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Why is the Department of Homeland Security funding deadline critical for immigration enforcement?

Ryland Barton 0:00
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire tomorrow as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. The White House and Democrats failed to reach a deal by the deadline, as NPR Sam Greenglass explains.
Sam Greenglass 0:19
We know that the White House produced a counter-offer Wednesday night. The White House is taking the lead on this with Democrats, but no one has really been willing to say what was in that offer. We do know that some of the Democrats' demands are non-starters for most Republicans, like requiring judicial warrants for many enforcement operations and banning officers from
Ryland Barton 0:40
Asking NPR Sam Greenglass reporting services like airport screening could be affected if the shutdown drags on for weeks.

What are the legal accusations against former CNN host Don Lemon and how did the court respond?

Ryland Barton 0:47
ICE enforcement operations will not be affected as they're already funded. A former CNN journalist was released without bond today after being arraigned at a federal courthouse in Minneapolis. Don Lemon faces charges after he covered a protest at a service at a church where an immigration official is a pastor. As NPR's David Fulkenflick reports, Lemon pleaded not guilty.
David Folkenflik 1:08
Federal authorities charged Lemon with conspiring to violate religious freedom at a place of worship. He was also charged under another law protecting people at family planning clinics and religious congregations from harassment. Lemon, a former CNN host who has been critical of President Trump, interviewed protesters and the pastor on his livestream. Lemon says he was simply reporting on the event. Prosecutors secured the indictment against Lemon from a grand jury after a federal magistrate and the chief federal appellate judge from Minnesota refused to issue an arrest warrant.

How did the favorite American figure skater’s performance collapse at the Winter Olympics?

David Folkenflik 1:38
The appellate judge said that Lemon was clearly acting as a journalist. Lemon wrote that quote, the process is the punishment for the Trump administration, David Fulkenflick, NPR News.
Ryland Barton 1:48
In another big shock at the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, American figure skater Ilya Malinan, the overwhelming favorite, fell twice. He not only failed to win the gold, he didn't win any medal, Steve Futterman reports.
Steve Futterman 2:00
The spectators inside the Milan Arena were stunned as they witnessed the world's top male figure skater look anything but Ilya Melanin fell twice. He completed only three of his planned quadruple jumps. It was a disastrous free skate. When it was over, he fell from first to eighth. The man who won, Mikhail Shadarov of Kazakhstan, was also stunned. He spoke through an interpreter.
Sam Greenglass 2:24
На самом деле
Steve Futterman 2:27
Илья'зка, и демонстрировать.

Why is Amazon’s Ring ending its partnership with police surveillance firm Flock Safety?

Ryland Barton 2:48
A key inflation measure fell to a nearly five year low last month as rent prices slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans still grappling with the sharp increase in costs of the past five years. It's NPR. Amazon's Ring Camera Service is ending its plan to partner with police surveillance company Flock Safety after critics raised fresh worries about neighborhood camera networks. Ring says the integration would take more time and resources than expected, but the move follows backlash to a ring Super Bowl ad. The ad shows a lost dog found through cameras and AI. Every aspect of life in Ukraine is affected by the war. НПРС Елнар Бердзли репорт even модерн шоппинг мallс арміт.
Eleanor Beardsley 3:29
А возінно Київ'я мультисторій мallс в департамент сторос, рестораніс, атикс уничтоження, This is incredible. You're in a modern mall. You could be in any modern city, but there's an air rate alert.

When and where will the 2026 solar eclipse be visible, and why will most people miss it?

Eleanor Beardsley 3:44
Natalia Shorenko was closing her lingerie shop. She says it can happen several times a day and it's really affecting business. Out back, some mall employees are smoking on a loading dock to wait it out, following the situation live on air raid apps on their phones. The ballistic missiles hit the city of Nijin, north of Kyiv. Forty minutes later, the mall reopens and everybody returns to work and shop.

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