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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. A federal immigration crackdown got underway Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The action prompted protests as well as criticism from local officials.

Speaker 2 Border Patrol says what they're calling Operation Charlotte's Web is taking criminals off the streets, but critics say they're also arresting U.S.

Speaker 2 citizens without a warrant just because of how they look. Vanessa Javier says she was protesting in support of her family.

Speaker 3 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.

Speaker 3 But so yeah, it was definitely nerve-wracking and scary for me and for my parents.

Speaker 2 The U.S. aviation system is gradually returning to normal after the government shutdown, but some effects will remain through the weekend.

Speaker 2 As NPR's Jill Rose reports, aviation regulators are still requiring airlines to reduce air traffic by 3% at dozens of major airports.

Speaker 4 Aviation regulators say there's been a rapid decline in staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities over the past week.

Speaker 4 That's given the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration the confidence that more air traffic controllers are coming to work.

Speaker 4 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.

Speaker 4 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.

Speaker 4 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. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

Speaker 2 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.

Speaker 2 But delegates from California and other states are at COP 30 anyway. Laura Clavens of member station KQED has our reports.

Speaker 5 California Governor Gavin Newsom says there's a need for state leaders to be in Brazil.

Speaker 6 I'm here because I don't want the United States of America to be a footnote at this conference.

Speaker 5 Newsom has been signing pacts with countries and states and cities abroad on issues ranging from biodiversity to battery storage.

Speaker 5 In a statement, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers wrote the president won't jeopardize economic and national security to, quote, pursue vague climate goals.

Speaker 5 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. For NPR News, I'm Laura Clivens.

Speaker 2 Suspected gang members fired on American forces protecting the U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Thursday.
A Marine spokesman discussed that incident publicly.

Speaker 2 It's the first time they've mentioned this since on Saturday. There were no injuries in the attack.
Gangs control 90% of the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince. The U.S.

Speaker 2 continues to warn against travel in the country because of kidnappings and other violence there. You're listening to NPR News.

Speaker 2 The Vatican announced Saturday the return of more than 60 Indigenous artifacts to Canada.

Speaker 2 As Dan Karpenchuk reports, the return is part of the reconciliation process in acknowledging the Catholic Church's historic role suppressing Indigenous culture.

Speaker 7 The 62 artifacts include a 100-year-old Inuit kayak, wampum belts, war clubs, masks, and beaded moccasins.

Speaker 7 Pope Leo turned them over to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops during an audience at the Vatican. A statement by the Church said the pieces were a sign of dialogue, respect, and fraternity.

Speaker 7 They were part of a controversial collection that sparked a debate over cultural items taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods and the church's role in helping the Canadian government's forced assimilation policy, which some historians have called cultural genocide.

Speaker 7 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.

Speaker 7 For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuck in Toronto.

Speaker 2 Brazil's federal police have formally accused former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct. He was fired last year over the allegations.

Speaker 2 Prosecutors will now decide whether to press charges. If charges are filed, the country's Supreme Court will be able to decide if Almeida will face trial.

Speaker 2 The Washington Spirit beat the Portland Thorns 2-0 Saturday. They now advance to the National Women's Soccer League Championship game.
Gift Monday and Croy of Bethune scored for the Spirit.

Speaker 2 Washington has now reached a second consecutive NWSL title game, and it'll be the team's fourth titled appearance in its history.

Speaker 2 Orlando and Gotham FC play Sunday afternoon in the other semifinal match. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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