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Opinion: Remembering Renee Good
Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
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The latest updates on the Minneapolis ICE shooting
The scene in Minneapolis in the days after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old mother.
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How are U.S. oil companies responding to Trump's plans for Venezuela?
President Trump met with oil executives on Friday. Trump wants major investments in Venezuela. He announced a near-term plan to control Venezuelan oil sales.
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Iran enforces a nationwide internet blackout amid escalating anti-government protests
Tehran has imposed a nationwide internet blackout as protests continue to spread across Iran.
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The Trump administration fired nearly 100 immigration judges in 2025. What's next?
An immigration court in San Francisco is the latest to close its doors, NPR has learned, as the Trump administration seeks to remake the system that offers immigrants due process.
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Week in Politics: ICE Shooting in Minnesota; Trump threats and surprises
President Trump seems to have settled on a provocative playbook for his second go-around in the White House.
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A mother and daughter respond to the latest tragedy in Minneapolis
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Heather and Hattie Anderson, a mother and daughter from Minneapolis, about their community, immigration enforcement operations and protests.
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A human rights expert explains the status of human rights under the Maduro regime
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ofelia Riquezes, human rights lawyer and professor at Florida International University, about the status of human rights under the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
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Saturday Sports: NFL playoffs; College Football Playoff National Championship
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the College Football Playoff and more.
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Edith Renfrow Smith, pioneer and witness to history, dies at 111
Last year, for Black History Month, NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Edith Renfrow Smith of Chicago, who has died at 111 years old.
