NPR: 2020 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=219323468 2020 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 22:40:17 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: 2020 https://www.npr.org/tags/219323468/2020 These Mormon women are rejecting Trump, fraying GOP support in a key state In this swing state, every voting bloc can make a difference. That includes Maricopa County's LDS community, where Republican women have been turning away from former President Donald Trump. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 05:01:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/14/1242051595/trump-arizona-mormon-lds-republican-voters https://www.npr.org/2024/04/14/1242051595/trump-arizona-mormon-lds-republican-voters

In this swing state, every voting bloc can make a difference. That includes Maricopa County's LDS community, where Republican women have been turning away from former President Donald Trump.

]]> Ximena Bustillo Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:00:41 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/12/1237582399/georgia-trump-biden-2024-election-weakness https://www.npr.org/2024/03/12/1237582399/georgia-trump-biden-2024-election-weakness

Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory.

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]]> Stephen Fowler In Arizona, these young Native American voters seize their political power Young voters and Native American voters are two groups that showed up for President Biden in the 2020 election. But ahead of his 2024 match-up, it's unclear if he'll be able to keep their support. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1218630008/native-american-arizona-tribe-navajo-voters-election-2024 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1218630008/native-american-arizona-tribe-navajo-voters-election-2024

Young voters and Native American voters are two groups that showed up for President Biden in the 2020 election. But ahead of his 2024 match-up, it's unclear if he'll be able to keep their support.

]]> Ximena Bustillo More than 90,000 hoverboards sold in the U.S. are being recalled over safety concerns A software glitch can send power to the device's motor even when the rider is not actively engaging the hoverboard. Thu, 19 May 2022 13:37:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100107431/hoverboards-are-being-recalled-over-safety-concerns https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100107431/hoverboards-are-being-recalled-over-safety-concerns

A software glitch can send power to the device's motor even when the rider is not actively engaging the hoverboard.

]]> Bill Chappell Can therapy solve racism? In 2020, nearly 20% of Americans turned to therapy. Many of those people were looking for a space to process some of the big, painful events they were living through, including the pandemic, a contentious election cycle, and of course, the summer's racial reckoning. But that had us wondering: What exactly can therapy accomplish? Can it mitigate the effects of racism? Help us undo how we internalize racial trauma? Today, we're sharing the stories of two Latinx people who tried to use therapy as a means to understand and combat anti-Blackness in their own lives. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:14:17 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080901973/can-therapy-solve-racism https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080901973/can-therapy-solve-racism

In 2020, nearly 20% of Americans turned to therapy. Many of those people were looking for a space to process some of the big, painful events they were living through, including the pandemic, a contentious election cycle, and of course, the summer's racial reckoning. But that had us wondering: What exactly can therapy accomplish? Can it mitigate the effects of racism? Help us undo how we internalize racial trauma? Today, we're sharing the stories of two Latinx people who tried to use therapy as a means to understand and combat anti-Blackness in their own lives.

]]> Isabeth Mendoza Trump, tough issues and personal rivalries test the GOP's reputation for unity Tensions are driven by the still-divisive personality of former President Trump, by issues such as vaccines and mandates and by the prospect of big Republican gains in the elections of 2022 and 2024. Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:00:58 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/11/27/1058946643/trump-test-republican-democrats-unity https://www.npr.org/2021/11/27/1058946643/trump-test-republican-democrats-unity Tensions are driven by the still-divisive personality of former President Trump, by issues such as vaccines and mandates and by the prospect of big Republican gains in the elections of 2022 and 2024.

]]> Ron Elving Trust Us, 2020 Brought Us Together Political upheaval! Conspiracy theories! Global spread of disease! Sounds like a recipe for... trust? Today on the show, how 2020 increased trust, and how that trust underpins so much of our economy. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:57:45 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039445189/trust-us-2020-brought-us-together https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039445189/trust-us-2020-brought-us-together

Political upheaval! Conspiracy theories! Global spread of disease! Sounds like a recipe for... trust? Today on the show, how 2020 increased trust, and how that trust underpins so much of our economy.

]]> Sally Herships Trump Lashes Out After Pence Refuses To Overturn Election Results The vice president was presiding as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. As violence broke out at the Capitol, President Trump rebuked Pence for following the law. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:31 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953616107/pence-faces-his-most-challenging-trump-loyalty-test-yet https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953616107/pence-faces-his-most-challenging-trump-loyalty-test-yet

The vice president was presiding as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. As violence broke out at the Capitol, President Trump rebuked Pence for following the law.

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]]> Tamara Keith Massive 1-Year Rise In Homicide Rates Collided With The Pandemic In 2020 Experts say crime across the U.S. in 2020 was like no other year as COVID-19 ravaged the country and protests flared. It was a seesaw of dips for some crimes and spikes for others, such as homicide. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:31 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953254623/massive-1-year-rise-in-homicide-rates-collided-with-the-pandemic-in-2020 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953254623/massive-1-year-rise-in-homicide-rates-collided-with-the-pandemic-in-2020

Experts say crime across the U.S. in 2020 was like no other year as COVID-19 ravaged the country and protests flared. It was a seesaw of dips for some crimes and spikes for others, such as homicide.

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]]> Cheryl Corley Our Favorite Global TikToks Of 2020: From A Handwashing Dance To A Literal Ice Box As the clock ticks farewell to a terrible, horrible, very bad year, TikTok brought moments of joy. Here's what ticked the boxes for TikTok devotees. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:00:53 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/01/951217786/our-favorite-global-tiktoks-of-2020-from-a-handwashing-dance-to-a-literal-ice-bo https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/01/951217786/our-favorite-global-tiktoks-of-2020-from-a-handwashing-dance-to-a-literal-ice-bo

As the clock ticks farewell to a terrible, horrible, very bad year, TikTok brought moments of joy. Here's what ticked the boxes for TikTok devotees.

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