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A Father, A Husband, An Immigrant: Detained And Facing Deportation

8:41pm January 25, 2018

Manuel came to the U.S. illegally two decades ago, one of 143,470 such people who were arrested in the country's interior last year. Most are ordered to leave. For six months, Manuel awaited his fate.

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Missing FBI Text Messages Exemplify Animosity Between Organization And GOP

8:41pm January 25, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Republicans in Washington are sounding the alarm over text messages that have gone missing at the FBI. NPR takes a look at the animosity between the FBI and the GOP, and what it means for the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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A man walks past debris from Hurricane Harvey in September in Port Arthur, Texas.

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Harvey The 'Most Significant Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Event In U.S. History'

8:19pm January 25, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

It caused $125 billion in damage, according to a new report from the National Hurricane Center, and broke U.S. rainfall records. At least 68 people died as a result of the storm.

Rep. Raul Labrador Discusses Immigration Proposal From House Freedom Caucus

7:22pm January 25, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, who's a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, about his proposal on immigration and how it differs with President Trump's.

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Can The Common Sense Caucus Influence Leading Lawmakers?

7:22pm January 25, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

A bipartisan group of senators have dubbed themselves the "Common Sense Caucus" and are taking credit for ending the brief government shutdown. But in a polarized Capitol, how much influence will these centrist lawmakers have on their leaders?

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Nearly 7,000 Syrians Are Waiting To See If Their Protected Status Will Be Renewed

7:22pm January 25, 2018

by Deborah Amos

Around 7,000 Syrians living in the United States could be sent back to Syria if their temporary protective status granted to provide refuge from the war at home is allowed to expire.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Delivers Final State Address

7:22pm January 25, 2018

by Ben Adler

California Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his final state of the state address on Thursday to lawmakers in Sacramento. Brown is California's longest-serving governor.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown delivers his State of the State Address at the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 25, 2018.

Jerry Brown's Last State Of The State Mixes Optimism And Warnings

7:17pm January 25, 2018

by Ben Adler

California Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his final State of the State address on Thursday to lawmakers in Sacramento. Brown is California's longest-serving governor.

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This is the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, N.M., on July 16, 1945.

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer To Midnight, We're 2 Minutes From World Annihilation

5:40pm January 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Scientists who assess threats each year and express their concerns using the clock are worried about President Trump's unpredictability and governments' failure to trust each other.

Dancers perform in Tabasco: A Burlesque Opera, a fiery show that makes its revival this week after being locked up for more than a century.

'Tabasco' Opera Makes Fiery Return in New Orleans

5:07pm January 25, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

New Orleans conductor Paul Mauffray lifts the lid on a hot sauce opera that had been bottled up for a century. The show ran on Broadway in the late 1800s, and yes, it's about Tabasco.

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