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Title 42 will end this week and that could lead to an influx of migrants

7:22am May 08, 2023

Pandemic restrictions for asylum-seekers end this week. Cities along the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for what comes next, as new rules are enforced to limit migrant admissions.

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Students in Texas take friendship bracelet making to new lengths

6:20am May 08, 2023

For the past four months, students at Valley Creek Elementary School in McKinney labored using five colors to create a bracelet the size of a football field. They now hold the Guinness world record.

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California panel calls for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves

5:09am May 08, 2023

A task force in California approved recommendations on how the state can apologize to, and compensate, descendants of slavery. The recommendations head to state lawmakers next.

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Multiple horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport

5:09am May 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wall Street Journal editor Jim Chairusmi about safety concerns in horse racing after seven horses died last week ahead of the Kentucky Derby.

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday. Several people were killed after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter.

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8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city

9:35pm May 07, 2023

by Emma Bowman

A motorist drove into a crowd that was waiting at a bus stop near a migrant shelter in Brownsville, according to authorities. "It is looking more and more like an intentional act," police said.

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Podcast explores a DACA recipient's journey to back Mexico after 30 years

4:53pm May 07, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brian de Los Santos about "Finding Home con DACA," his three-part series for the LAist studios podcast How To LA.

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7 dead after car plows into group near Texas migrant shelter

4:53pm May 07, 2023

by Pablo De La Rosa

Police in Brownsville, Texas say at least seven people are dead and six others were injured after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting for a bus near a shelter for migrants.

A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.

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Authorities identify the shooter who opened fire at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday

4:06pm May 07, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Witnesses and video footage on social media have begun to paint a picture of the horror that transpired at the shopping center in Allen, a suburb of Dallas.

An equine ambulance arrives at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

String of horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport

2:53pm May 07, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Seven horses died in the lead-up to the final race of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs, home to the Derby, is launching an investigation into the fatalities.

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1,500 service members will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this week

10:15am May 07, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Alex Aviña, of Arizona State University, about the history of US troops along the border with Mexico. 1,500 service members will be deployed this week.

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