years.

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Gaza solidarity protests sweep U.S. colleges; SCOTUS tackles Starbucks union case

Tensions are high as campus protests over the war in Gaza stretch across the U.S. The Supreme Court will hear a case about pro-union Starbucks employees.

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Talks for a plastic pollution treaty are stalling. Could the U.S. be doing more?

Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.

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New federal grants aimed to support elections. Many voting officials didn't see a dime

Voting officials cheered when it was announced that a portion of a multibillion-dollar federal grant program would go to election security. But in many cases, the allocations didn't go as planned.

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3 Maryland juveniles are charged with hate crimes. How did it get to that point?

The arrests of the three middle schoolers came last month. Experts say young kids are increasingly exposed to hate ideologies, leaving communities to figure out how to respond.

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The states to watch on the 2024 electoral map

NPR's electoral map organizes states into seven categories – Toss Up, Lean Republican, Lean Democratic, Likely Republican, Likely Democratic, Safe Republican and Safe Democratic.

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House Freedom Caucus Chair Introduces Defund NPR Act

House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good introduces Defund NPR Act to end taxpayer-funded media due to perceived left-wing bias.

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U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.

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Columbia University shifts classes to remote-only after a wave of protests on campus

Yale University, Emerson College and New York University are among the few schools where students are staging encampments calling for divestment from Israel.

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How two good friends became sworn siblings — with the revival of an ancient ritual

Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that.

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