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What recent legal decisions are affecting immigration resources in Minnesota?
On Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, it's not so much we get to talk to celebrities, it's that we get to talk to celebrities about other celebrities, like we did with actor Nathan Lane. I remember having to tell George C. Scott that I was leaving the show to do this musical, and he said to me, you're leaving me to do a f***ing magic show?
Listen to Wait, Wait in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, D.C., I'm Dale Willman. A federal judge Saturday rejected an effort by Minnesota's Attorney General to block the growth of the immigration resources the Trump administration has sent into that state. In response to the ruling, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says they will continue to work with local law enforcement to make the community safer.
We're grateful when a court sees that the right thing has been done.
How are communities honoring the life of Alex Preddy?
We'll continue to focus on getting dangerous criminals, murderers, and rapists out and drug traffickers out of this country and bringing them to justice.
The judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by the state, but the lawsuit itself will continue. The state says the Department of Homeland Security is violating constitutional protections of citizens. Just a week since Alex Preddy was killed, people around the country have been honoring his life.
What urgent needs are being addressed in Gaza according to UN officials?
As NPR's Quill Lawrence reports, Preddy's colleagues at the Department of Veterans Affairs have held several vigils.
We are with you, Minneapolis! Thousands of people gathered on a frigid night outside the Manhattan VA to honor Alex Preddy, who was a VA intensive care nurse. The VA has shed 30,000 jobs in the past year, mostly in health care, and one VA nurses union official at the vigil said the Trump administration's response to Preddy's death has only added stress. We don't want to keep losing nurses or we don't want to keep being attacked as federal employees when we're just coming to help these veterans, help our patients. We care.
How is severe winter weather impacting the eastern U.S.?
We want people to care about us too. We're not disposable. VA Secretary Doug Collins stated condolences to the Pretti family, but blamed Minnesota officials for not cooperating with ICE operations. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
A top United Nations official says he's heard a lot of big plans from the U.S. for Gaza. But while discussions over those plans continue, there are urgent basic needs that are less costly and can still help Palestinians and quickly, as Empire's Michelle Kellerman reports.
What investigations are underway regarding inmate deaths during winter weather in Kentucky?
As head of UNOPS, the United Nations Office for Project Services, Jorge Maria da Silva focuses on practical solutions. And one of the big issues he sees in Gaza is the enormous amount of rubble.
And the amount of rubble is unprecedented. 61 million tons of rubble. the equivalent of 30 tons per person in Gaza.
He says the international conversations have focused too much on long-term development. But what he saw on his most recent trip to Gaza alarmed him, with many Palestinians living in tents and making their own fuel by burning plastic.
What protests are occurring in Milan related to U.S. ice agents?
He's urging Israel to allow in more fuel and heavy equipment. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.
A major storm is moving into the eastern U.S. at this hour. Frigid temperatures are expected, along with as much as six inches of snow or more in some areas. The Charlotte, North Carolina area has received a foot of snow so far, and officials are warning people to stay inside. This is NPR News. Severe winter weather is being blamed for at least 15 deaths in Kentucky in the last week, including an inmate at a state prison, as Karen Tsar with member station WUKY in Lexington reports that death is now being investigated.
48-year-old Marvin Knuckles was part of a crew of inmates who were clearing ice and snow at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex when he fell down a 40-foot embankment and died. Kentucky State Police are investigating the death, But questions have been raised as to why this group was out in sub-freezing temperatures at night when Governor Andy Beshear had given a statewide order to stay inside.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent legal decisions are affecting immigration resources in Minnesota?
0:00–0:50
2
How are communities honoring the life of Alex Preddy?
0:50–1:15
3
What urgent needs are being addressed in Gaza according to UN officials?
1:15–1:53
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How is severe winter weather impacting the eastern U.S.?
1:53–2:22
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What investigations are underway regarding inmate deaths during winter weather in Kentucky?
2:22–2:59
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What protests are occurring in Milan related to U.S. ice agents?
2:59–5:04