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Republicans In Congress Mixed On Whether DACA 'DREAMers' Should Stay In U.S.

5:50pm September 04, 2017

President Trump is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday about the future of the DACA program. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Florida Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo about why Congress should act to preserve the program.

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For Months, President Trump Hasn't Revealed Where He Stands On DACA

5:50pm September 04, 2017

As a candidate, President Trump promised to end President Obama's executive order on immigration, but as president Trump has repeatedly acknowledged the predicament of the people protected by DACA.

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Officials Concerned About Flood Waters Spreading Contamination In Texas

5:39pm September 04, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Thirteen so-called Superfund sites were flooded last week. NPR visited six of these old industrial sites, and talked to people who live nearby about the the possible contamination spreading.

Amy Walters from Copperas Cove, Texas, with a horse she rode as she rounded up lost cattle and brought them to the makeshift shelter in Beaumont, Texas.

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From Pets To Livestock, Lost Animals Rounded Up In Beaumont's Makeshift Shelter

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Brian Mann

Volunteers have transformed two county fair pavilions the size of baseball diamonds into a livestock yard and animal shelter. There are horses, geese, cats, pigs — and a lot of Chihuahuas.

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Houston Weatherman Serves As A Voice Of Reason Throughout Hurricane Harvey

4:50pm September 04, 2017

Houston meteorologist Jeff Lindner talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about Lindner's tireless reporting during Hurricane Harvey and the local fame he's found as a result.

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Scholars Say White Supremacists Chanting 'Deus Vult' Got History Wrong

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

White supremacists using Crusaders' crosses and other medieval imagery on their homemade shields say the time period is an ideal of a white Europe. But medieval scholars say the white supremacists are wrong and the scholars are fighting back.

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Fraud Among The Threats For Victims Of Hurricane Harvey

4:50pm September 04, 2017

Fraud is the latest threat facing victims of Hurricane Harvey, as well as the volunteers who are helping the relief effort. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Corey Amundson, a U.S. Attorney who heads the National Center for Disaster Fraud.

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How One Reporter Found Herself Writing About The Charleston Church Shooter, Dylann Roof

4:50pm September 04, 2017

Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah went to South Carolina to write about the trial of Dylann Roof. He's the white man convicted of murdering eight black parishioners and their pastor at Charleston's historic Mother Emmanuel AME church. She was planning to write about the people who died, but instead found herself writing about Roof.

UN Security Council Urges For More Robust Action Against North Korea

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

A day after North Korea's largest nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss North Korea. Members urged for more robust sanctions and actions.

Union workers and their families listen to Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speak before the annual Labor Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Labor Movement Faces Challenges Amid Growing Public Support For Unions

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Don Gonyea

In upcoming elections, the labor movement has among its challenges reaching every union member in a personal way about what's at stake and what the facts are, the head of the AFL-CIO told NPR.