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Why Florida's new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the penalties for companies that violate new employment requirements will help the state prosper. But businesses and immigrant activists alike say it'll do more harm than good.

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The Infamous Vincent Chin Murder in 1982 Didn't Happen the Way it's Often Portrayed

I always find it disturbing when an incident that "I know" turns out to have been quite different from how it's consistently reported and what I believed to be true. Here's the standard media version of the Chin murder, via NPR last year: Forty years ago, 27-year-old Vincent Chin was…

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The U.S. told them terrorists killed their brother. It was a lie they held for years

In 2004, a U.S. general told the family of an Iraqi interpreter that insurgents killed their brother. The truth was more painful: He was mistakenly killed by Americans he had risked his life to help.

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How to cut back on junk food in your child's diet – and when not to worry

Kids today live in an ultra-processed world: Nearly 70% of what they eat is packaged, processed and probably not great for them. Here are ways to cut back, without cooking every meal from scratch.

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Local farmers in South Africa were cut out of rooibos tea cash. Now change is brewing

For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown trendy — 9,000 tons exported a year — they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.

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She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task

Black Twitter has been a force since the platform started. Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain.

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A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him

Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "

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AI chatbot will replace human helpline workers at National Eating Disorder Association

“Tessa” reports for work on June 1.

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40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to an on-air apology.

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Max streaming service says it will restore writer and director credits after outcry

Warner Bros. Discovery's new streaming platform lopped off the individual credits for writers, directors and producers. After TV and film unions condemned the move, the streaming giant apologized.

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Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers

A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism.

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DC Comics' boss knows the challenges ahead — and the problem superhero films can pose

Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?

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What we know about the health risks of ultra-processed foods

Sure, they're tasty, but packaged snacks and meals can be packed with sugar, salt and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. So what are they doing to your health? Scientists are trying to find out.

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London business leaders back Manchester's call for the RIGHT HS2 rail station for Piccadilly

'What's good for Manchester and the wider north is good for London, and vice versa'

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Susan Rice, leaving the administration, talks of what's possible in a divided nation

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Rice as she leaves her job as top domestic policy adviser to President Biden. Rice says that on divisive subjects, the best hope was often to take the least bad option.

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An Orlando drag show restaurant files lawsuit against Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis

Hamburger Mary's in Orlando, which has held drag performances since 2008, is asking the court to block the implementation of the state's new law, which the governor signed last week.

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'Time is moving so slowly': Two people describe the power of Typhoon Mawar in Guam

Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.

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If Sen. John Cornyn is part of the ‘deep state,’ as Trump says, what exactly is the deep state?

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn earned a spot on Donald Trump’s naughty list by saying the GOP should pick someone else for president in 2024.

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Target removes some Pride Month products after threats against employees

The retail giant said the threats were "impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being" on the job. It's the latest company to face a backlash over support for LGBTQ+ people.

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1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

He made the announcement on Twitter. "I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," he tweeted, along with a video.

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A year after Uvalde's school massacre, healing remains elusive

There are still many unresolved questions about the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. As they grasp for answers, surviving families and the broader community feel suspended in grief.

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Welcome to America! Now learn to be in debt

The U.S. economy counts on you to borrow money and stay in debt for a credit score. But what if you were taught to never owe anybody anything?

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Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

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'I can't promise we'll be safe:' A Uvalde teacher reflects, a year after the shooting

Nicole Ogburn no longer tells her students that she promises they are safe. Instead, she has taken to saying: "We're safer than we've ever been."

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