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Dale Willman
Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willman. A massive firing of federal workers has begun. Notices went out to more than 4,000 federal workers across several agencies on Friday. NPR Stephen Fowler says as official word on the firings came in a social.
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Stephen Fowler
Media post, it's important to note that the news came from the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vogt, posting on X simply the rifts have begun. Now, an OMB spokesperson not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that the process was starting and that it would be, quote, substantial. But we don't really know what that means now. NPR seen screenshots of notifications at places like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Housing and Urban Development saying there will be rifts. Some unions representing employees at agencies like the Education Department say they've also been told layoffs are coming.
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Dale Willman
That's NPR's Stephen Fowler with our report. National Guard troops have begun patrols in Memphis. It's part of a federal task force established by President Trump to combat crime. NPR's Juliana Kim reports.
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Juliana Kim
A few National Guard members have been spotted near the famous Bass Pro shop pyramid in Memphis. It remains unclear how many troops in total will be deployed and what parts of the city they'll be be in. Federal agents began to arrive last month and operations related to the anti crime federal task force launched last week. A small number of Guard members were also already in Memphis to handle planning and logistics. Unlike other cities facing troop deployments, the Guard in Memphis is operating under the governor's command. Juliana Kim, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
Israeli troops pulled out from parts of Gaza on Friday as a ceasefire went into effect there. And as NPR's Anas Baba reports, crowds of Palestinians who were displaced during the war are now returning to places that used to be Israeli military zones.
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Anas Baba
I walk through Gaza City now and it feels like I'm witnessing a place being born again. On every corner, there is reunion, silent places, dust covered faces pressed together. The joy of surviving here doesn't erase the grief. Yes, there is entire blocks now. Looks like an open graves, only the priest. But Gazans here, they don't wait for permission to live. They carry hope like oxygen. Gaza is not only rubble. Gaza is resilience. And what I see today is people writing themselves back into existence. Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza city.
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Dale Willman
Top diplomats from Turkey and Iraq have reached a tentative agreement on sharing water and managing reduced flows through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The region is facing worsening drought conditions and and access to water can be a major cause of conflicts. Iraqi officials have long complained that dams built by Turkey are reducing Iraq's water supply. And scientists say climate change will likely make Iraqi water shortages even worse. You're listening to NPR News. A new UNICEF child alert and a fresh food security report warn that Haiti's deepening crisis is putting children at unprecedented risk and they're not just facing hunger, but violence as well. As Harold Isaac reports from Port au.
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Harold Isaac
Prince, more than 5.7 million Haitians are now facing acute food insecurity. With gangs controlling much of the country, children are increasingly drawn into armed groups. UNICEF regional director Roberto Benez says they are being stripped of their future by poverty and fear they might be as.
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Young as 10 years.
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Harold Isaac
In some cases, they are first and foremost victims. He says any new security push, including the gang suppression force, must protect children first. UNICEF warns that unless children are shielded from both hunger and violence, Haiti risks losing an entire generation. Harold Isaac, NPR News, Porter Prince.
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Dale Willman
Peruvians welcomed a new president on Friday. It's their seventh president in less than a decade. Jose Jerry is now leading the nation after its Congress removed President Dina Boluarte in an overnight impeachment. Officials say she was removed because of her inability to reduce crime in the nation. There were no votes against her impeachment. Asia Wilson scored 31 points and Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young Both have added 18 as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 97 86. Friday, the Aces swept the series to get their third championship in four seasons. Las Vegas scored 54 points in the first half and averaged more than 90 points a game in the series. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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