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Border Patrol Officials Allow Reporters To See Inside Clint, Texas, Facility

7:33pm June 26, 2019

by Joel Rose

On Wednesday, Border Patrol officials took reporters on a tour of a facility in Clint, Texas, where a group of lawyers allege children were detained without adequate food, supplies and sanitation.

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Border Patrol is refusing to accept donations like toothpaste and soap to its detention centers.

People Are Trying To Donate To Detained Migrants. Border Patrol Won't Accept It

7:31pm June 26, 2019

by Ryan Poppe

After hearing claims that detention centers are housing migrant children in unsanitary conditions, people are attempting to provide them with supplies.

The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency humanitarian aid package Wednesday to cover the costs of the influx of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Senate Passes $4.6 Billion Emergency Border Funding Bill Signalling Battle With House

7:19pm June 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The sweeping 84-8 vote came minutes after the Senate handily rejected the House's humanitarian assistance bill, signalling what will likely be a contentious battle to reconcile the competing bills.

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Dating App Burnout: When Swiping Becomes A Chore

7:12pm June 26, 2019

by Hanna Bolaños

Burnout is increasingly common. It's not depression or extreme exhaustion — it's feeling like you've kept going past your breaking point. Burnout can affect all parts of our lives, including dating.

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Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, seen in January, has announced the firings of two more deputies over their failure to act during the 2018 shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

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Two More Deputies Fired For Not Confronting Parkland, Fla., School Shooter

6:05pm June 26, 2019

Two other deputies had already been fired for the same reason. Seventeen students and faculty of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed on Feb. 14, 2018.

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How News Photographs Can Affect Public Opinion

5:56pm June 26, 2019

A photograph of two migrants drowned in the Rio Grande River captured national attention. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with photographer David Hume Kennerly about the power of a news photograph.

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Wayfair Employees Walk Out To Protest Sales To Immigrant Detention Facilities

5:24pm June 26, 2019

by Simon Rios

Employees of furniture maker Wayfair staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest sales of beds to detention facilities along the Southern border.

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Bill Wehrum, the Environmental Protection Agencys top air policy official, said he is stepping down at the end of June.

Top Clean-Air Official Plans To Step Down From EPA Post Amid Ethics Probe

4:53pm June 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Bill Wehrum, who last week scored a victory for coal industry supporters by rolling back Obama-era power plant emissions rules, is leaving his post at the end of the month.

Southwest Airlines Network Operations Center is the heart and mind of the largest domestic carrier in the country, with a 4,000-flight dance card every day.

A Whole Lot Of Improv: Southwest Readjusts To A World Without The Boeing 737 Max

4:44pm June 26, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

Southwest Airlines is the biggest operator of Boeing's 737 Max in the U.S. While the plane remains grounded following two fatal overseas crashes, Southwest has had to juggle its flight operations.

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Record Rainfall In The Midwest Is Curbing Outdoor Fun

4:26pm June 26, 2019

by Frank Morris

The record rainfall and flooding in the Midwest has affected outdoor recreation. Boat sales are down, lake communities are hurting, and rainouts and cancellations are running high.

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