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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirms he has met with President Trump's border czar Tom Homan in person today at the state capitol. The two met after Trump pulled Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino from the state. Minnesota Public Radio's Clay Masters reports.
Governor Tim Walz's office confirms the Democrat met with Tom Homan in his Capitol office. Walz reiterated his call for impartial investigations into the fatal shootings of Alex Preti and Renee Macklin-Good in Minneapolis by federal agents. The governor's office says he also asked for a swift and significant reduction in the number of federal forces in Minnesota.
The governor's office says the two agreed on the need for an ongoing dialogue, and they'll continue working toward the goals that President Trump agreed to in a phone call Monday with Walls. Trump told reporters at the White House the meeting went well. For NPR News, I'm Clay Masters in St. Paul.
President Trump is rejecting calls to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis this month.
I think she's doing a very good job. I think she's doing a very good job. The border is totally secure. You know, you forget, we had a border that I inherited where millions of people were coming through. Now we have a border where no one is coming through.
Trump was addressing reporters earlier today before boarding Air Force One for a rally in Iowa.
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Chapter 2: What recent events are shaping the political landscape in Minnesota?
However, he's expected to attempt to refocus messaging to his handling of the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, immigration still looms large. In the latest encounter, Border Patrol was involved in a shooting that critically injured one person in Arizona. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says it is working with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the case.
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit over claims its app is harmful to children. NPR's Shannon Bond reports Meta and Google's YouTube still face a jury trial that starts today in Los Angeles.
The case is among a wave of lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately hooking kids on their apps, leading to mental health problems. The plaintiff's lawyer told NPR terms of TikTok settlement with the teenage plaintiff in the case in California State Court were confidential. Another defendant, Snapchat, reached its own undisclosed settlement last week.
The outcome of a few trials, including the one in L.A., could help open the door to a wider settlement, with more than 1,000 individuals, school districts, and state attorneys general suing the tech companies in state and federal court. Shannon Bond, NPR News.
Forecasters are keeping an eye on another winter storm hitting less than a week after a system delivered heavy snow, ice, and record low temperatures from the south through the northeastern U.S. The region is expected to remain ensnared in frigid temperatures through next week. The Arctic air is even expected to envelop much of Florida. From Washington, this is NPR News.
Poweroutage.us says more than 480,000 people across the South are still without electricity due to unusually harsh winter conditions. Catherine Sweeney of member station WPLN in Nashville reports on how that part of the state's faring.
We had one of our biggest power outages in the city's history. At one point, about 300,000 homes had lost power. They've restored a lot of it. But one of the problems we're having is the ice hasn't melted yet. It's not supposed to get above freezing for a week. So trees are still falling.
There are people who have gotten their power restored and then just lost it again because a different tree fell on a different power line. But as of right now, there are still 135,000 people without power.
Katherine Sweeney speaking to NPR's Here and Now. The Environmental Protection Agency has sent millions of dollars to states. Schools can test their water for lead. From member station WABE in Atlanta, Molly Samuel reports some schools have not opted into testing, though.
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