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NPR's Ximena Bastille reports Lyons has played a central role in carrying out President Trump's mass deportation policies.

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A federal judge has ruled construction work that's below ground can go forward on President Trump's new ballroom at the White House.

But the judge says all the work being done above ground still has to stop.

The Trump administration had argued the underground work is for security purposes.

and includes a proposed bunker.

New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show March was the hottest month ever recorded in the U.S.

NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports scientists are blaming climate change.

The Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C.,

says it will present an Asian elephant calf to the public next Wednesday to honor Earth Day.

The baby female, named Linmai, was born February 2.

Zookeepers say Linmai's mother initially showed some aggression toward the elephant calf after she was born, but the baby has had positive interaction with other adult females.

Linmai is the National Zoo's first baby elephant in almost 25 years.

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The leaders of Britain and France are meeting today with officials of more than 40 nations.

They're talking about how to keep ships safe in the Strait of Hormuz, but only when the strait reopens.

The U.S.

and Iran are both blockading the strait in the midst of their two-week ceasefire.

Today is the first day of a 10-day temporary ceasefire in Lebanon to pause the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.