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Millions of workers left jobs this year, shifting the balance of power with employers
2021 saw continuing disruption to the labor market and a shift in the balance of power between workers and their bosses. Employers desperate to hire have to pay more to get the workforce they need.
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How Dan Bongino is building a right-wing media empire on his own terms
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker about radio host Dan Bongino, who calls masks "face diapers," opposes vaccine mandates and says the 2016 and 2020 elections were rigged.
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As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat
Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.
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With omicron surging, it may be another year to put away your New Years party heels
COVID cases are hitting record highs with about 240,000 people testing positive a day. But the omicron variant behind the surge may lead to milder illness, especially in vaccinated and boosted people.
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NPR's Bobby Carter on why a 2020 song should be included on 2021's best music lists
One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.
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Midwest farmers are split on whether to use farmland for big solar plans
Midwest farmers both embrace and reject large solar power developments on farmland. Some make far more money leasing land than growing crops. Others worry about taking good land out of production.
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Thousands are displaced in Brazil after weeks of flooding in Bahia state
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gram Slattery, Brazil correspondent for Reuters, about the deadly flooding currently happening in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil.
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'Life Kit': How to say sorry
We know you want to be the best you in 2022, so we're offering a curated selection of excerpts from 2021 Life Kit episodes to help you do just that. Here's how to say "sorry" — like you mean it.
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President Biden promised to reform immigration policy. How has that been going?
President Biden had an ambitious agenda to overhaul the nation's border policies. But as the end of the year approaches, many of those proposals have been blocked, reversed or simply abandoned.
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Some of the best TV shows of 2021, you may not have even heard of
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans shares what shows he loved in 2021 and what TV should have gotten more attention.
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What public health experts say about the about the CDC's new quarantine guidelines
Many public health experts are pushing for stronger measures than the Biden administration and governors are willing to take to reduce impacts from the growing omicron wave. Why the disconnect?
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'The guy from Searchlight': Former Senate leader Harry Reid is dead at 82
Born into poverty in Searchlight, Nev., the one-time amateur boxer served in Congress for 34 years — first in the House and, later, for three decades in the Senate.