Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What immigration crackdown is happening in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Federal agents began an immigration crackdown Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The arrest brought out protesters and local officials criticized the raids, saying they were scaring people. The Border Patrol is calling it Operation Charlotte's Web, and they say they're taking criminals off the street. But 17-year-old Elizabeth Fuentes says the operation will force her family to live in fear.
My parents are immigrants. It's not okay having to worry if they're going to make it home or not. It's just not okay what they're doing right now.
Critics say agents are also detaining U.S. citizens without warrants. Los Angeles is experiencing a strong seasonal storm with several inches of rain falling across the region through Sunday. From LAist, Nathaniel Martinez has more.
In Malibu, local officials advised residents to seek higher ground and avoid moving water. Above the Palisades, burn scar reports of rock slides and mud had people fearing the worst. Flash flood warnings stretched from the far northwest of LA County to its eastern edges Saturday. Streets flooded in Compton and Camarillo, and in the city of L.A., dozens of trees were knocked down by high winds.
Forecasters say the worst is over, and showers will taper off into the week as a new storm approaches. For NPR News, I'm Daniel Martinez in Pasadena.
Most Britons are deeply dissatisfied with democracy. That's according to new polling. Vicki Barker has more on our story from London.
The Nine Nation Ipsos survey found only 26% of Britons are satisfied with how their democracy is working, and more than half say the situation has worsened in the past five years. Three out of four said they fear for the next five years, and only one in five believe their government's doing a good job protecting democracy.
Overall satisfaction with democracy remains low in all nine nations surveyed, including the U.S., with one exception, Sweden. Yet in all the countries surveyed, only tiny minorities, 1 to 5 percent, said democracy is not worth keeping. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
Cities and states across the U.S. have begun to use artificial intelligence to improve road safety. Officials in Hawaii are distributing 1,000 dashboard cameras that are being used to monitor road conditions and to reduce traffic fatalities as well. And San Jose, California says it has a 97 percent success rate, in identifying potholes by using cameras on the city's street sweepers.
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Chapter 3: How is Los Angeles responding to the seasonal storm?
Residents of a tent camp in Gaza are suffering this weekend as the first rainfall of winter flooded living quarters. Rips in the tents allowed many of them to become flooded. According to the UN, the camp holds as many as 450,000 displaced Palestinians. Gift Monday, and Croy Bethune scored Saturday to help the Washington Spirit beat the Portland Thorns 2-0.
The Spirit now advanced to the National Women's Soccer League Finals for the second straight year. They lost to the Orlando Pride in last year's final. Orlando takes on Gotham FC in Sunday's second semifinal match, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.