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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump has been attacking Somali immigrants recently, saying he doesn't want them in this country and that their country stinks. The administration announced plans to end tempor protected status for Somali nationals. About 80,000 people of Somali descent live in Minnesota. As Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepik reports, the administration is targeting the state's community with extra immigration enforcement.
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Jailani Hussain
Jailani Hussain, who leads the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and was born in Somalia, came here as a child, said today that the community has reported already seeing an increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities. He also said he's of American citizens being asked about their citizenship. Hussein says this is blatantly discriminatory, weaponizing.
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ICE to target black Somali immigrants. This is not immigration policy. This is racism being directed from the president's office.
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Ryland Barton
Matt Sepik from Minnesota Public Radio reporting. President Trump says he's pardoning Democratic Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife. They were both charged last year with bribery, unlawful foreign influence and money laundering by the Department of Justice. Texas Public Radio's Joey Palacios reports.
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Joey Palacios
In a post on True Social, Trump said Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, would receive a full and unconditional pardon, adding, quote, you can both sleep well tonight. Your nightmare is finally over. The Justice Department had indicted the Cuellars in May 2024, alleging that Henry Cuellar had accepted approximately $600,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank in an oil and gas company owned by the government of Azerbaijan, laundering the money through shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar. Both pleaded not guilty. Although a Democrat, Cuellar has often sided with Republicans in many House votes. On Facebook, the congressman thanked Trump for the pardon, saying it gives him a clean slate. I'm Joey Palaciosan. San Antonio.
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Ryland Barton
Israel says it will soon open Gaza's border with Egypt, allowing Palestinians to leave for the first time in a year and a half. But Egypt says it won't open the border until Palestinians can return, too. NPR's Jerome Sokolowsky explains Rafah Cross closed.
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Jerome Sokolowsky
Since Israel took control of the border area in May 2024. Israel's government says the reopening is in line with the October ceasefire deal with Hamas. An official briefed on the matter, but not authorized to speak publicly, told NPR it was the result of a phone call on Tuesday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump, who wants to see progress on the deal. Israel says the crossing will be opened only to one way traffic out of Gaza, but Egypt controls the other side of the border and its government says in a statement the that the crossing will only open if passage is allowed in both directions. Jerome Sokolovsky, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Ryland Barton
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. San Francisco is suing major food manufacturers like Coca Cola and Nestle, claiming ultra processed foods are causing a public health crisis. The lawsuit argues such foods are linked to diseases like type 2 diabetes and cancer. Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth are particularly vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and attempt around the time they come out to their family and friends. That's according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. NPR's Arethu Chatterjee reports.
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Arethu Chatterjee
Researchers looked at data from a study on gay, lesbian and bisexual Youth conducted between 2016 and 2019 called the Generation Study. 55% of individuals reported having had a suicide plan, 38% had suicidal intention, and nearly a quarter had made suicide attempts. The risk of suicidal thoughts or plans rose by 8 to 12% around the time youth came out to family members or friends. Supportive family and friends lower suicide risk, says study author Harry Barbee at Johns Hopkins University.
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Harry Barbee
Support, I think, doesn't need to be perfect. I think even small gestures of love and curiosity can make a really big difference.
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Arethu Chatterjee
People in suicidal crisis can call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Read to Chatterjee, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
The Historical Society in Castine, Maine, recently discovered two Unexploded War of 1812 Black powder cannonballs in their collection. Those are the same as the bombs bursting in air made famous in the Star Spangled Banner. Museum officials alerted the Maine State Police, who sent a bomb squad to relocate and detonate them safely. This is NPR News from Washington.
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