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Javier Dominguez at his home in Dillon, Colo. Dominguez is appealing his deportation orders and has to travel over the mountains to immigration court in Denver for his hearings.

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Navigating The Immigration Court System In The Rural Mountain West

4:24pm May 20, 2019

by Ali Budner

Immigrants risk deportation if they miss their court date. But with just 3 immigration courts across the rural west, it can be hard for immigrants there to get to the hearings, and lawyers are scarce.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday that he endorses the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint

2:45pm May 20, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai.

A satellite image from 1 p.m. ET shows "Disturbance 1," which has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center says.

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1st Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Develop Monday Night

2:29pm May 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It's expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.

Lori Lightfoot, who won a landslide victory in Chicago's runoff election, was sworn in as mayor on Monday.

In Historic First, Lori Lightfoot Inaugurated As Chicago's Mayor

2:19pm May 20, 2019

Lightfoot is the city's first black female and openly gay mayor. After her swearing in, she laid out a plan to make Chicago "a city that families want to move to, not run away from."

Gaby Gemetti decided to leave the workforce after having her second child. In March she started a "returnship," a new type of program to recruit and retrain women like her who are looking to resume their careers. Here, Gaby and John Gemetti are seen with

Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men

12:43pm May 20, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why.

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.

Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt

10:38am May 20, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Lyft and Univision are among the critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census. The businesses say it could harm the national head count and their bottom line.

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Chinese shipping containers are stored at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif. Americans, in bigger numbers than ever, like trade. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.

In Trump's Trade War, Americans Will Be Asked To Show Economic Patriotism

9:10am May 20, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Americans, in bigger numbers than ever, like trade. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.

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Justice Department Forces Alabama To Address Deadly Prison Conditions

6:09am May 20, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

Alabama must rectify the dangerous conditions this week or face a Justice Department lawsuit. Critics say plans to build new prisons won't solve issues that have been found to be unconstitutional.

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San Francisco Maneuvers To Buy Local Grid Owned By PG&E

6:09am May 20, 2019

by Lily Jamali

San Francisco wants a divorce from its bankrupt utility PG&E. The city wants to set up its own municipal utility and is looking at cities that have tried it in the past — such as Boulder, Colo.

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'We Were Speechless': Robert F. Smith Pledges To Clear Morehouse Grads' Student Debt

9:03pm May 19, 2019

The billionaire surprised the Morehouse College Class of 2019 at their graduation by pledging to pay off their student loans. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with recent Morehouse graduate Kamal Medlock.

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