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--:-- Windsor Johnston: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
--:-- Nick Della Canal: The Trump administration is planning a special immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Border Patrol agents could arrive there as soon as this weekend.
--:-- Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office: [statement] But details are still vague, including how many federal agents and for how long.
--:-- J.D. Masuera Arias: If there is an operation or presence in Charlotte, the public has the right to know what's happening and why it's happening. As an immigrant from Colombia who did not always have legal status himself, I believe the government should be more transparent.
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--:-- Windsor Johnston: Nick Della Canal, NPR News, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
--:-- Nick Della Canal: Federal employees are getting back to work now that the government shutdown has ended. In Jackson, Mississippi, IRS agent William Harris says it's been a rough year for him. He was laid off in February during agency cuts, rehired in September, then sidelined again during the shutdown.
--:-- William Harris: A lot of people's lives are impacted by the decisions or lack of decisions sometimes. So stressful, but also theatrical.
--:-- Nick Della Canal: Federal agencies are scrambling to restart everything from routine paperwork to clearing airport backups, delays that forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights this month.
--:-- FAA: [statement] The FAA says airports should return to normal operations once flight restrictions tied to safety staffing are lifted.
--:-- United Airlines and Delta Airlines: [statements] United and Delta say Thanksgiving travel should be fine after both airlines reported a slowdown in ticket sales during the shutdown.
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--:-- Windsor Johnston: Russia carried out an attack on the Ukrainian capital today, launching hundreds of missiles and drones, killing at least four people and injuring more than two dozen.
--:-- Joanna Kikisys: Russia is stepping up attacks as winter approaches in an attempt to wipe out Ukraine's heating and power sources. Ukrainian authorities say more than 400 drones were used in the assault.
--:-- Kiev's Military Administration: [statement] Ukraine's air defense tried to shoot them down.
--:-- Joanna Kikisys: Residents awoke to the sound of machine gun fire and blasts. The head of Kiev's military administration said Russia had struck residential buildings in nearly every neighborhood.
--:-- Rescue Workers: [statements] Rescue workers are looking for survivors in the rubble.
--:-- Vitaly Klitschko: The city's heating infrastructure was also struck, and we should expect outages.
--:-- Joanna Kikisys: This is NPR News, Kiev.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: The Justice Department is suing California's Secretary of State and Governor Gavin Newsom over the state's new voter-approved redistricting plan.
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--:-- Windsor Johnston: Federal officials say the map creates racially gerrymandered congressional districts.
--:-- Gavin Newsom: The goal is to create more Democratic-leaning seats in response to a similar plan in Texas that recently added several likely Republican seats.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: A number of states are weighing mid-redistricting ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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--:-- Windsor Johnston: Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny took home the biggest award at the Latin Grammys, Album of the Year.
--:-- Isabella Gomez-Armiento: It was his first win in one of the main categories for Debitir Armas Fotos, an homage to his home island. He dedicated the award to all the young people of Latin America and Puerto Rico in particular.
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--:-- Windsor Johnston: The other big awards of the night went to familiar faces. Colombian singer Carol G. won Song of the Year for her merengue hit Si Antes Tuviera Conocido.
--:-- Carol G.: [acceptance speech]
--:-- Alejandro Sanz: [acceptance speech] Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz won Record of the Year for his song Palmeras en el Jardín.
--:-- Paloma Murphy: [acceptance speech] And Best New Artist went to Mexican pop star Paloma Murphy.
--:-- Isabella Gomez-Armiento: This is NPR News.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
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