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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, says he will start withdrawing federal immigration officers from Minnesota. Speaking to reporters this morning, Homan says he'll draw down about 700 agents.
What actions is President Trump's border czar taking regarding immigration enforcement in Minnesota?
Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bask says Homan insists agents will still carry out targeted raids.
Holman said several times it was smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement. He says a full pullback isn't here yet because there will still be some more than 2,000 agents in Minnesota well above normal levels. And I want to be clear that even as Holman talks about a drawdown, agents are still out there making arrests. There are still protests. Observers are still out there with their whistles and cameras to record encounters.
Brian Bask reporting. Separately, NPR has learned the U.S. military has taken active duty U.S. troops off alert. More than 1,500 U.S. troops were being readied for possible deployment to Minnesota. The U.S. troops are not immigration officers. The Washington Post newspaper has cut one-third of its entire workforce. The paper is killing its sports desk and book section. and it's making profound cuts in its foreign and local coverage. The layoffs come at the behest of the newspaper's owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos. NPR's David Folkenflik reports the cuts will severely alter the paper's scope and ambitions.
Executive editor Matt Murray addressed the entire newsroom by Zoom Wednesday morning. Murray called the cuts a strategic reset as the paper's readers preferred coverage of national politics and national security. Bezos is the founder of Amazon and one of the world's richest people. He bought the paper in 2013 and invested in it deeply, saying it needed to innovate to survive. Now he demanded deep cuts to stem years of red ink. Former executive editors Marty Baron and Marcus Browkley questioned the strategy. Notably, the paper's chief executive and publisher, Will Lewis, did not address the newsroom and has not so far spelled out the roadmap for the path ahead. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
Gaza's health ministry says Israel conducted new attacks today, killing at least 23 Palestinians. The Israeli military says it struck after one of its soldiers was severely wounded by gunfire in northern Gaza. Israel says this is a violation of the ceasefire. The military did not identify the attackers. NPR's Anas Baba reports.
Israeli tanks and artillery struck homes and tents overnight as people slept. Among those killed were at least eight children and seven women, says Gaza's health ministry. In one strike, a paramedic arrived to evacuate the wounded. But the same spot was struck again, killing the paramedic, a boy and a girl. At least 60 people have been killed in Gaza since Saturday in various Israeli attacks, despite the ceasefire. It marks one of the deadliest weeks in Gaza since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire that President Trump said ended the war. Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
On Wall Street, the Dow is up 280 points. You're listening to NPR. President Trump says he's talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Writing online, Trump says they discussed trade, Taiwan, Russia's war in Ukraine and Iran. He says they also talked about Trump's upcoming trip to China in April. Trump says his relationship with Xi is an extremely good one. This comes after Trump slapped China with heavy tariffs last year as part of a trade war. The Small Business Administration says people holding green cards in the U.S. won't be eligible to apply for agency loans anymore. The ban starts on March 1st. The Small Business Administration says that going forward, any business applying for an SBA loan must be fully owned by U.S.
citizens. Obesity medications, GLP-1s, are effective at helping people lose excess weight, but they may also pose dangers for people with difficult relationships with food and eating. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Nearly a tenth of people in the U.S.
How is The Washington Post restructuring its operations and what are the implications?
will develop a clinical eating disorder over their lifetime.
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