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--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: Border Patrol agents began carrying out an immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, as I report.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: Agents made arrests in the city's immigration corridors. Agents were filmed smashing a man's car window and pulling him from a vehicle in South Charlotte.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: On the city's east side, restaurants locked their doors as agents chased a man into a laundromat and tackled an employee at a nearby car repair shop.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: The shop's owner, who didn't want her name used for fear of retribution, said the man was her lead mechanic.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: The business depends on client workers. And if my workers are taken, I got to close my business today.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: Just blocks away, a woman filmed agents who stopped her landscaping crew as they were putting up Christmas lights, then let them go after questioning.
--:-- Nick DeLaCanal: For NPR News, I'm Nick Della Canal in Charlotte.
--:-- Dale Willman: The U did not send a delegation to this year's U Climate Summit in Brazil in part because President Trump feels climate change is a hoax. But delegates from California and other states are at COP30.
--:-- Laura Clivens: Anyway, I have our report. 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't 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.S. progress on climate despite the federal headwinds.
--:-- Laura Clivens: For NPR News, I'm Laura Clivens.
--:-- Dale Willman: A major corruption investigation is underway in Ukraine. Independent corruption agencies say associates close to President Volodymyr Zelensky plotted to skim around $100 million from the country's energy sector.
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: This probe is extensive. It took 15 months, used about 1,000 hours of wiretaps. There were seven alleged participants, including Timur Mindich. He's a close business associate of Zelensky's.
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: Investigators say this group manipulated contracts at Enerho, which is Ukraine's state nuclear energy company, and they got kickbacks laundering roughly $100 million.
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: The scandal has forced the resignation of two ministers in Zelensky's government so far, but Zelensky has not been implicated in this probe, and he is calling for the prosecution of those accused of committing crimes.
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: The probe comes as the country is experiencing power blackouts because of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
--:-- Dale Willman: A U.S. Marine spokesman says a group of suspected Haitian gang members fired on American forces protecting the American embassy in Port-au-Prince.
--:-- Dale Willman: The incident took place on Thursday but is just being made public. The embassy remains open despite warnings against travel in the country because of kidnappings and other violence.
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--:-- Eva Pukac: Researchers believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome. That's a red meat allergy caused by tick bites.
--:-- Eva Pukac: In 2024, a 47-year-old man in New Jersey died hours after he ate a hamburger at a barbecue.
--:-- Eva Pukac: Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine now say they believe the man likely had alpha-gal syndrome.
--:-- Eva Pukac: Transmitted primarily by Lone Star ticks, it results in an allergic reaction hours after a person eats meat.
--:-- Saravanan Bangamani: It's a foreign body, but basically, you know, as a result of that, we have this anaphylactic shock or, you know, due to allergy.
--:-- Saravanan Bangamani: People who regularly spend time outside are advised to proactively prevent tick bites by using repellents, wearing protective clothing, and avoiding tick habitats.
--:-- Eva Pukac: For NPR News, I'm Eva Pukach.
--:-- Dale Willman: In college football, No. 1 Ohio State easily beat UCLA Saturday night 48-10.
--:-- Dale Willman: Freshman Bo Jackson ran for 112 yards and a touchdown in that win.
--:-- Dale Willman: Fernando Mendoza passed for 299 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Indiana pounded Wisconsin 31-7.
--:-- Dale Willman: No. 3 Texas A&M pulled off the biggest comeback in school history, beating South Carolina 31-30.
--:-- Dale Willman: Oklahoma, meanwhile, upset No. 4 Alabama 23-21.
--:-- Dale Willman: No. 5 Georgia defeated No. 10 Texas 35-10, and Colorado Mines beat Fort Lewis 55-21.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
