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NPR Investigations Correspondent Joe Shapiro is among the network journalists who accepted buyouts.
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NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
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At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
More than 3,500 families attended a food distribution event organized by the Houston Food Bank in November.
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More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
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