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At annual conference, Republican mayors call for de-escalation in Minnesota
At the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, Republicans were among those expressing concern about ICE's tactics and calling for a de-escalation in Minnesota.
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Morning news brief
Democrats are demanding changes to DHS funding as partial shutdown looms, lawyers say ICE is denying detainees legal access with relocations, the Fed votes to hold interest rates steady.
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Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.
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Big budget Melania Trump documentary premieres with splashy rollout
A film about First Lady Melania Trump premiere's this week, with big presidential promotion.
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Oprah Winfrey visits NPR's 'Wild Card with Rachel Martin' podcast
Oprah Winfrey paid a visit to the NPR podcast "Wild Card with Rachel Martin," and Rachel sent us a sneak preview.
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Immigration lawyers say ICE is whisking detainees away and denying them legal access
Lawyers in Minnesota say ICE is detaining families with children and whisking them off to a Texas detention facility. They say the speed is denying detainees access to legal counsel.
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Two friends, an Israeli and a Palestinian, believe peace is possible after war
A Palestinian man and his Israeli friend are dedicating themselves to a peaceful coexistence in the aftermath of the devastating war in Gaza.
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New research examines long-term effects of federal housing program from the '90s
New research looks at the long-term impact of a controversial federal program from the 1990s that demolished housing projects and replaced them with mixed-income developments.
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Protests break out at Texas ICE facility over detention of 5-year-old Minnesota boy
Protesters marched to the South Texas Family Residential Center Wednesday to demand the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father who were taken into ICE custody in Minnesota.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth on why Democrats oppose funding DHS without restrictions for ICE
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois about her party's intensifying opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails for ICE.
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Minnesotans remain skeptical as tensions as state-federal tensions appear to ease
A preliminary government review contradicts the White House's initial narrative of the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The review comes as officials work to ease tensions.
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Former Homeland secretary on Kristi Noem's responsibility in deadly shootings
NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson about DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's culpability in the deadly shootings by federal agents.
