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How The Southern U.S. Border Has Become A Nearly Constant Humanitarian Crisis

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Yale professor Alicia Schmidt Camacho and NPR correspondent Franco OrdoƱez about Latin American migration into the U.S. and government policies trying to address it.

Republican-Led Election Review In Arizona Determines Biden Did Indeed Win

A widely discredited Republican-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona’s biggest county has determined that Joe Biden indeed got more votes there than Donald Trump.

Winter Could Usher In Some Normalcy If Delta Surge Projections Are Correct

If the latest projections about the delta surge are correct, life may finally start returning to normal again in coming months.

84-Degree Ocean Waters Will Turn Sam Into A Major Hurricane On Saturday

The storm is forecast to intensify rapidly as it passes over warm water far out in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says. It’s too soon to predict where or when Sam might affect land.

‘View’ Co-Hosts Test Positive For COVID Moments Before Harris Interview

Two hosts of the The View were pulled live from the program on Friday, just before the vice president was scheduled to join them onstage for an in-person interview.

Booster Shots Are Coming. Here’s How To Figure Out If You Need One

With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.

California’s COVID-19 Transmission Rate Is Lower Than Other States

State health experts say relatively high vaccination rates in California ahead of the arrival of the delta variant of the coronavirus have made a difference in transmission rates.

The Lack Of Latinos In Media Could Affect How Others View Them, The Government Says

The report discovered that the biggest growth among Hispanics in the media industry was in service jobs, while management jobs had the lowest representation.

LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Have New Chance For Full Benefits

The new guidance will apply to veterans who were forced from service under the policy and given “other than honorable discharges” due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

Haitians Pushed To U.S. Border By Misinformation Now Angry At Deportation

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald and John Holman of Al Jazeera English about the Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and those being returned to Haiti.

A U.S. Strike Recently Killed Afghan Civilians, But It’s Far From The First Time

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with Neta Crawford, co-director of the Cost of War Project, about civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hands of U.S. military strikes.

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