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This is NPR News Now. The latest headlines every hour. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an immigrant in New York City late Thursday afternoon while a young boy was in the man's car. Police say the person who was shot is conscious and was treated at a nearby hospital. Reporter Steve in Kastenbaum says the shooting sparked protests and calls for ice to leave the city. Police pushed back protesters as they surrounded a law enforcement vehicle

trying to leave Upper Manhattan where the shooting took place. Its window had been shattered. In a written statement, Mayor Zahramam Dani called the shooting an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation and he demanded that the president end all ICE enforcement actions in New York. Governor Kathy Hokel said she expressed outrage in a call with President Trump. The Department of Homeland Security said in a sense. statement that ICE agents were attempting to arrest a man from the Dominican Republic with a prior criminal conviction and several arrests. They didn't say why he was shot. For NPR news, I'm Steve Kastonbaum in New York. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is back home. The Lincoln

returned to San Diego Bay Thursday after a record setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran War. The extended deployment drew national attention following reports of conditions on board. Democratic California Congresswoman Sarah Jacobs was in San Diego to meet the carrier. I embarked on the ship last week and met with sailors and Marines directly who told me about their own experiences without being able to get the mental health care they needed, not being able to get as much food as they needed, not having access to hot water, and some days being able to take a shower. The Navy initially downplayed any problems, and President Trump said that the Lincoln's length of. The deployment was not nearly long enough. The carrier spent 265 days at sea. As Hurricane Isayas turns into golf residents in Mexico Beach on the Florida Panhandle

or thinking back to Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm that crushed the community eight years ago this weekend. Randy Buxta with member station WFSU's World News Service reports on how that's influence preparations for this storm. As Issaeus continues to head towards landfall, Melz Males Males-Megelsky, Mexico Beach City Administrators, says community members are feeling nervous. He says in years past, a hurricane may have been excused for a party, but this time... Because of Hurricane Michael now, I've not heard of one party being scheduled for this particular Friday night.

As of now, the storm was rejected to head north, making landfall somewhere between Pensacola and Alabama. But many Mexico Beach residents say the path reminds them of what they saw with Michael. Now they are preparing for the worst, setting up sandbags, grabbing supplies, and moving vehicles to higher ground. For NPR news, I'm ready. Vuxda in Panama City, Florida. And you're listening to NPR News. The Justice Department has filed a new indictment against Venezuela's former president and his wife. The couple now face a torture charge in addition to drug trafficking. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores Maduro have been in U.S. custody since they were captured in an American military

raid in January. The Maduro's were charged with narco-terrorism, drug and weapons offenses for allegedly working with drug cartels to traffic cocaine to the United States. They have pleaded not guilty. Now they are facing one additional charge of torture. Prosecutors allege Maduro used violence, including torture to maintain power in Venezuela. The alleged abuse included electric shock, rape, starvation, and threats to kill victims' families. Prosecutors say U.S. citizens were among those subjected to such measures. The couple is scheduled to go on trial in June. Ryan Lucas NPR News, Washington.

President Trump's plan Memorial Arch is facing a new lawsuit. The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed the suit Thursday, becoming the first government body to take legal action. The lawsuit cites what it says is a feverish pace toward construction and says it will harm public safety and likely require changes to nearby flight pass. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is preparing to award the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize is to be awarded. in a few hours, a committee, and also received nominations for 287 candidates. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted attention in prediction markets. I'm Jail Snyder.

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