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What kind of support does the government offer to help people in flood-prone areas?
NPR asks Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, about the kind of support the government offers to those in flood-prone areas.
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Kerr County commissioners debated over flood warning system that was never built
NPR speaks with former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser about abandoned plans for a warning system in the part of central Texas that has now been devastated by floods. Moser pushed for the system.
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Morning new brief
The latest on the deadly floods in Texas, foreign policy dominates President Trump's week, Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.
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Church in Kerrville serves as reunification center following central Texas floods
Senior Pastor Jasiel Hernandez Garcia talks with NPR about his experiences after his First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville became a reunification center in the deadly central Texas floods.
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Some MAGA supporters outraged by DOJ, FBI findings in Jeffrey Epstein case
Some MAGA supporters expressed outrage after the DOJ and FBI said they found no incriminating Jeffrey Epstein "client list" or blackmail scheme. NPR talks with Axios reporter Tal Axelrod.
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U.S. Coast Guard aids in rescue operation following floods in central Texas
NPR's Michel Martin asks U.S. Coast Guard Air Operations Officer Nathan Shakespeare about his work coordinating rescues in the Texas flood zone from a base in Corpus Christi.
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Morning news brief
An update on the deadly floods in central Texas, Trump threatens new tariffs on more than a dozen countries, medical groups sue Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his recent actions on vaccine policy.
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Meteorologist discusses flash flood warnings ahead of deadly Texas floods
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with meteorologist Tom Di Liberto {DEE la-bert-oh} with the nonprofit news organization Climate Central about flash flood warnings preceding the deadly central Texas foods.
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The latest on the deadly floods in Texas
Crews continue to search in central Texas for victims of flash flooding that killed at least 82 people. Officials have been dealing with tough questions about why many were not warned to evacuate.
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Morning news brief
An update on the floods in Texas that have killed dozens, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet President Trump at White House Monday, Trump shifts deadline on sweeping tariffs to August 1.