All Things Considered
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'Striketober' is here, with workers increasingly vocal about what they want
In industries ranging from health care to manufacturing to entertainment, workers across the country are willing to strike for better wages and working conditions.
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He worked as a U.S. immigration agent for 18 years — as an undocumented immigrant
In spite of serving his country for nearly 25 years, this U.S. immigration agent is an undocumented immigrant — and just as deportable as the people he'd been ejecting for 18 years.
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How social media has changed migration to the United States
For migrants traveling north to the U.S-Mexico border from countries like Chile and Brazil, the trip has become virtually impossible without two things — a smuggler and social media.
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President of truck driving school says driver shortage is causing supply chain issues
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Bruce Busada, president of the Diesel Driving Academy, about how truck driver shortages are worsening supply chain struggles.
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What the opening of the U.S.-Mexico border means to one reporter
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Vicente Calderón about how visa holders, like himself, who can show proof of vaccination will be able to cross the U.S.-Mexico border again.
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WHO's new team will investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization is setting up a new committee to investigate the origins of the current pandemic and potential outbreaks in the future.
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Music classes are back in school this year, finally indoors and off Zoom
For many students, band and choir classes were a far cry from normal last year — students practiced outside or over Zoom. With students back in school this fall, music classes look almost normal.
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Task force says most people should not take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack
A medical task force is changing its guidance on the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. It says older Americans without heart disease should not start taking daily low dose aspirin.
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The committees intended to combat gerrymandering can look very different per state
More states have adopted redistricting commissions as an antidote to gerrymandering over the past decade. Depending on the state, commissions look and function very differently. Are they working?
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Most Tunisians support the president, despite his power grab
Tunisia's president has made a power grab that has people worried about the country's young democracy. But most Tunisians support him.
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Pandemic supply-chain issues now mean a shortage of glass jars and bottles
Makers of spaghetti sauce, vinegar and liquor all say they're struggling with yet another pandemic shortage — this time of glass jars and bottles.
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FDA gives its 1st authorization for e-cigarettes
The FDA has authorized the marketing of a line of e-cigarettes made by the R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company. The tobacco-flavored products can help adults quit smoking regular tobacco cigarettes.