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Hurricane Milton is poised to hit Florida's Gulf Coast. It's expected to be historic
by A Martínez
Sarasota is still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene which hit less than two weeks ago. Mayor Liz Alpert tells NPR's A Martinez the city is likely to take a direct hit from Milton, a stronger storm.
Trump Hopes U.S.-Mexico Deal Will Stem The Flow Of Asylum-Seekers
by Eric Westervelt
The surge of Central American migrants is straining dozens of interior checkpoints along the U.S.-Mexico border — with temporary closures of some posts and the reassignment of agents at others.
In China, What 's The Attitude On The Street About The U.S.?
by Steve Inskeep
What do people in China think of America? And how do Americans describe China? For answers, we interview people on the street in China and in Baltimore, Md.
Federal Funds Help Homeless Veterans In LA Get Back On Their Feet
by Libby Denkmann
Los Angeles has one of the nation's most intractable homeless populations. But one demographic bucks the trend: veterans.
Protests Force Hong Kong's Lawmakers To Delay Vote On Extradition Bill
by Rob Schmitz
Demonstrations block roads around Hong Kong's legislature as lawmakers prepared to debate a bill that would allow people accused of a crime in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Mediator Says Sudan's Power-Sharing Talks To Get Back On Track Soon
by Eyder Peralta
The Trump administration is sending its top diplomat for Africa to Sudan amid mounting global concern over the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists by the country's ruling military council.
News Brief: Hong Kong Protests, Trump V. Biden, Sudan Prisoners
Hong Kong protesters force a delay in a controversial extradition bill. Trump focuses on Biden, in crowded Democratic presidential field. Sudan's military junta agrees to release political prisoners.
Railroad Workers' Descendants Notice Lack Of Credit For Chinese Immigrants
by Emily Feng
Chinese immigrants helped build America's first transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, but their contribution has been largely forgotten. A group of their descendants is trying to change that.
Protesters Worry Hong Kong's Freedoms Are Gradually Eroding
Rachel Martin talks to pro-democracy activist and former politician Emily Lau about mass protests in Hong Kong in opposition to proposed legislation to extradite criminal suspects to mainland China.
Trump Will Try To Bolster Iowa Farmers Hurt By Trade, Weather
by Clay Masters
President Trump promised Midwestern corn farmers that he would lift some restrictions on blending corn-derived ethanol into gasoline. Iowa farmers say the policies are undermining them in other ways.
Justice Department To Give House Panel Some Russia Probe Evidence
Steve Inskeep talks to law professor Jonathan Turley about the Justice Department acquiescing to House Democrats' demands to turn over some documents related to the Russia inquiry.
House Panel To Begin Probe Into Powerful Tech Giants
Steve Inskeep talks to Diana Moss, president of the American Antitrust Institute, about the House Judiciary Committee launching an antitrust probe into the big tech industry.
Scores Killed In Central Mali Village As Ethnic Violence Escalates
The United Nations says dozens of people were killed in an armed attack on a village in the West African Nation of Mali. It's the latest in a spate of deadly attacks in the region.