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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says every federal officer on the ground in Minneapolis will be issued body-worn cameras immediately. There has been an increase in calls for such a move, especially in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports.
Secretary Noem made the announcement on X, saying that the program would be expanded nationally as funding becomes available. She did not specify where such funding would come from. There has been intense scrutiny recently of the conduct and transparency of immigration enforcement officers, especially after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens protesting deportation activities in Minneapolis. In 2022, President Biden directed federal law enforcement to wear body cameras as part of a larger executive order. President Trump rescinded that in his second term. But over the weekend, Trump seemed to approve of the idea, saying he thought it would, quote, help law enforcement. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
The Justice Department has released millions of more documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. But within those pages are the names and photos of alleged victims of the sex offender and disgraced financier that the federal government was supposed to redact. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has more.
As part of its required disclosure of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the Justice Department was supposed to redact any sexually explicit images and information that could identify victims.
What new measures is the Department of Homeland Security implementing in Minneapolis?
They failed to do that in some cases before releasing around 3 million documents last Friday. In some cases, even nude images of young women were or possibly even teens, were released. The DOJ in a statement says it takes victim protection, quote, very seriously, unquote, and that they've taken down pages where they were notified of identifiable information that was released. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
Some key reports on the job market will be delayed this week as a result of the partial government shutdown. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Labor Department's number crunchers are among those temporarily furloughed.
The government was supposed to report this Friday on January's job gains and unemployment rate. But the Labor Department says that report will be tardy because Congress failed to authorize a spending bill in time to avoid a partial government shutdown. The lapse in spending will also delay a report on job openings and turnover that was scheduled for release on Tuesday. A congressional standoff last fall shuttered parts of the government for a record six weeks, so the jobs reports for September, October, and November were late, and October's unemployment report was lost for good. Jobs numbers for January were collected on schedule, so they'll likely be released soon once this latest shutdown is resolved.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
A series of small earthquakes rattled the San Francisco Bay Area for more than an hour this morning. There were no immediate reports of damage. U.S. stocks rose today. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both added a half a percent. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between different objects they see around them at two months old earlier than scientists thought. The findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience may help researchers better understand cognitive development in infancy. The study looked at data from 132 months old who underwent brain imaging while awake. They viewed images from 12 categories commonly seen in the first year of life, like trees and animals.
Two U.S. oil producers are combining in one of the largest oil mergers in several years. It comes as relatively low crude prices have cut into oil profits, NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports.
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