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South Africa has reported at least 30 deaths in two of its northern provinces, while about 600 tourists and staff members have been evacuated from the Kruger National Park.

And weather officials are warning that more severe weather is expected across the southern African region.

I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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District Court judge ruled Friday that federal officers involved in an immigration operation in Minneapolis cannot detain or use tear gas on peaceful demonstrators.

Thousands of people have served as observers of ICE and Border Patrol officers involved in an immigration crackdown there, and some have been tear gassed without provocation.

President Trump, meanwhile, now says he doesn't think he needs to use the Insurrection Act when it comes to protesters in Minneapolis.

As NPR's Deepa Shivram reports, the two-century-old power allows a president to call in troops to states that's been used historically to put down violent protests.

ICE is now the highest-funded U.S.

law enforcement agency, but there are questions about how it's using that money.

Ampere's Bill Chappell has more.

In an unexpected move today, the Department of Education says it will delay plans to garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who currently are in default.

NPR's Corey Turner explains.

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California health officials issued a second warning to avoid mushroom foraging this season as more people have become ill from eating death caps.

They say it's the largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in the country.

For Member Station KQED, April Demboski has the reports.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer concerning its popular weed killer Roundup.

Bayer wants to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users that Roundup could cause cancer.