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Search in rescue operations can continue in Western Columbia three days after a powerful
earthquake killed more than 260 people, about 500 others remain missing. The mayor of one of the hardest hit areas is asking residents to cooperate with rescue efforts. Reporter John Otis has more from the city of Kali." Colombian officials know they are in a race against the clock to find people trapped
in collapsed buildings. Kali Mayor Alejandro Ehr says they are now focusing on seven sites in the earthquake zone where they have the best chance to save people. The mayor also called on Kali residents to avoid the disaster zone, so as not to cause traffic jams or get in the way of rescue teams.
He added that workers inside the buildings need silence, so their listening devices can detect signs of life. For NPR news, I'm John Otis in Kali, Colombia. The Department of Homeland Security is planning to equip officers from U.S. immigration and customs enforcement with gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people being
arrested. NPR's Mag Anderson reports compliant technology says the gloves are designed for de-escalation. Kenneth Corey, a former New York City police officer, says "Use a force is like a ladder. Each run gets more intense. If someone charges at you with a knife, more force might be warranted."
He says it's how an agency uses a new tool that matters most.
“You have to have strong policies that govern its use, and then you have to make sure that”
your people are being held accountable. But ICE has faced intense scrutiny over its use of force, including multiple fatal shootings. Some immigrant advocates worry those guardrails won't happen at the agency.
In a statement, DHS told NPR that ICE is always assessing officer needs to ensure they
have the tools to safely make arrests. Mag Anderson and Pironus suggests his department has filed criminal charges against a former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center. NPR's due Jalphi Blok reports. Heidi Byrek is an expert in white supremacist hate groups and used to direct Southern
poverty law centers intelligence project, which used paid informants to track extremist groups. The Justice Department has accused the organization and Byrek of making improper payments of millions of dollars to informants through fictitious companies. Byrek's attorney Michael Proctor said in a statement that Byrek is innocent.
“The case is politically motivated, and that she was targeted because of "her important”
work combating hate groups and extremists." Federal officials said Byrek was arrested, but her lawyer disputed that, and said she voluntarily appeared in court to fight the charges. Jude Jaffee Blok and Pironus, "You're listening to NPR news from Washington." The Kennedy Center board is set to meet today to consider renovation plans after a judge
blocked a two-year shutdown. The center is faced legal challenges over President Trump's controversial overhaul, including its renaming and proposed closure for repairs. Four members are expected to discuss several options, including a full closure, limited access, or phase work that would allow some programming to continue.
Millions of people across Western Europe stepped outside last night to watch a sunset with a solar eclipse. Alexis Marshall reports the path of totality passed through parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In a tiny Galician town, hundreds of locals and visitors filled the streets to view this
rare astronomical event. Bill Courtney of Michigan traveled all the way here with his college buddies to be in the path of totality. This is his fourth total solar eclipse. It's a very special bit of geometry that allows for that spectacle to take place.
This was the Spanish mainland's first total solar eclipse in more than a century, but
another one is coming next year. For NPR News, I'm Alexis Marshall in Ocavable Spain. Large parts of Western Europe are sweltering again with Britain facing its fifth heat wave of the summer. Temperatures could reach 100 degrees today in Central and Southeastern England to shy of the
August record said in 2003. I'm Windsor Johnston and PR News, in Washington. Attention, a PSA from Shorewave and PR Science Podcast.
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