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Aimee Cutter, the owner of Beach House restaurant, walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, La. Hurricane Barry made landfall Saturday morning.

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Barry Makes Landfall In Louisiana, Weakening To Tropical Storm

4:33pm July 13, 2019

The storm system has prompted tornado and flash flood warnings, and officials are keeping a close watch on New Orleans' levee system and infrastructure, which failed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21.

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms

3:45pm July 13, 2019

by James Fredrick

Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here's how it's going.

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Resident Talks About Hurricane Barry Making Landfall In Louisiana

12:42pm July 13, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Hanagriff, president of St. Mary Parish, in the storm's path.

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Latest On Tropical Storm Barry

11:09am July 13, 2019

New Orleans is braced for the arrival of Barry, which may be near hurricane strength by the time it comes ashore Saturday.

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Barry Storms Louisiana

10:47am July 13, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

Barry's heaviest rains and strongest winds are expected to hit a wide swath of Louisiana today. The storm could dump more than two feet of rain in an already soggy area, raising fears of flooding.

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Andrea and Leslie Isham got married last year during a drag show at a night club in Tennessee by a friend who was ordained online. A new law in the state seeks to ban online ordinations.

Tennessee Lawmakers Aim To Ban Weddings By Internet-Ordained Ministers

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Tennessee lawmakers passed a law to ban officiants ordained online from performing legal marriages in the state. But this month a judge said they can continue temporarily.

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Opinion: The Warning Signs Around Jeffrey Epstein

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Scott Simon

Jeffrey Epstein has been indicted on new charges of sex trafficking, after serving time a decade ago. But much has been written about Epstein over the years that should have raised eyebrows earlier.

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Californians Prepare For Future Earthquakes

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Nathan Rott

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit in the Mojave Desert last week has many wondering just how prepared Southern California is for a major earthquake.

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Lafourche Parish President On Evacuations

8:26am July 13, 2019

Officials called for a mandatory evacuation of Lafourche Parish in south Louisiana as Barry gets closer to landing. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lafourche Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle.

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Immigration Lawyers See Uptick In Arrests In Bay Area

8:26am July 13, 2019

by Farida Jhabvala Romero

With threatened arrests of people in the U.S. illegally set to begin Sunday, activists are protesting and lawyers are trying to get access to those immigrants who are detained.