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DOGE cuts, global confusion and the devastating effect on an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique.

Mozambique has the second-largest AIDS epidemic in the world. And Gaza province is the hardest hit spot in the country. NPR’s Juana Summers recently traveled there to see how the Trump administration’s cuts left aid organizations scrambling.

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A New Jersey immigration facility is the latest hot spot for protests against Trump’s immigration policy. What’s happening inside, and could the situation outside worsen?

The Delaney Hall Detention Facility has been the site of intense protests since last month, and they’ve become increasingly violent in recent days.

Family members of detainees say a hunger and labor strike has begun inside the prison, over poor living conditions and alleged human rights violations.

To control the tension outside, Newark’s mayor issued an indefinite curfew around the facility.

Mayor Ras Baraka joined NPR to talk about the curfew and where things go from here.

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As aid groups warn that the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is worsening, Nicholas Enrich, the former acting assistant administrator for global health at US AID, worries the U.S. capacity to stop this crisis – or future ones – is less robust than it was.

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For his series What’s Eating America, NPR reporter Joe Hernandez has been examining how people across the country are adapting to high food prices. In this week’s Reporter’s Notebook, Hernandez discusses how he got Americans to share their very personal stories connected to the food and affordability.

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Louisiana leads the country in crawfish production, bringing more than $300 million to the state each year. What happens when there aren’t enough employees to get them to buyers? 

Farmers, landscapers and the hospitality industry have long argued that the U.S. government doesn’t issue enough temporary visas to meet seasonal labor needs. 

Current limits under Trump’s second term have worsened that problem. 

And farmers in rural Louisiana are feeling that pinch. 

NPR’s Debbie Elliott went to Louisiana to find out how.

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American presidents have long used scripture as a rhetorical
resource to frame important moments in the nation’s history. But the Trump administration has used the
Bible in different ways to publicly frame policies such as immigration crackdowns
and military actions abroad.

NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose explores specific instances
when Trump administration officials have invoked the Bible to back the
president’s agenda.

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Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. Which means there are fewer community and health workers to support low-income people with HIV and AIDS.
We recently visited one of those programs, called We Care, to learn more about the experiences of the few employees who still remain.

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U.S. forces struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern
Iran on Monday, in what U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins has called “self-defense strikes … to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.” 

Iran says it shot down three U.S. drones. 

Despite the violence, neither Iran nor the United States appear to be pulling back on diplomatic efforts to reach an interim deal to end the almost three-month long war. But what does that look like?

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In recent days, the news has been filled with some eyebrow-raising choices by the Trump administration.

Like the disclosure of thousands of stock trades, being granted immunity from IRS audits, and the DOJ’s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

These actions have raised questions from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. 

Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, a non-partisan legal think tank, says these actions amount to “corruption in plain sight.” 

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Throughout the war, the U.S.’ main objectives have fluctuated from regime change, to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, to reopening the strategic straight of Hormuz. Robert Kagan, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, explains why the U.S. will likely come out of the war weaker than before.

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