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ICE Confirms Force-Feeding Of Detainees On Hunger Strike

On Thursday ICE officials confirmed at least six immigrant detainees on a hunger strike are being force-fed through a nasal tube. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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ICE Confirms Force-Feeding Of Detainees On Hunger Strike

January 31, 2019 • The agency said it respects the right to voice opinions and doesn't retaliate against hunger strikers. "It's extremely painful and it's against their will," a lawyer for two asylum-seekers told NPR.

Federal Appeals Court Blocks San Francisco Law On Ad Warnings For Sugary Drinks

Soda bottles displayed in a San Francisco market.A federal appeals court blocked a city law requiring advertisement warnings on the potential health impacts of sugary drinks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks San Francisco Law On Ad Warnings For Sugary Drinks

January 31, 2019 • A voter-approved law requiring large warnings about the effects of soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks was challenged by the beverage industry.

Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders

Muneer Subaihani at the airport in Baghdad on Tuesday, waiting to board the first of his flights back to the United States. Ahmed Qusay for NPR hide caption

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World

Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders

January 31, 2019 • Muneer Subaihani says immigration agents told him he would be in jail for life if he didn't agree to be deported to Iraq. On Tuesday, in a rare event, he was admitted back into the U.S.

Atlanta's Pledge To Clear Homeless Camps Fuels Anxiety Ahead Of Super Bowl

Tony Hines said a rumor that anyone sleeping in encampments under bridges could face arrest is sparking fear. Stephannie Stoke/WABE hide caption

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Atlanta's Pledge To Clear Homeless Camps Fuels Anxiety Ahead Of Super Bowl

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January 31, 2019 • Just two weeks before the Super Bowl, the city said it would work to clear homeless encampments. Officials say the move is unrelated to the game, but it has created a lot of uncertainty.

Juan Guaidó Claims Police Raided His Home As He Struggles To Consolidate Power

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó talks to the press as he holds his daughter, Miranda, next to his wife, Fabiana Rosales, outside his home in Caracas on Thursday. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

Juan Guaidó Claims Police Raided His Home As He Struggles To Consolidate Power

January 31, 2019 • Juan Guaidó accuses Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro of sending police to intimidate his family. The U.S.-backed opposition leader seeks to oust Maduro and replace him as interim president.

Polar Vortex's End Is Near, Forecasters Say, Promising A Strong Warmup

Bitterly cold temperatures continue to grip the Great Plains and Upper Midwest. People are seen here walking along the frozen lakefront on Wednesday in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Polar Vortex's End Is Near, Forecasters Say, Promising A Strong Warmup

January 31, 2019 • By Saturday, the National Weather Service says, the central Plains area will see temperatures in the low 60s — nearly 20-25 degrees above normal.

U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin

A U.S. court has ordered the Syrian government to pay $300 million for killing American journalist Marie Colvin in 2012. Colvin is seen here in London in 2010. Arthur Edwards/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin

January 31, 2019 • The judge ruled that Colvin was killed by Syria and "targeted because of her profession, for the purpose of silencing those reporting on the growing opposition movement in the country."

Homeland Security Created A Fake University In Michigan As Part Of Immigration Sting

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Homeland Security Created A Fake University In Michigan As Part Of Immigration Sting

January 31, 2019 • Eight alleged recruiters who were paid thousands of dollars for connecting students to the bogus university — which had an actual office space in Farmington Hills, Mich. — have been indicted.

Camp Fire Victims Race To Find Housing Before The Last Shelter Closes

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Camp Fire Victims Race To Find Housing Before The Last Shelter Closes

January 31, 2019 • Many of the folks who are left at the shelter at the Chico fairgrounds were already living on the economic margins when the Camp Fire destroyed whole towns and rural mountain neighborhoods.

Camp Fire Victims Race To Find Housing Before The Last Shelter Closes

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Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages After Attack By Neighbor

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has been awarded more than a half-million dollars in damages after being injured in an assault by a neighbor. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages After Attack By Neighbor

January 30, 2019 • The neighbor had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress. The attack was prompted by a pile of brush Paul left near the line dividing their Kentucky properties.

Wrongfully Convicted And Jailed 38 Years, Fred Clay Gets $1 Million Payout

At age 17, Fred Clay was sentenced to life in prison without parole. His conviction was thrown out nearly four decades later. Meredith Nierman/WGBH News hide caption

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Wrongfully Convicted And Jailed 38 Years, Fred Clay Gets $1 Million Payout

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January 30, 2019 • "It is a great day for justice and it is a great day for Mr. Clay," said attorney Jeffrey Harris. The payout is the highest amount allowed under a revised state law on regarding wrongful conviction.

Winter Storms To Heat Waves, How Better Climate Data Can Make Us More Prepared

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Winter Storms To Heat Waves, How Better Climate Data Can Make Us More Prepared

January 30, 2019 • Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming.

Opinion: Growing Up In Kenya Really Does Not Prepare You For Chicago's Deep Freeze

Esther Ngumbi, who now lives in Chicago, gets a taste of the big chill. She grew up in Kenya, where 60 degrees was about as cold as it got. Alex Mutiso hide caption

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World

Jury Hears Closing Arguments As Dramatic 'El Chapo' Trial Nears Its End

January 30, 2019 • Prosecutor Andrea Goldbarg said in her closing arguments that Joaquín Guzmán led the Sinaloa drug cartel. Dozens of witnesses said he tortured and killed people and that he bribed officials in Mexico.

Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex

Frigid temperatures arrived in the Upper Midwest with a polar vortex. In Chicago on Wednesday, Marius Radoi walked along a freezing Lake Michigan. Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Science

Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex

January 30, 2019 • The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

National

Thursday January 31, 2019

ICE Confirms Force-Feeding Of Detainees On Hunger Strike

Law

Federal Appeals Court Blocks San Francisco Law On Ad Warnings For Sugary Drinks

World

Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders

Atlanta's Pledge To Clear Homeless Camps Fuels Anxiety Ahead Of Super Bowl

WABE

The Americas

Juan Guaidó Claims Police Raided His Home As He Struggles To Consolidate Power

Polar Vortex's End Is Near, Forecasters Say, Promising A Strong Warmup

Middle East

U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin

Law

Homeland Security Created A Fake University In Michigan As Part Of Immigration Sting

Camp Fire Victims Race To Find Housing Before The Last Shelter Closes

Camp Fire Victims Race To Find Housing Before The Last Shelter Closes

Wednesday January 30, 2019

Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages After Attack By Neighbor

Wrongfully Convicted And Jailed 38 Years, Fred Clay Gets $1 Million Payout

GBH News

Environment And Energy Collaborative

Winter Storms To Heat Waves, How Better Climate Data Can Make Us More Prepared

Opinion

Goats and Soda

Opinion: Growing Up In Kenya Really Does Not Prepare You For Chicago's Deep Freeze

World

Jury Hears Closing Arguments As Dramatic 'El Chapo' Trial Nears Its End

Science

Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex