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Women are back in the workforce after leaving to caretake during the pandemic

5:46pm September 27, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Women left the workforce in large numbers early in the pandemic. Many of those women are now back on the job, easing concerns of lasting damage to their participation in the labor market.

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Wrongful convictions disproportionately affect Black Americans, report shows

5:30pm September 27, 2022

by Alana Wise

The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.

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Florida residents are being urged to heed evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian nears

5:08pm September 27, 2022

by Greg Allen

Millions of Floridians are under evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Ian's expected arrival. The storm has gotten bigger and forecasters believe it will come ashore between Tampa and Fort Myers.

Jan. 6 panel postpones public hearing due to Hurricane Ian

5:08pm September 27, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has postponed its latest public hearing because of Hurricane Ian. The session had been set for Wednesday afternoon.

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Black prison exonerees outpace white counterparts, study says

5:02pm September 27, 2022

by Alana Wise

Black Americans are seven times more likely to be victims of police misconduct in high-ranking crimes, such as murder, sexual assault and drug crimes, says the National Registry of Exonerations.

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Jury selection is underway in the Jan. 6 riot trial of Oath Keepers members

4:56pm September 27, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Jury selection is underway in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico still have no electricity

4:56pm September 27, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Nine days after Hurricane Fiona, hundreds of thousands in Puerto Rico still lack electricity. Mayors are calling on retired electrical workers, despite threats legal from the private electric utility.

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President Biden has set an ambitious goal of ending hunger in America by 2030

4:56pm September 27, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

For the first time in 50 years, the White House will host a conference on hunger. On the agenda: ideas like expanding school lunch programs and updating nutrition labels.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees a path to bring down inflation

4:24pm September 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the Biden Administration's plans to help the economy absorb supply shocks, which economists think will become more frequent.

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Hurricane Ian's forecast track has fluctuated — but storm experts warn that people shouldn't be preoccupied with the exact location of landfall, given the wide and dangerous impacts of a large storm.

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Predicting Hurricane Ian's track has been difficult. An expert tells us why

3:05pm September 27, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The National Weather Service's Joel Cline wants residents to know when danger is coming. But he adds, "If people think of a hurricane as a dot and a city as a dot, I think they've missed the point."