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North Carolina official talks about Border Patrol agents being sent to Charlotte

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks George Dunlap, a commissioner on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, about the upcoming arrival of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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North Carolina sheriff on the deployment of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sheriff Garry McFadden of Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, who says federal officials alerted him that Border Patrol agents are heading to Charlotte.
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NYU law professor talks about the fallout from the release of Epstein documents

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the fallout over the latest release of documents from the Epstein estate.
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White House dismisses release of Epstein documents as a distraction from Democrats

The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake.
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Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte

Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, ...
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'Much more than a job': Food bank workers reflect on the joy they find in their work

Cyndi Kirkhart and Scott Thompson of the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, talk about how they met and the rewards of feeding the hungry.
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Border Patrol agents are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina. Here's what we know

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, for an immigration operation. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says they could arrive as soon as Saturday.
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As the avian flu spreads worldwide, it's devastating marine mammal populations

The avian flu is devastating marine mammal populations. A new survey finds that nearly half of breeding females in the world's largest population of southern elephant seals were killed by the virus.
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Tallying up the cost of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data.
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Abilene High soaring from perfect district record into playoffs

The Eagles soared to an outstanding 8-2 overall record and decisively captured the District 5-A-1 title with a perfect 6-0 ...
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Catholic bishops talked about immigration and transgender care at U.S. gathering

U.S. Catholic bishops gathered in Baltimore, where they elected new leaders, responded to Pope Leo's call to speak on immigration and issued new directives on transgender care for Catholic hospitals.
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The government can now get back to measuring the economy with shutdown over

Now that the government shutdown is over, federal number crunchers are back at work. It could take time, though, to make up for the jobs reports and inflation scorecards we missed in the last 6 weeks.