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Haim Vasquez, an immigration attorney, talks to residents in Garland, Texas about new state border enforcement laws that will go into effect early next year. He says he wants immigrants to know their rights in case they get detained or arrested by law enforcement. Stella Chávez/KERA hide caption

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Texas governor signs law making it a state crime to cross the border illegally

It's already against federal law to enter the U.S. without permission. In Texas, it's now a state crime too, after Gov. Abbott signed into law a state immigration bill with strict penalties.

Kaniya Pierre Louis (left) is a third-year medical student shadowing Dr. Zita Magloire for the day. Pierre Louis says she appreciates Magloire as a role model and an example of excellence. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?

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Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?

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Pristine Floyde searches for a friend's suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport in December 2022. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption

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Southwest will pay a $140 million fine for its meltdown during the 2022 holidays

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Jonathan Majors enters a courtroom at the Manhattan criminal courts in New York on Dec. 18, 2023. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Jonathan Majors convicted in split verdict, dropped from Marvel

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Haim Vasquez, an immigration attorney, talks to residents in Garland, Texas about new state border enforcement laws that will go into effect early next year. He says he wants immigrants to know their rights in case they get detained or arrested by law enforcement. Stella Chávez/KERA hide caption

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Texas governor signs law making it a state crime to cross the border illegally

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Amazon-owned Goodreads makes little effort to verify users, and critics say this enables a practice known as review-bombing, in which a book is flooded with negative reviews, often from fake accounts, in an effort to bring down a its rating, sometimes for reasons having nothing to do with the book's contents. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

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Goodreads has a 'review bombing' problem — and wants its users to help solve it

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In 2023, pianist Awadagin Pratt released a terrific comeback album, his first in 12 years. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Best Music Of 2023

The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023

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The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023

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