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Female laborers are starting to speak up about the hidden price some pay to keep their jobs in the fields: enduring sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. It can be emotionally difficult for any rape victim to press criminal charges, but female farm workers have to overcome additional cultural hurdles. (This story originally aired on Nov. 6, 2013 on All Things Considered.)

"Pop Culture Happy Hour" co-host, Tiny Desk Concert co-founder and NPR Music critic Stephen Thompson joins Owen Henderson for a conversation about developing music taste in the world of Spotify's algorithm, what records he's loving right now and why Weird Al should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the first interview in SPR's Tastemaker series.

The state is expecting 1.6 million undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses when a new law takes effect Jan. 1. The DMV is adding 800 employees to help handle the influx.

June was a good month for job creation, according to the new Labor Department report. Employers added 288,000 positions to payrolls and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent.

In 24 hours, the Italian navy and aid groups rescued 6,500 people from wooden and rubber boats off the coast of Libya. The migrants did not have enough fuel to reach Europe.

The British comedian says she started doing impressions when she was 6 years old. Her new sketch comedy show airs on HBO.

The largest increase in jobs in 1 1/2 years was accompanied by a 2.6 percent year-on-year increase in wages, a slowdown from January's pace. The unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent.

The group overseeing the fund for victims of the Parkland, Fla., shooting met Tuesday to discuss how the funds will be distributed. As of now, more than $7.5 million has been collected.

Sunscreens containing the chemicals linked to coral reef bleaching will be banned from sale in Key West, the city commission voted 6-1 Tuesday night. Industry officials say the link isn't proven.

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.