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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Protesters marched in Charlotte, North Carolina today as Border Patrol agents began making arrests in a citywide immigration crackdown. Nick Delecanal from member station, WFAE, has more. Hundreds rallied in Uptown Charlottes, demanding Border Patrol leave the city. Hours earlier, agents were seen arresting people across several immigrant corridors. At one East Charlotte car repair, the owner Jessica Arias says agents tackled an employee who tried to run and took him away in a van. He's one of the best worker here.

So the border patrol is not here for criminals. They are taking working people. Some restaurants locked their doors with customers inside. Other businesses closed. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said it's surging agents to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and to remove public safety threats. For NPR News, I'm Nick Delac Canal in Charlotte. Los Angeles is experiencing a strong seasonal storm with several

inches of rain falling across the region through Sunday. From Elias, Thangelo Martinez has our reports. In Malibu, local officials advised residents to seek higher ground and avoid moving water. Above the Palisades, burn, scar reports of rock slides and mud had people fearing the worst. Flash flood warning stretched from the far northwest of L.A. County to its eastern edges Saturday. Streets flooded in Compton and Camerio, and in the city of L.A., dozens of trees were knocked down by high winds. Forecasters say the worst is over and showers will taper off into the week as a new storm approaches. For NPR News, I'm Thaniel Martinez in Pasadena. A protest by thousands of people in Mexico City turned violent today. The protest was

organized by young people who say they're speaking out about systemic issues, including corruption. And as NPR Zader Peralta tells us, another issue of concern is impunity for violent crimes. What happened here is a small town mayor was murder. at the beginning of November. And this mayor, he was the mayor of Urwapan Michoacan, and he had taken a full frontal approach to fighting organized crime in his city. And what he said is, you know,

we're going to shoot first and ask questions later. And then November 1st, on Day of the Dead, he was shot dead in the middle of his town in front of a large crowd. And protests erupted almost immediately in his town. They were asking for just. justice. They were asking for those responsible to be held accountable. And now the protests have spread to Mexico City. That's NPR's Ada Peralta with our report from Mexico City. President Trump issued

two new pardons this weekend that are related to the January 6th, 2021 riot at the Capitol. One of the pardons was given to a woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents. The agents were investigating a tip that she may have been at the Capitol. This is NPR News. Disability rights activist Alice Wong has died. The MacArthur Genius Grant winner died Friday in San Francisco. She died from an infection that's according to her friend and fellow activist Sande A Ho. Wong was 51 years old and Pierre's Chloe Veltman has our remembrance. Alice Wong was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project.

The group highlighted disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. Wong also received a claim for her 2022 memoir, Year of the Tiger and Activist's Life, edited several works on disability, and wrote a column for Teen Vogue. Disability Justice organizer Yomi Sachiko Young spoke about Wong in an interview earlier this year with NPR member station KQED. Alice is my comrade in political struggle. She is my friend. She's a foodie. She's an artist. She's a bit boozy, which I love.

Alice Wong was born in Indiana in 1974 to immigrant parents from Hong Kong. She was diagnosed at birth with muscular dystrophy, a progressive neuromuscular disease. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. Marcel Reed threw for a career high 439 yards and three touchdowns today. As number three, Texas A&M rallied from a 27 point deficit to be South Carolina 31 to 30. Number two, Indiana dominated the second half against Wisconsin, winning 31 to 7. Number nine, Notre Dame, meanwhile, extended its winning. streak to 8 with a 37 to 15 win over number 23 Pittsburgh, and Brian Trobble ran for 150 yards

as well as two touchdowns as Mercyhurst beat Robert Morris 27 to 13. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply. Thank you.