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--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
--:-- Matt Bloom: The Supreme Court has extended the Trump administration's request to withhold more than $4 billion in foreign aid. As NPR's Matt Bloom reports, the ruling is the latest win for the administration in a months-long legal fight over the funding.
--:-- Matt Bloom: The move allows the White House to continue to hold back funding that Congress had already approved for a number of global health programs. Trump initially sought to freeze the funding on his very first day in office in January. Since then, international aid groups have sued to get the money, but in its latest ruling, the Supreme Court's conservative majority said Trump's foreign policy authority outweighs the harms claimed by the group suing.
--:-- Matt Bloom: The court's three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Elena Kagan writing that the Trump administration's request for emergency relief was granted with a, quote, scant briefing and no oral argument. The latest order pauses a lower court order that requires the funds be spent by next week or risk expiration.
--:-- Dale Willman: Matt Bloom NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: A New York immigration officer has been placed on administrative leave after video circulated online showed him pushing a woman against the wall and to the ground. NPR Cemento-Bustillo reports.
--:-- Jimena Bustillo: NPR was in the courthouse last month rolling when the same officer aggressively arrested a court observer. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin says in a statement that the officer's latest actions caught on camera yesterday are, quote, unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE.
--:-- Jimena Bustillo: There have been growing tensions between federal law enforcement and the public and immigration courts as agents are tasked with making more arrests. Over the last five months, ICE had a bigger footprint inside immigration courts, which are operated by the Justice Department.
--:-- Dale Willman: Jimena Bustillo, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: Denmark saw more drones in its airspace this week, and Sweden also had sightings of what were described as large unmanned aerial vehicles. As Terry Schultz reports, the EU held an urgent meeting to address the lack of counter-drone capabilities.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Air traffic in Alborg in northern Denmark was disrupted by drones for a second night Thursday, forcing a KLM flight from Amsterdam to turn around and canceling one coming from Copenhagen. Three other regional airports also reported the presence of mysterious aerial vehicles, part of what Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen has termed a hybrid war on her country.
--:-- Terry Schultz: EU defense ministers met virtually with their Ukrainian counterpart to discuss how to quickly improve their ability to stop these incursions EU Defense Commissioner Andreas Kubilius ran the meeting from Helsinki. We are facing clear challenges. Russia is testing the EU and NATO, and our response must be firm, united and immediate.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Kubilius said it's now urgent to move from discussion to concrete action. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Copenhagen.
--:-- Dale Willman: Hurricane Umberto has grown into a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles an hour. Forecasters say Umberto could produce life-threatening surf and rip currents for the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda over this weekend.
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--:-- Megan Kamrick: New Mexico is officially clear of the measles outbreak that began in February. That's the word from the state's Department of Health. From Ember Station KUNM, Megan Kamrick has more.
--:-- Dr. Chad Smelzer: Acting state epidemiologist Dr. Chad Smelzer says there have been no new cases over the past 42 days, which equals two incubation periods for the disease. Also, wastewater samples have been negative for quite a while around the state.
--:-- Dr. Chad Smelzer: Smelzer says the state overcame the outbreak even as other states like Arizona and Utah are seeing rising cases. We were very aggressive with case investigation and contact tracing So trying to stop spread once a case was identified.
--:-- Dr. Chad Smelzer: He also credits high vaccination rates and health care providers work especially in identifying and reporting the cases. 100 measles cases were identified in New Mexico, which health officials say was likely due to an outbreak in neighboring West Texas.
--:-- Megan Kamrick: For NPR News, I'm Megan Kamrak in Albuquerque.
--:-- Dale Willman: Moldova's Electoral Commission has barred two pro-Russian parties from participating in this weekend's parliamentary elections. The two parties face allegations of illegal financing and voter bribery. The decision comes as claims continue of widespread Russian interference in the election.
--:-- Dale Willman: The outcome could determine whether Moldova continues toward membership in the European Union or moves back under Russia's influence.
--:-- Dale Willman: Wall Street broke its three-day losing streak and trimmed its losses for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 299 points. Friday, the NASDAQ closed up 99 points. The S&P 500 up 38 points.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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