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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
Inflation Is The Highest Its Been In Nearly 13 Years
by Scott Horsley
Consumer prices jumped in June, with businesses struggling to keep up with demand out of the pandemic. The consumer price index rose 5.4% in the last year, the highest inflation in nearly 13 years.
Hoover And Glenn Canyon Dams Are Low On Water, Threatening Power Production
by Luke Runyon
Two of America's biggest hydroelectric generators, Hoover and Glenn Canyon dams, are in danger of reducing output due to historically low water levels.
Right To Vote: How Republican Lawmakers Used Trump's Big Lie To Restrict Voting
by Ari Shapiro
Former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud sparked a movement to restrict voting access. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about the new laws.
Democratic Lawmakers In Texas Have Left The State To Try To Block Voting Restrictions
by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media
The Texas House Democratic Caucus has confirmed that Democrats have fled the state in an effort to block Republican voting restrictions from advancing in a special legislative session.
Tension Lingers Below The Surface At The Loyalists' Annual March In Northern Ireland
by Frank Langfitt
The annual march in which loyalists celebrate their ties to the United Kingdom comes as Brexit has created a new border in the Irish Sea — and the future of the U.K. is tenuous.
New Survey Shows What Parts Of U.S. History Kids Across America Are Actually Learning
by Cory Turner
Amidst the heated debate around critical race theory, a new survey of states' U.S. history and civics standards sheds new light on what students are actually learning about race and racism.
Arizona Needs To Better Incorporate Spanish Into Its Vaccination Plan, Activists Say
by Angela Gervasi
Vaccination rates for white people are nearly double those for Latino residents in Arizona. Activists say the state has been slow to incorporate Spanish into its vaccination campaign.
Haitians Fear Gang Violence, But Are Also Wary Of International Intervention
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yvens Rumbold for an overview of peacekeeping efforts in Haiti, like the controversial legacy of U.N. peacekeepers from 2004 to 2017 and the local actions underway now.
Afghan Commanding General Says Afghans Feel Abandoned By The U.S.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with commanding general of the Afghan Army, Gen. Sami Sadat, about U.S. troops being almost completely withdrawn from Afghanistan.
NPR's History Podcast 'Throughline' Explains The Influence Of Neoliberalism
by Laine Kaplan-Levenson
For over 40 years, one of the biggest influences on U.S. politics has been the ideology known as neoliberalism, which has reshaped the relationships that ordinary Americans have to their government.
Voting Restrictions After The Big Lie
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about voting since Trump's false claims about election integrity led many states to enact laws restricting voting access.