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Korva Coleman
I'm Korva Coleman. The migrant who was illegally deported to a prison in El Salvador earlier this year in is now talking with federal immigration officials in Maryland. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the US he spoke to a crowd this morning before he went into the building in Baltimore and he was joined by Maryland Democratic Congressman Glenn Ivey.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Today we keep the fight going right? We don't give up, right? We're here to make sure justice is done right. So when he goes in that building, we'll be supporting him. We'll continue to fight no matter what happens in there today, we'll continue. We've got his back, right? The people united will never be defeated.
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Korva Coleman
Abrego Garcia is rejecting federal allegations of human smuggling, but federal immigration officials say they now want to deport him to Uganda. The presidents of the U.S. and South Korea will meet at the White House today. They'll discuss the future of their country's 71 year old alliance. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul. They will also try to flesh out a trade deal agreed upon last month.
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Anthony Kuhn
One of the U.S. s top priorities is modernizing the U. S. South Korea alliance. That includes refocusing the alliance to deter not just North Korea but also China. Speaking to reporters en route to Washington, President Lee Jae Myung said that this is not an issue we can easily agree with. The two sides are in agreement about denuclearizing North Korea to lower U.S. tariffs from 25% to 15%. South Korea agreed last month to invest $350 billion in the U.S. much of that will go to trying to revive U.S. industries such as shipbuilding. But the two allies disagree. What exactly will be included in the $350 billion and who will get the profits? Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
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Korva Coleman
The hundreds of National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. are now armed. President Trump says he's addressing crime, but federal data show violent crime in the city is at a 30 year low. SpaceX will try again this evening to launch its massive Starship rocket on its 10th test flight from the company's starbase in Texas. NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce reports Last night's launch attempt was scrubbed.
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Nell Greenfield Boyce
Starship is a two stage space vehicle that stands nearly 400ft tall. It's a key part of NASA's effort to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, as well as Elon Musk's effort to colonize Mars. But so far this year, Starship rockets have suffered a string failures in flights. One even blew up on the launch pad during a test. All of that is why this 10th flight has been highly anticipated. And SpaceX did start loading propellant into the rocket at its Texas launch facility. But soon after, on social media, SpaceX said it was standing down to allow time to troubleshoot what it called an issue with ground systems.
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Korva Coleman
NPR's no greenfield voice. It's NPR. A federal judge has ruled in favor of religious colleges in Minnesota. The judge says if the religious colleges require high school students to sign a statement of faith, the colleges cannot be shut out of a Minnesota educational program. The program lets high school students take college courses for credit. The judge says blocking the religious colleges from requiring the statement of faith from high school students violates religious freedom. Chinese property developer Evergrande has been delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange today. As Charisse Pham reports, it is a grim end to a company once seen as an example of China's economic boom.
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Charisse Pham
At its peak, China, Evergrande Group was worth more than $50 billion. The company was riding China's economic rise pre selling apartments to the middle and upper class. But it all came crashing down in 2021. It was massively in debt and unable to complete some existing projects. Last year, a Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of the Evergrande Group after the company was unable to figure out how to repay $300 billion it owed to investors. Evergrande share price plunged more than 20% after the court order and were suspended from trading. The shares were officially delisted after Evergrande failed to resume trading after more than six months. For NPR News, I'm Charisse Pham in Hong Kong.
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Korva Coleman
Officials with the Powerball Lottery say the jackpot has now reached $750 million. Officials say this is their 10th largest jackpot ever. Tickets are at least $2 apiece. The next Powerball drawing will be tonight. You're listening to NPR News support for npr.
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