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In late January, Carlos Catarldo Gomez of Honduras was the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that this program, dubbed 'Migrant Protection Protocols,' will expand from San Dieg

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'Remain In Mexico' Immigration Policy Expands, But Slowly

5:10pm March 12, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration is expanding a hard-line immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in immigration court. But the program itself faces a legal challenge.

Sixty packages of cocaine were seized from a shipping container at the Port of New York/Newark.

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Ton And A Half Of Cocaine Seized At Port Of New York/Newark

5:08pm March 12, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

Authorities say 60 packages of the drug worth about $77 million on the street were found in a shipping container.

Census Bureau To Have Far Fewer Local Offices In 2020 Than Last National Count

4:53pm March 12, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

For the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is opening about half the number of local offices it operated from for the last national head count. Some lawmakers are worried the change will harm the count.

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Philadelphia just became the first large city in the nation to ban cashless businesses in the city, in part to protect people like Dwight Tindal, a construction worker who doesn't have a bank or credit card.

Protecting The 'Unbanked' By Banning Cashless Businesses In Philadelphia

4:22pm March 12, 2019

by Aaron Moselle

Nearly 13 percent of Philadelphia's population doesn't have a bank account — more than double the regional average. The city has just become the first big city in the U.S. to ban cashless businesses.

This courtroom sketch depicts former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (center) before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in September 2018. She is scheduled to sentence Manafort on Wednesday.

Paul Manafort, After Receiving 47 Month Sentence, To Learn Punishment In D.C. Case

3:12pm March 12, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and admitted that he tried to tamper with potential jurors. Wednesday's sentencing could lengthen his time in prison.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of the House intelligence committee, argues there's already sufficient evidence in public to support an indictment of President Trump.

Adam Schiff: Evidence Available Already Shows That Trump Should Be Indicted

1:35pm March 12, 2019

by Tim Mak

The chairman of the House intelligence committee says he supports House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's high bar for impeachment but also argued there's already a strong case against the president.

For some older college students, studying later in life has its advantages: They have skills and tools that could only have come with age and maturity. (Clockwise from top left: Santa Benavidez Ramirez, Liz Bracken, Taryn Jim, Matt Seo, Sakeenah Shakir, J

'I Need A Degree In Order To Move Forward': Why Some Adults Choose College

1:26pm March 12, 2019

About 7.6 million adults 25 and over attended college in 2018. Among them are a mother of four, a Navy vet and a grandmother finishing what she started more than four decades ago.

Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization e

Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?

1:06pm March 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.

The U.S. has warned Germany about possible repercussions of using Huawei in its upcoming 5G mobile network, citing security concerns. Here, a billboard for the Chinese telecom giant is seen in the Berlin Hauptbahnhof railway station.

U.S. Warns Germany: Using Huawei Could Crimp Intelligence-Sharing Between Agencies

11:44am March 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. ambassador sent a letter to Germany's economy minister reportedly saying that if Chinese tech companies such as Huawei help build Germany's new 5G telecom infrastructure, things might change.

NPR's Morning Edition is working on a series of stories about the retail industry, and we'd like to hear from you.

Do You Work In Retail? Share Your Experience With Us

9:19am March 12, 2019

by Laura Roman

NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear from retail workers across the country as part of an upcoming series.