All Things Considered
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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
Welcoming Scott Detrow as weekend 'All Things Considered' and 'Consider This' co-host
We welcome our new weekend and Consider This co-host Scott Detrow!
An anti-drag law under litigation is impacting Pride planning in Tennessee
by Marianna Bacallao
Pride organizers in Tennessee are running into a different deadline this year. A judge is expected to make a decision in the case against the restrictive drag law just as Pride festivals are underway.
A man's collection of more than 10,000 pieces of TV history are going up for auction
James Comisar is a Hollywood memorabilia collector who is putting up hundreds of iconic television items up for auction.
Adding work requirements for food stamps doesn't have desired effect, researchers say
by Jennifer Ludden
The debt-ceiling deal that Congress is considering adds work requirements for some people on food stamps. Researchers say the bigger issue is that the requirements don't actually help many find work.
Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks
by Emma Jacobs
Thousands have been forced to evacuate an area of Canada's Nova Scotia region as wildfires take hold. This comes only weeks after a string of serious wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.
Storm surge from hurricanes is deadly. New computer models can better forecast it
by Rebecca Hersher
The National Hurricane Center is upgrading the computer models it uses to predict storm surge. People will be able to see maps about how much storm surge is predicted when a storm is headed their way.
Peter One blends West African nostalgia with Nashville flair in first solo album
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Peter One about starting from scratch in Nashville after a successful career in Côte d'Ivoire and his first album in decades Come Back to Me.
5 years after U.S. left Iran nuclear deal, more enriched Uranium and much less trust
It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?
U.S. lawmakers push bills to restrict foreign ownership of farmland
by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media
Federal and state lawmakers have proposed a flurry of bills to restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land in the U.S. That after a Chinese "spy balloon" floated across the U.S. earlier this year.
A beluga whale — a suspected Russian spy — has reappeared after four years
by Rob Schmitz
A Beluga whale, allegedly a Russian spy, has reappeared in Sweden after a four year absence.