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What winter weather warnings are currently in effect across the U.S.?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Tens of millions of people are under some type of warning for winter storms, ice, or extreme cold. A major winter storm will spread from Albuquerque, New Mexico, up into New England by this weekend. Some areas will get a foot of snow or more. Southern states will get crippling ice. NPR's Debbie Elliott says authorities in several states are preparing.
governors are making emergency declarations. That's already happened in more than a half dozen states. You know, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia so far. That will free up resources so they can prepare to respond. For instance, you know, moving power crews into position, pre-treating roads and highways, getting supplies like food and water in the right places.
NPR's Debbie Elliott reporting. Activists in Minnesota are calling for a general strike today in the state. They're demanding that the Trump administration withdraw thousands of federal immigration agents, especially from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Vice President Vance traveled to Minneapolis yesterday. He claims immigration agents are allowed to go into homes without getting a warrant from a judge. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Baxt has more.
Vance traveled to Minneapolis to hold a private roundtable with ICE leaders and local officials. Vance says better cooperation with state and local authorities would calm tensions. In response to reporter questions, Vance vouched for an internal agency memo that appears to authorize ICE entry into homes without court-approved warrants.
What actions are states taking in response to the winter storm warnings?
Now, it's possible, I guess, that the courts will say no. And of course, if the courts say no, we would follow that law. But nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system.
Vance also pushed back on claims that a five-year-old boy was detained to be used as bait to lure his immigrant father from a home for arrest. Vance says agents were concerned about the child being left out in the cold. For NPR News, I'm Brian Baxton, St. Paul.
The video-sharing app TikTok has new owners. It's wrapped up a deal to sell most of the app's Chinese stake to new investors.
NPR's Bobby Allen explains. The deal doesn't eliminate Chinese influence altogether. ByteDance will retain 20% of the new entity, and the algorithm will be licensed from Beijing. The big question now is how, if at all, the content and the algorithm are reshaped under the new management. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. This is NPR. There are supposed to be meetings today in the United Arab Emirates about Russia's war in Ukraine. Representatives from Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia are supposed to attend. President Trump's envoys met late into the night yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader continues to demand that Ukraine give up a lot of territory to stop Russia's war. The chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that her agency remains committed to protecting workers from harassment. She spoke after the commission voted 2-1 to rescind the EEOC's guidance on harassment. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports.
At nearly 200 pages long, the guidance explained to employers what constitutes unlawful harassment, offering real-world examples. Employers could turn to the document when figuring out how to respond to reports of harassment and for training. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas maintains rescinding the guidance will not leave a void where employers are free to harass. Let me be perfectly clear.
the EEOC will not tolerate unlawful harassment.
Meanwhile, Democratic Commissioner Kolpana Koltigal said there was no reason to rescind the guidance entirely.
The commission is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Worse, it's doing so without public input.
What is the significance of the general strike in Minnesota?
Typically, the public has at least 30 days to comment on such changes. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
Today is the funeral for iconic Italian fashion designer Valentino.
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