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Live from NPR News in New York City. I'm Doualisai Kowtel. The Senate has voted to fund large parts of the federal government that was set to run out of money at midnight, but the House still needs to greenlight the final deal, so a partial government shutdown begins tonight. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
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Congress had been on track to avert a shutdown, but after a second deadly shooting of a US Citizen by immigration officers in Minneapolis, Democrats pledged to oppose the Department of Homeland Security funding bill. That money, though, was tied with more than a trillion dollars for other departments, including Defense, Health and Human Services and Housing. Republicans agreed to isolate DHS funding from the rest and only extend it for two weeks, allowing lawmakers to negotiate guardrails to rein in immigration enforcement tactics. With the House not back until Monday, funding will lapse at least over the weekend, but will not be as widespread as the last record long shutdown when all government funding had expired. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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Demonstrations are again taking place across the country against ICE and Border Patrol agents, including in Minnesota, where President Trump's borders are arrived this week following Saturday's fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Preddy during a federal immigration operation at the state Capitol. Governor Tim Walls tells NPR that there may be less smoke on the ground this week, but he said tensions remain high.
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They have not changed their goal of mass deportations. They may try and change their tactics a little bit, but it doesn't change the underlying mission here, which is to cause great fear and chaos in communities.
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Walz added he won't compromise on First Amendment rights to peacefully protest, and he says he won't allow the Trump administration to mischaracterize Minnesotans who are asking the government to address their griev. South Carolina has now confirmed 847 measles cases, including 58 new ones since Tuesday. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, the size of the state's outbreak has surpassed the major West Texas outbreak that spread from January to August of last year.
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In a press conference this week, South Carolina state epidemiologist Linda Bell said that health officials were surprised by the speed at which the outbreak was spreading.
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We did not anticipate that South Carolina case counts in a matter of only 16 weeks would would surpass the total number of cases reached in Texas over the course of seven months. So this is a milestone that we have reached in a relatively short period of time. Very unfortunately.
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The outbreak is centered in Spartanburg county in the northwest part of the state. More than 440 people are currently in quarantine. Public health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against measles to help stop the spread. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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On Wall street, the dow closed down 179 points. The NASDAQ closed down 223 points. This is NPR News. After releasing an additional 3 million documents as well as videos and images in connection with the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Department of justice says it is now in compliance with the federal law enacted last November to release all files. The DOJ has missed the deadline weeks ago. Here's Deputy Attorney Ty Blanche.
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There's this mantra out there that, oh, you know, the Department of Justice is supposed to protect Donald J. Trump. And that's what we were telling that's not true. That was never the case.
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He added, they are always concerned about the victims. A rapper and a K pop group have the biggest albums in the country, but an older record is also making a move on the Billboard charts. And Paris. Stephen Thompson has more.
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There's a logjam at the top of the Billboard albums chart as three records came within a few thousand copies of hitting numbers. Rapper ASAP Rocky ended up debuting on top of the chart with his new album, Don't Be Dumb, finishing a close second. The K pop boy band Enhypen. Both albums narrowly edged out an artist whose album from a year ago is making a big move on the charts, Bad Bunny, whose presence will soon be felt at both the Grammy Awards and the super bowl halftime show. Stephen Thompson, NPR News.
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And recapping Wall street, the Dow closed down 179 points to end at 48,892. The NASDAQ closed down 223 points. This is NPR News from New York.
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