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#TheMoment: A Nashville Band's Potential Big Break Was Canceled

4:23pm March 10, 2021

One year after lockdown first began, NPR shares listener stories of the moment they realized COVID-19 would change their world. Steve Cross' band's possible big break was canceled during sound check.

Faith groups are deeply split over the Equality Act. Evangelicals, Catholics, Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews say it limits religious freedom. Mainline Protestants and other progressive faith groups support it.

Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For Others, It's God's Will

4:23pm March 10, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

Some religious groups fear the Equality Act could undermine the freedom to exercise traditional faith beliefs. Other denominations say anti-LGBTQ discrimination cannot be tolerated.

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A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features the jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest.

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Iowa Reporter Found Not Guilty By Jury After Arrest At Black Lives Matter Protest

3:56pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.

A road is flooded near the breached Kaupakalua Dam in the Haiku area of the Hawaiian island of Maui on Monday.

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Hawaii Flooding Prompts Emergency Declaration, Evacuations And Fears Of Dam Failure

3:49pm March 10, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Damage from heavy flooding has prompted Hawaii's governor to declare a state of emergency. On hard-hit Maui, floods damaged homes and overtopped a historical dam, forcing residents to evacuate.

Miriam De La Torre receives a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. The LA Unified School District and the United Teachers LA union say they've reach a tentative agreement to return to in-person learning next month.

LA Schools, Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To Reopen Classrooms To In-Person Learning

1:48pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The agreement, which still must be ratified by members of the teachers union, would see most students returning to physical classrooms for the first time in more than a year.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Arkansas Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban — And A Possible 'Roe V. Wade' Test

12:47pm March 10, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The law does not allow any exceptions in situations of rape or incest — only when it is necessary to save the life or preserve the health of the fetus or mother.

Arizona GOP Lawmakers Aim To Stop Private Funds For Elections

7:29am March 10, 2021

by Ben Giles

Republicans in Arizona aim to block non-profits like the Zuckerberg-backed Center for Tech and Civic Life and the Schwarzenegger Institute from giving out money to help elections run smoothly.

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Texas Lifts Its State-Wide Mask Mandate, Some Businesses Disagree

7:28am March 10, 2021

Business may now operate at full capacity. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Self-Walbrick of Texas Tech Public Media and Arnoldo Richards, a restaurant owner in Houston, about mandates being lifted.

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Young Farmers Face A Barrier Their Parents Didn't: Student Loan Debt

6:17am March 10, 2021

by Christina Stella

The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60 years old. That means younger farmers are urgently needed. A third of U.S. farmland is expected to change hands by 2035.

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Abortion Rights Activists Plan To Challenge Arkansas Ban In Court

6:17am March 10, 2021

by Sarah Kellogg

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed a near-total abortion ban in the state, which allows abortion only in cases of medical medical emergency. The law could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.