Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Protests are taking place in Minnesota and across the country following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has more.
Thousands of people in Minneapolis have taken on the streets for the fourth consecutive day to protest President Trump's immigration crackdown in the city and in the state of Minnesota. And they say they want to honor the life of Renee Goode, the woman killed by an ICE officer earlier this week, and to send the Trump administration a message that ICE agents are not welcome in their state.
However, the Trump administration has said it will continue its immigration crackdown in the city. Already 2,000 federal immigration agents are in the state of Minnesota and more are expected to come in the next few days. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Despite officials in the U.S. and Venezuela saying that a significant number of high-profile political prisoners would be released from jails, so far only 18 have been freed. President Trump says the U.S. requested the release and that Venezuelan officials were complying. And Pierce Carey Kahn has more.
Relatives and friends of political prisoners continue waiting in front of the infamous prison known as El Acorde, waiting the promised releases. The mountainous, multi-level building was designed to be a shopping center, but is known as the most feared detention facility in the country.
In announcing the release on Thursday, Venezuela's congressional leader, Jorge Rodriguez, the brother of the interim president, said the move should be considered a gesture seeking peace. Those released so far include members of the political party led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and five Spanish citizens.
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Chapter 2: What protests are occurring in Minnesota following the shooting of Renee Good?
Human rights groups decry the paltry number of releases and say more than 800 political opponents remain imprisoned. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Bogota, Colombia.
President Trump says he wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes to reduce housing prices. And as Jennifer Ludden reports, it's not clear how he would do that or if it would lower prices.
Trump announced the plan in a Truth Social post, saying inflation has put the American dream of homeownership out of reach for many. He said he'd asked Congress to codify a ban, though such proposals in the past have failed to gain steam. In recent years, there's been a surge of corporate landlords buying homes to rent out, and it's sparked tension in a lot of cities.
Officials say corporate owners are more likely to hike rents, evict tenants, and let houses fall into disrepair. They also outbid potential buyers with all-cash offers. Overall, though, housing experts say large investors own only a sliver of the market, and the bigger problem driving up home prices is a lack of supply. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News. Texas is seeing rapid growth in artificial intelligence data centers, but questions are rising about whether the state can regulate them. Emanuel Rivas of member station KERA has more.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality oversees permits for air emissions, water use, and hazardous materials tied to data centers. But advocates say the agency is already stretched thin as more than 400 data centers operate across the state.
Former TCEQ employee Catherine Guerra says without more funding and stronger policy, enforcement could lag, leaving communities vulnerable to pollution and water shortages.
The TCQ doesn't have near the resources it needs to enforce the permits that it's issuing. And that should be really concerning for policymakers and for communities.
The legislator did grant the agency the additional funds it requested, but not the full amount. For NPR News, I'm Emmanuel Rivas in Dallas.
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