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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. City leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, say they are still largely in the dark about a planned Border Patrol operation that could start this weekend. Nick Delacanel with Member Station WFAE reports.
Border Patrol agents are expected in Charlotte on Saturday or early next week.
What recent Border Patrol operation is planned in Charlotte, North Carolina?
The local sheriff says he's not involved, and Charlotte police say they don't take part in federal immigration enforcement. At a news conference, local Democrats argue the operation isn't needed and appears politically motivated. Here's city councilman-elect J.D. Mazuera-Arias, himself an immigrant.
This is not about public safety. It is not about finding criminals. It is about fear, it is about quotas, and it's about control.
State Representative Aisha Du also questioned why a border operation is planned for Charlotte, noting the nearest border is South Carolina. For NPR News, I'm Nick Della Canal in Charlotte.
After enduring nearly seven weeks of a government shutdown, air traffic controllers are finally getting paid for their work. NPR's Joel Rose reports the Federal Aviation Administration is updating the staffing shortage status.
The number of staffing shortages at FAA facilities has declined a lot this week. The FAA has confirmed that controllers have gotten the first chunk of their back pay today. It's about 70% of their total take-home pay. But that is only part of what they're owed. They're supposed to get the rest later in the month, including any overtime and shift differential pay that they're owed.
NPR's Joel Rose reporting. At the National Institutes of Health, a critic of the Trump administration's policies was put on leave on her first day back to work. NPR's Andrea Hsu has that story.
The notice Jenna Norton received said she was being put on paid leave not for disciplinary reasons, but she suspects it is in response to public comments she's made, warning that funding and staffing cuts at NIH are harming the American public. Norton believes she has a right and an obligation to speak out about matters of public interest.
I fully believe we have those rights, but I also understand that this administration is not following the law. I mean, that is the whole reason why I am speaking up.
The Trump administration faces multiple lawsuits over its firing of federal workers and cancellation of grants, including at NIH. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees NIH, did not respond to NPR's request for comment. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
The 2020 election interference case against President Trump and allies in Georgia has a new prosecutor now. Peter Skandalakis, executive director of Georgia's Prosecuting Attorneys Council, is taking over from Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis. Willis was disqualified because of an appearance of impropriety stemming from an intimate relationship with the lead investigative prosecutor. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was down 309 points. It's NPR News. The Bureau of Labor Statistics plans to release a September jobs report Thursday, November 20th. The jobs report was originally due to have come out October 3rd, but the government shutdown halted the release of almost all government data.
The BLS had already largely compiled the September jobs data, so its release had been expected. The BLS has not said yet when the October jobs report, as well as the inflation report for last month, will be released. The CEO credited with expanding Walmart's economic and technological footprint over the last decade is leaving the company. Today, Walmart announced that Doug McMillan, who is 59, plans to retire early next year. As of February, John Ferner, the 51-year-old head of Walmart's U.S. operations, will take the reins of the retail giant. In a couple of weeks, two classic snacks will look different. Some Doritos and Cheetos are losing their bright orange color. And Pierce Kristen Wright reports their maker says it's going to stop using artificial dyes.
The new Doritos and Cheetos are called Simply Naked.
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