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The Department of Homeland Security says a gun. men fired on a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Facility in Dallas earlier today, killing one detainee and injuring two others. Federal authorities are calling the shooting an act of targeted violence. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran is in Dallas now and has the latest on this deadly incident. I talked to Maida, who is a Nicaragua an immigrant, who was inside the building to do her immigration checking this morning. She says she was, she was in a six and 20, she says she was.

was inside the building at around 6.20 a.m. local time when she started hearing gunshots. She says she heard about 20 shots. Now, Maida requested NPR not use her last name because of her pending immigration case, but she says she froze. She remembers the light blue chairs around her, and the only thing she could think about while the shooting was happening was about her daughter who was waiting for her outside. Now, eventually, police arrived and evacuated people inside the building. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reporting. President Trump won't meet with Democratic congressional leaders as the federal government barrels toward a potential government shutdown in less than a week. Democrats on the Hill say they're willing to negotiate. NPR's Deepa Shivram reports.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is responding to the president calling off a meeting with Democratic leaders. We are here today in the Capitol, ready to get to work, ready to meet with anyone, any time, any place in order to avoid a painful Republican-caused government shutdown. Democrats want health care issues addressed in the funding bill, like rolling back the changes to Medicaid that Trump made in his big tax bill that passed earlier this year. But there's no agreement between the two parties. Trump canceled the meeting with Democratic leaders saying it would be unproductive, and he called Democrats asks, quote, unsurious.

Deepa Chivaram and PR News, the White House. Colorado's largest energy provider says it reached a settlement over claims that it sparked a deadly wildfire. CPR's Ishawn Tocor has more. Excel Energy and two telecom companies said Wednesday that they reached a settlement agreement in lawsuits related to the 2021 Marshall Fire. That fire is the most destructive in Colorado history. It destroyed more than 1,000 homes and burned over 6,000 acres. Excel says it expects to pay around $640 million. to plaintiffs, which include hundreds of insurers, municipalities, and residents.

The settlement comes as jury selection in a trial was slated to start Thursday. But the agreement's terms are still confidential, and it must still be finalized. Attorneys must update the court within 30 days about the status of the settlement. For NPR news, I'm Ishaun Takor in Denver. Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 171 points today. This is NPR. Syria's president addressed the United Nations. today. It was the first time a Syrian head of state has done so in nearly six decades.

Ahmad al-Shara rose to power last December when he ousted Bashar Assad after nearly 14 years of civil war. The last time a Syrian president spoke to the UN was in 1967. Hundreds of people gathered in Greenland's capital of nuke today to hear the Danish prime minister formally apologize for a country's role in a decades-long practice of placing invasive contraceptives in Greenlandic women and girls without their consent. Kavitha George has more. Appearing in Nukes downtown cultural center, Danish Prime Minister Meda Fredrickson apologized on behalf of Denmark for the harm health authorities caused, beginning in the 1960s and continuing into the 90s. The air was heavy with emotion as a few of the women recounted their experiences of being forcibly fitted with intrauterine devices as teenagers. Many

women were left permanently sterile as a result of the campaign. Naya Lubirth says she hopes the apology sets a precedent and that it's followed by reparations. We can finally drop our shoulders. The next thing is to ensure that we get compensation. Bluebirth is one of 143 women suing the Danish government over the practice of forced contraception. For NPR news, I'm Kavitha George in Nuke. Cleveland Guardian's designated hitter, David Fry, has been released from the hospital after being hit in the face by a pitch. The incident happened during Cleveland's five to win over the Detroit Tigers yesterday. This is NPR News from Washington.

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