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New abortion restrictions are going into effect this week in Idaho, Texas, and Tennessee. More than 20 million women have lost access to abortion in their home state, according to reporting from The Washington Post.

So how will this affect women?

Reporting shows many states that have enacted abortion bans are less likely to offer expanded Medicaid coverage and guaranteed paid family leave. Just a few Republican lawmakers are pushing for more support at the federal level.

We discuss America's social safety net for parents in the post-Roe era.

This conversation is part of our Remaking America collaboration with six public radio stations around the country. The series explores Americans' trust in institutions and the health of our democracy. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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The first polio case in the U.S. in nearly a decade was recorded in Rockland County, New York, this spring. Now, authorities believe there could be hundreds of unreported cases in the area.

Polio was one of the most feared diseases in the U.S. in the early 1950s, causing more than 15,000 cases of paralysis a year.

The U.S has been considered polio-free since 1979. But this latest outbreak could threaten that status.

We discuss how we can prevent polio from returning to the U.S. and how you can protect yourself and loved ones.

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Heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S.

Over the last 10 years, it's killed an average of 135 people per year. That's more than floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

Today, more than 13 million Americans are under an extreme heat warning, according to Heat.gov. On Aug. 3, it was 124 million. That's more than a third of the people in the U.S.

We discuss how we can adapt to a hotter future and what we can expect in the years to come.

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Florida students are going to return to schools facing a firehose of challenges; from a massive teacher shortage to new limits on how topics like race and sexual orientation can be taught.

Meanwhile, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been heavily involved in races that aren't his own. He's spending his own campaign money to support his preferred candidates for school boards across the state.

And Florida Democrats have their own roster of candidates, too.

We discuss why school board races are getting so much attention. We also talk about the candidates' stances on issues that will come up this school year.

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A new book by author T.J. English, who's made a career writing about organized crime, examines the close relationship between jazz and the mob.

Featuring characters like Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Al Capone, "Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld" traces the popularity of the genre through the 20th century and how gangsters helped the genre flourish.

We sit down with English to talk about jazz music and the mob's shared sordid and spectacular history.

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Wyoming's lone member of Congress, Liz Cheney, lost her seat to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman this week – and she didn't seem surprised at the outcome.

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act Tuesday.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announced the organization was hitting reset after falling short in its response to COVID-19. The CDC also announced a new strategy for distributing monkeypox vaccine.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's president is calling on the United Nations to "ensure the security" of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. It's Europe's largest nuclear power station and has been occupied by Russia since March.

The head of the World Health Organization spoke out this week about the crisis in Ethiopia's blockaded Tigray region. The 6 million people living in the area have been cut off from the world since violence erupted there in late 2020.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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Wildfires are a growing threat in the American West, with climate change making them more intense and more frequent.

Boulder County, Colorado, is still recovering from the Marshall Fire of December 2021. The blaze destroyed more than 1,000 homes and buildings. It was the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

As part of our "Remaking America" collaboration with KUNC, 1A visited Colorado for a live discussion to hear how the community is still recovering from the Marshall fire, and what state and local governments can do to become more resilient against climate threats.

This conversation is part of our Remaking America collaboration with six public radio stations around the country. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Migrants seeking asylum no longer have to wait in Mexico for a court hearing in the US.

The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also referred to as "Remain in Mexico," was introduced in 2019 by the Trump administration.

A Supreme Court decision was issued in June that allowed the Biden administration to legally terminate the program. But the process will take some time and migrants continue to be at risk and in danger.

We discuss what the next steps will look like and what kind of impression the policy has left on the issue of immigration in the U.S.

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Dialing for help in a mental health crisis just got shorter. Now, Americans can dial 988 for assistance in an emergency instead of a previous 10-digit number directing them to the national suicide prevention hotline.

However, some concerns emerged during the service's rollout. There are questions about how local call centers will continue to fund these efforts long-term after the initial funding runs dry.

And questions about police intervention have spurred fears, especially in the queer and Black communities.

We talk about the new hotline and how leaders and call centers are addressing these concerns.

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It's been a year since the United States departed Afghanistan and the Taliban took over.

After two decades of war and occupation, the scenes on the ground were chaotic. However, President Joe Biden insists it was the right time to end America's longest war.

We discuss what the fall of Kabul meant for those who had to flee Afghanistan and the impacts for those who stayed.

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