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A second fatal ice shooting in a week has the Trump administration changing how ice
“officers conduct business, in terms of traffic stops and use of deadly force.”
Imperial Serial Martinez-Beltron has more. The HSS policy on papers says deadly force cannot be used solely to prevent someone from fleeing, unless the person poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the agent or others. Now the issue is that in these two last cases in Maine and Texas, we haven't seen video
evidence that backs up the HSS claims that in Texas, the man in their words weaponized his car against the ice agent and that in Maine, the man posed a public safety threat. Imperial Serial Martinez-Beltron reporting. The Pentagon says President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington DC has been extended until inauguration date 2029.
That's a thousands of armed and uniform troops have been patrolling the city for nearly a year. If yours can't law in store, there's more. President Trump first deployed the National Guard to DC last August, after declaring
“a crime emergency in the city despite violent crime being at a 30-year low.”
That emergency declaration lifted a month later, but the guard and the federal law enforcement task force at their a part of remained. Since then, the number of troops has steadily increased to now nearly 5,000, from more
than 20 different states in a cost of around $3 million per day.
Two different studies have found that the presence of the National Guard has had no effect on violent crime in the city. The White House did not immediately respond to MPR's request for comment on why the extension of the deployment for another two and a half years was deemed necessary. Kat Lomstorf MPR News, Washington.
Senator Lindsey Graham's sister, Darlene Graham, has been sworn in as a temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his death over the weekend. She's the first woman to represent the state in the Senate and she'll serve until January. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection and a special primary will be held next month to replace his name on the ballot.
“Water levels in Lake Powell continue to fall toward critically low levels.”
For member station KJZZ, Alex Hager reports the nation's second largest reservoir could soon fall to low to generate hydro power. The latest data from the federal bureau of reclamation shows that water could fall below the intakes for hydro power turbines as soon as February. The reservoir sits in Utah and Arizona.
It's now less than a quarter full after more than 20 years of drought and climate change have sapped the Colorado River. Humans have struggled to rain and demand accordingly. An added boost of water from upstream reservoirs helped prop up Lake Powell in the early summer, but the benefits of that extra water are running out.
Negotiators from the seven western states that use the river can't agree on a plan to use less water. The federal government is likely to install its own plan, which may trigger lawsuits. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager, in Phoenix. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
In Brazil, a court put new limits on the role that arrested former President of Xiayer Bolsonaro might play in this year's presidential election. He's a close political ally of President Trump whose firebrand politics laid the path for a right-wing wave in Latin America. Catherine Osborne has more.
Bolsonaro's son, Flavio, is running for President of Brazil to carry on his father's right-wing legacy. His father, Xiayer, is under house arrest for attempting a coup in 2023. The former president is also banned from posting on social media. On Monday, a judge on Brazil's top court ruled Flavio Bolsonaro violated that ban by posting
a letter of endorsement from his father online.
The judge barred Flavio from visiting his father until after the first day of voting.
Flavio called the ruling disproportionate and illegal interference in the election and pledged to challenge it. Brazilians head to the polls in October. For NPR News, I'm Catherine Osborne in Rio de Janeiro. The host today passed a bill to make daylight saving permanent, and then the practice
observed by most of the country of changing clocks twice a year. The bill now has to pass the Senate where it's not clear it has the votes needed to pass. The Sunshine Protection Act would put most of the country permanently on daylight saving time, not all states and territories change clocks, though twice a year, and this bill, if it becomes law, wouldn't affect them.
Inflation fell more than expected last month, but the outlook is uncertain, annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, slowing sharply after hitting a more than 3-year high of 4.2%. You're listening to NPR News. Hi, it's Terry Gross, Host of Fresh Air, hey, take a break from the 24-hour news cycle with us and listen to long-form interviews with your favorite authors, actors, filmmakers,
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