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The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.
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Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.
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A dramatic rescue by a young lifeguard in California went viral on social media. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Pono Barnes of the L.A. County Fire Department about the dangers lifeguards face.
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It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Attorney General Tim Griffin has approved a second proposal to protect direct democracy in the state constitution, allowing Protect AR Rights to gather signatures for the 2026 ballot.
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The Northwest Arkansas city's police department is ending its use of the Flock Safety surveillance system after public backlash.
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