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The Senate is working on legislation to fund federal immigration programs with proposed
spending of nearly $70 billion for customs in border patrol and immigration in customs
enforcement this through the end of President Trump's second term. New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker spoke in favor of funding the agencies, but with restrictions on companies that operate private prisons and detention centers. My amendment would reopen the office, giving it full funded, and would give it teeth to provide oversight of private corporations like the Geo Group, who taxpayers are giving
over a billion dollars to run our immigration system.
“I believe it needs oversight and accountability.”
That's the job of Congress. Meanwhile, the Senate Thursday rejected an effort to prevent the Trump administration from
creating a controversial nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they
were wrongfully prosecuted. Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to mishandling classified information and PR's Ryan Lucas reports. John Bolton is facing 18 criminal counts, including transmission and retention of national defense information, prosecutors say Bolton kept detailed notes that included classified information
during his time as National Security Advisor in President Trump's first term, and sent the material to two family members ahead of a planned memoir. Under the tentative plea deal, Bolton would plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information and face a fine of $2.25 million, according to a person familiar
“with the matter speaking on condition of anonymity.”
Bolton could face zero to five years in prison under the arrangement of federal judge would still have to approve any plea deal. The Justice Department declined to comment, beyond referring to a court notice, scheduling a re-arrayment for Bolton later this month, Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington. Hezbova is rejecting calls for a peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, another peace maker has been killed in Lebanon on the 7th to die in the war between Israel and the militia group since March and PR's Jainerop reports. The United Nations peacekeeping force, known as Unifill, said the Serbian soldier was critically wounded after mortars hit his position in southern Lebanon Wednesday. It said a peacekeeper from El Salvador and another from Spain were also injured.
A UN official speaking on condition of anonymity told NPR that, "Hasbova appeared to have fired the mortars," the group earlier said it was targeting Israeli forces in the area.
“Hezbova denied that it had hit a peacekeeping position and affirmed its commitment to”
Unifill's role. Jainerop and Pyrenees, Bay Route. Stocks closed mixed on Thursday the Dow and the S&P were up, this is NPR. With the one-year anniversary of the Air India crash in Gujarat India approaching investigators are facing an international deadline to finalize their report and issue conclusions about
what caused the 787 dream lighter to crash killing 260 people under international aviation regulations, investigators must aim to reach that final report one year after the accident. A group of Catholic sisters who have gone viral for their court side prayers are backing the San Antonio spurs during the NBA playoffs in their back during the finals from Texas Public Radio Brian Kurtz-Patrick reports where the spurs lost Game 1 Wednesday night to
the New York next. "Sister Bernadette Mota is among the sisters from San Antonio's St. John Bosco who's been coming to home games to cheer on the spurs. Mota stresses they have not been praying for spurs opponents to lose." "God loves all the teams and God loves all the players and so God doesn't love one team
more than the other, but what we really pray for and hope for is that all that can fight to their best of their ability." Mota says the sisters use sports to connect with the at-risk youths they serve. She says sports can teach young people, teamwork, values, and morals if done right. I'm Brian Kurtz-Patrick and San Antonio."
The Trump administration said Thursday it is seeking $700 million in federal aid to help
the nation's struggling coal industry. The White House is using a Cold War era called the Defense Production Act that gives the President emergency authority over certain domestic industries. This is NPR. Support for NPR. The surreal horror film "Backrooms" is a smash. The director is a 20-year-old YouTuber and it's based on his popular web series. Why is this online phenomenon taking off at the
box office? We get into it on NPR's pop culture happy hour. Listen via the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
