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A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow.
by Jasmine Garsd
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
Argentina To Vote On Abortion Legalization
by Philip Reeves
Argentina prepares to vote on a landmark bill that, if passed, would legalize abortion and make Argentina the first big Latin American country to do so.
What 2020 Was Like For The Movie Industry
by Bob Mondello
This year was quite bad for most movie theaters — but not bad at all for movies. NPR discusses what 2020 was like for the movie industry.
Economics Of Latest Pandemic Relief Bill
by Scott Horsley
President Trump's call to boost pandemic relief payments to $2,000 remains stuck in the Senate. Economists say there are more targeted ways to provide help to the people who need it most.
What It's Like To Work A Night In The Emergency Room Of An Overwhelmed Hospital
by Lynn Arditi
Hospitals have been hit hard in Rhode Island, which has one of the highest coronavirus rates per capita in the United States. A doctor on the front line describes a night in the emergency department.
Experts Say It's A Herculean Effort For Rural Hospitals To Roll Out Mass Vaccination
by Will Stone
Small hospitals play a big role in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people in rural America. They face significant challenges — especially with the Pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at low temperature.
Hundreds Of Civilians Killed With Machetes And Axes In Ethiopian Town
by Eyder Peralta
Ethiopia's civil war has been fought mainly with planes and missiles. But last month's massacre in the small town of Mai-Kadra points to the bitter ethnic divide threatening to rip Ethiopia apart.
Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill. How Will The Package Help Americans?
by Scott Horsley
President Trump signed a pandemic relief bill that provides hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for struggling families and businesses. But his delay in signing may cost jobless workers some help.
What We've Lost: Intangibles
by Lauren Hodges
NPR looks at various little things people have lost in the pandemic, which has led to an overwhelming sense of mental and emotional instability.
2 Judges On How Better Sentencing Data Could Make Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Judge Pierre Bergeron and Justice Michael Donnelly on the lack of sentencing data available to judges, leaving them with power to make often inequitable decisions.