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--:-- Dale Willman: A federal immigration crackdown got underway Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The action prompted protests as well as criticism from local officials.
--:-- Vanessa Javier: [Speaking as a protestor] Every corner, every area that I saw today is like somewhere my family does tend to go like for their groceries, for the restaurants that they want to go eat and stuff like that.
--:-- Vanessa Javier: But so yeah, it was definitely nerve wracking and scary for me and for my parents.
--:-- Dale Willman: The U.S. aviation system is gradually returning to normal after the government shutdown, but some effects will remain through the weekend.
--:-- Joel Rose: As NPR's Joel Rose reports, aviation regulators are still requiring airlines to reduce air traffic by three percent at dozens of major airports.
--:-- Joel Rose: Aviation regulators say there been a rapid decline in staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities over the past week. That given the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration the confidence that more air traffic controllers are coming to work.
--:-- Joel Rose: Regulators lowered air traffic reductions at dozens of major airports from 6% of flights to 3% through the weekend, but they did not lift them entirely.
--:-- Joel Rose: The FAA said the restrictions were necessary to keep the airspace safe, as the agency grappled with widespread staffing shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown.
--:-- Joel Rose: But with the government reopened, air traffic controllers have finally received some of the back pay they earned, and most are now back on the job.
--:-- Dale Willman: The U.S. did not send a delegation to this year's U.N. Climate Summit in Brazil, in part because President Trump feels climate change is a hoax.
--:-- Laura Clivens: [Speaking as a reporter] But delegates from California and other states are at COP30 anyway.
--:-- Laura Clivens: California Governor Gavin Newsom says there's a need for state leaders to be in Brazil.
--:-- Laura Clivens: I'm here because I don't want the United States of America to be a footnote at this conference.
--:-- Laura Clivens: Newsom has been signing PACs with countries and states and cities abroad on issues ranging from biodiversity to battery storage.
--:-- Laura Clivens: In a statement White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers wrote the president won jeopardize economic and national security to quote pursue vague climate goals
--:-- Laura Clivens: Governors from New Mexico and Wisconsin have also been at the events in Brazil. One of their goals is to show U progress on climate despite the federal headwinds.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Laura Clivens.
--:-- Dale Willman: Suspected gang members fired on American forces protecting the U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Thursday. A Marine spokesman discussed that incident publicly.
--:-- Dale Willman: It's the first time they've mentioned this on Saturday. There were no injuries in the attack.
--:-- Dale Willman: Gangs control 90 percent of the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince.
--:-- Dale Willman: The U.S. continues to warn against travel in the country because of kidnappings and other violence there.
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--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: The Vatican announced Saturday the return of more than 60 indigenous artifacts to Canada.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: As Dan Karpinchuk reports, the return is part of the reconciliation process in acknowledging the Catholic Church's historic role suppressing indigenous culture.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: The 62 artifacts include a 100-year-old Inuit kayak, wampum belts, war clubs, masks, and beaded moccasins.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: Pope Leo turned them over to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops during an audience at the Vatican.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: A statement by the Church said the pieces were a sign of dialogue, respect, and fraternity.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: They were part of a controversial collection that sparked a debate over cultural items taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods and the Church role in helping the Canadian government forced assimilation policy which some historians have called cultural genocide.
--:-- Dan Karpinchuk: The items will first go to the Canadian Museum of History, where they will be identified, and then a decision will be made about where they should ultimately go.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
--:-- Dale Willman: Brazil's federal police have formally accused former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct.
--:-- Dale Willman: He was fired last year over the allegations.
--:-- Dale Willman: Prosecutors will now decide whether to press charges.
--:-- Dale Willman: If charges are filed, the country's Supreme Court will be able to decide if Elmida will face trial.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Washington Spirit beat the Portland Thorns 2-0 Saturday.
--:-- Dale Willman: They now advance to the National Women's Soccer League Championship game.
--:-- Dale Willman: Gift Monday, Anne Croy-Bethune scored for the Spirit.
--:-- Dale Willman: Washington has now reached the second consecutive NWSL title game, and it will be the team's fourth title appearance in its history.
--:-- Dale Willman: Orlando and Gotham FC play Sunday afternoon in the other semifinal match.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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