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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Department of Homeland Security is expected to pause its efforts to deport immigrants in the country without legal status who are working in hotels, restaurants, and on farms. NPR's Mara Liason has the latest. President Trump's decision to change course on immigration raids came after he posted that he'd been hearing from farmers and hotel owners...
that, quote, our aggressive policies on immigration are taking good longtime workers away that are impossible to replace. About 40% of agriculture workers lack legal status to work in the U.S. Trump had originally said he would focus on deporting people in the country illegally who have committed crimes, and polls showed that effort was very popular. But expanding the raids to sweep up construction workers, farm workers, and garment workers is very unpopular.
Mara Liason, NPR News. At least four people have died and several more are missing in West Virginia's northern panhandle after weekend flash flooding. Chris Schultz with member station West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey declared a state of emergency for Ohio County Sunday morning after the region received three inches of rain or more in just 30 minutes.
Rushing floodwaters picked up vehicles and washed out roads, bridges, and highways, necessitating swift water rescues. Lou Vargo, emergency management director for Wheeling and Ohio County, says the speed of the flood and the impact to local infrastructure has severely limited emergency response. There was people in trees. We had a trailer on fire that
The road on both sides of that was given out. More heavy rains are forecasted in the area through Sunday evening, renewing concerns for further flooding. For NPR News, I'm Chris Schultz in Morgantown, West Virginia. A top-level U.N. conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has details. The conference was to be held during the U.N.'s General Assembly next week in New York, where...
with countries like Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Croatia and Greece set to recognize a Palestinian state right away. Larger powers such as France, the UK, Canada and Japan were set to follow suit when the war in Gaza ends. The continuation of the devastating war in Gaza has pushed many more countries toward recognizing a Palestinian state.
state in order to give momentum to the two-state solution. But the effort is being put on hold as Israel and Iran trade rocket fire. Macron said French military forces in the Middle East are ready to protect partners, including Israel, but would not take part in attacks on Iran. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland today with a, quote, message of solidarity and friendship from France and the European Union. Macron has criticized President Trump's goal of taking over the Danish territory. This is NPR News in Washington.
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