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  • An increasing number of GOP lawmakers are questioning current ICE tactics, pressing for accountability to ensure public safety and trust in federal agencies.
  • The Historic Bath Foundation says the land is more than just real estate. They believe the tract holds remnants of Native American villages and early colonial plantations that could qualify for the National Register of Historic Places.
  • These patrols are all about education—volunteers walk the islands to talk with visitors about how to safely watch the horses without disturbing their natural behavior.
  • This funding is designed to help twenty coastal counties build the essentials—things like dune crossovers, restrooms, and parking areas. It can even be used to buy land for new public parks or to fix up urban waterfronts.
  • Sound Rivers Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register has begun a monthly sampling project aimed at uncovering exactly what is impacting the waterway near Havelock.
  • David Hecht reports that an obscure civil war in the west African nation of Senegal has escalated in recent months. Rebels are fighting for independence in the southern province of Casamance; an upsurge in fighting since last summer has left hundreds dead. There is resentment in the Casamance that Senegal's central government is neglecting the region; the rebels also have a unique justification for their fight: they claim Senegal has no right to rule the Casamance because it still belongs to former colonial power France.
  • -- David Hecht reports the people of Senegal are eagerly awaiting President Clinton's arrival today. Although historically linked to France, the Senegalese see more hope for the future in an alliance with the United States than their former colonial ruler.
  • David Hecht reports from Equatorial Guinea that although American oil companies are flourishing in the African nation, the people Equatorial Guinea are not benefiting from the investments. According to the United Nations, the majority of the people of Equatorial Guinea are going hungry. Most have no running water, healthcare or education. (5:19
  • Host Howard Berkes talks with BBC reporter David Hecht about the situation in Sierra Leone. They discuss the implications of the tentative peace agreement that is intended to bring an end to the country's eight-year civil war, as well as the release of some of the hostages taken captive last week.
  • A bipartisan group of thirty-five attorneys general demanding the company stop its Grok chatbot from generating nonconsensual sexual images. The coalition is calling for the immediate removal of existing explicit content on the X social media platform.
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