NPR News: 11-16-2025 2AM EST

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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Protesters marched in Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday as Border Patrol agents began making arrests in a citywide immigration crackdown.

Speaker 2 Nick Digital Canal from member station WFAE has more.

Speaker 3 Hundreds rallied in uptown Charlotte, demanding Border Patrol leave the city. Hours earlier, agents were seen arresting people across several immigrant corridors.

Speaker 3 At one East Charlotte car repair, the owner Jessica Arias says agents tackled an employee who tried to run and took him away in a van.

Speaker 4 He's one of the best workers here. So the Border Patrol is not here for criminals.
They are taking working people.

Speaker 3 Some restaurants lock their doors with customers inside. Other businesses closed.

Speaker 3 In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said it's surging agents to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and to remove public safety threats.

Speaker 3 For NPR News, on Nick Dela Canal in Charlotte.

Speaker 2 The eight senators who brokered a controversial deal to reopen the federal government continue to face political backlash from Democrats, but as Kevin Miller with Maine Public Radio reports, Senator Angus King says it was a necessary step.

Speaker 5 King, who is an independent, has faced intense criticism in Maine for joining seven Democrats in voting to reopen government.

Speaker 5 As part of the deal, Republican leaders agreed to hold a Senate vote on whether to extend subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Speaker 5 The two Democratic caucuses had been demanding an outright extension, but King says the onus is now on Republicans.

Speaker 6 We're either going to be successful and get an extension of the tax credits, probably with some amendments that are negotiated, or the Republicans will say no, and then they're on record clearly as being opposed to fixing this problem.

Speaker 5 King handily won re-election last year. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.

Speaker 2 Thousands of young people rallied in Mexico City on Saturday.

Speaker 2 They were expressing their frustration with what they say are systemic issues in that country's government, from corruption to impunity from committing violent crimes.

Speaker 2 NPR's Ada Peralta attended the rally. He says the government is dismissing the protesters, calling their actions political.

Speaker 7 Well, they're saying that this was a march organized by the opposition. I mean, to be honest, I've covered many marches in this country where they do tend to bust people in.

Speaker 7 This is not that. This is a cross-section of Mexican society from the upper class to the lower class, from old to young.

Speaker 7 And so this seems like Claudia Schembaum's, President Claudia Schoenbaum's first real test as a president.

Speaker 2 That's NPR's Heder Peralta. Police threw tear gas and stun grenades in an effort to break up the demonstration.
The Vatican is returning 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Speaker 2 On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV turned the artifacts, along with supporting documentation, over to the Canadian Conference of Bishops. The artifacts include an iconic Inuit kayak.

Speaker 2 The items are expected to reach Montreal by December 6th. This is NPR News.

Speaker 2 Congo has signed a framework agreement for a peace deal with the rebel group M23. The deal with the Rwanda-backed rebels was signed Saturday in Qatar.

Speaker 2 This agreement outlines measures that are needed in order order to sign a final peace deal. M23 is one of more than 100 armed groups in eastern Congo.
The U.S.

Speaker 2 Postal Service says it's planning to make changes after ending another fiscal year with a net loss in the billions.

Speaker 2 As NPR's Hansi LeWong reports, USPS is proposing to increase shipping prices next year to help stabilize its finances.

Speaker 8 Even though it's a government agency, the U.S. Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars and relies on stamp and service fees to keep running.

Speaker 8 In the past fiscal year, USPS had a net loss of $9 billion. That's down about $1.5 billion compared to the previous year, in part because of drops in transportation and workers' compensation expenses.

Speaker 8 Postmaster General David Steiner says in the new year, he hopes to increase shipping services, especially in rural areas that private companies don't serve, and improve delivery times.

Speaker 9 Service is still not where we expect it to be, nor is it what our customers deserve.

Speaker 8 Starting in mid-January, the cost of shipping with USPS may go up between 5 and 8 percent, but a first-class forever stamp is staying at 78 cents, at least for a few more months.

Speaker 8 Anzi LeWong, NPR News.

Speaker 2 In college football, number five, Georgia beat number 10, Texas Saturday night, 35-10.

Speaker 2 Number 11, Oklahoma surprised number four, Alabama at home on Saturday, coming up with 17 points off turnovers for a 23-21 win. That snapped Alabama's 17-game home winning streak.

Speaker 2 And Lorenzo Fenner caught six passes for 130 yards and three touchdowns. South Dakota beat southern Illinois 53-51 in a five-time

Speaker 2 overtime thriller. This is NPR.

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