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Fentanyl makes its way into the U.S. from Mexico. Who's smuggling it in?

Most of the fentanyl comes through legal ports of entry. We hear the story of one of the couriers.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • National

Recent controversial laws in Florida interfere with the state's tourism industry

Florida is losing tourism dollars over divisive policies passed by the state legislature. Civil rights groups have advised some groups not to travel to the state.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Hudson
Residents of Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021.

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  • Elections

Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here's what they're doing

More states are adopting policies to increase voter registration, including for young people. Those policies include automatic voter registration and pre-registration before age 18.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Jan. 6 rioter says Trump should face the same fate as those who stormed the Capitol

Pam Hemphill, a Jan. 6 rioter who served her sentence for her role in the insurrection, offers her views on Trump's indictment in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

August 06, 2023
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
Rakim (left) and Eric B., 1987

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  • Music

Eric B. & Rakim change the flow of rap with 'Paid in Full'

With their 1987 debut album Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim introduced internal rhyme schemes to rap, and changed the flow of hip-hop forever.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Phil Harrell and
  • Kiana Fitzgerald
The remains of Catoctin Furnace in Maryland as seen in 2020. Researchers have now analyzed the DNA of enslaved and free Black workers there, connecting them to nearly 42,000 living relatives.

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  • Research News

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Maucione
GPB  NPR

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  • Health

It's still summer, but doctors are already thinking about upcoming RSV season

A CDC advisory committee discusses how to implement a new RSV shot for babies in advance of this fall's expected spike in cases.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Young and old sea ice floats off the coast of Antarctica.

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  • Climate

Antarctica has a lot less sea ice than usual. That's bad news for all of us

It's the middle of the winter in Antarctica, when the ocean around the continent freezes. But this year there's less sea ice than ever recorded.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Health

Spending time with a dog can be good for your health

As part of our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, here's how even brief interactions with dogs can be good for your health. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 2, 2023.)

August 04, 2023
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  • Maria Godoy
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks to the media after the committee voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

House Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says our democracy is 'very fragile'

Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee, says holding former President Donald Trump accountable is important because of the "very fragile" state of our democracy.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Destinee Adams and
  • Leila Fadel
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Court in Manhattan to hear minimum wage case involving NYC, food delivery workers

App-based food delivery companies, such as DoorDash and Grubhub, filed lawsuits to strike down New York's new minimum wage law, and a court will hear the case on Thursday.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Danielle Kaye
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

Trump faces 4 criminal charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election

NPR's A Martinez talks to UCLA election law expert Rick Hasen of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, who calls U.S. v. Donald Trump "the most important case in our nation's history."

August 03, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Bessy Hernandez, 73, sells fruits and vegetables at the Tropicana Flea Market produce stand. Hernandez's sales have dropped 40 percent in recent months as a result of the new Florida immigration law.

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  • Politics

Sales are way down at a Florida flea market. A new immigration law could be to blame.

Florida's new strict immigration law threatens the state's economy and could hurt political ambitions for some GOP candidates. Vendors at a popular flea market are already seeing the impacts.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
The Poet Life is guiding teens to use poetry to encourage others to stop smoking

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  • Agents for Change

The Poet Life aims to stop kids from smoking through the art of poetry

The Poet Life aims to stop kids from smoking, vaping and doing hookah, by using the art of slam poetry.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Leah Fleming
Post Malone

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  • Music

Post Malone chases happiness, chicken nuggets and love in new album 'Austin'

Hip-hop superstar Post Malone shares stories of fatherhood, self-doubt and why he named his latest album after his real name.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Ziad Buchh and
  • A Martínez
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