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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. City leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, say they're still largely in the dark about a planned border patrol operation that could start this weekend. Nick Dale Cannell with member station WFAE reports. Border Patrol agents are expected in Charlotte on Saturday or early next week. The local sheriff says he's not involved, and Charlotte police say they don't take part in federal immigration enforcement.

At a news conference, local Democrats argue the operation isn't needed and appears politically motivated. Here's city councilman elect J.D. Masuera Arias, himself an immigrant. This is not about public safety. It is not about finding criminals. It is about fear. It is about quotas. And it's about control.

State Representative Aisha Do also questioned why a border operation is planned for Charlotte, noting the nearest border is South Carolina. For NPR News, I'm Nick Delac Canal in Charlotte. A little notice provision in the federal spending bill signed by President Trump this week. could damage what's a booming industry. The measure bans many products infused with THC, including gummies, drinks, topical pain relief, and vapes. Jim Higden owns cornbread hemp in Kentucky. He says he's heading to Washington, D.C.

Talking to legislators and staff trying to figure out what we can do in the next 364 days to write this wrong that Congress has given us. 39 state attorneys general signed a letter supporting the ban on synthetic THC products. President Trump Friday signed an executive order to remove tariffs on a not. number of commodities, including beef, coffee, and tropical fruits. The move comes after voters and elections earlier this month handed big wins to Democrats across the country. The voters cited economic concerns as their top issue. Israeli forces have shot and killed two teenage boys in the occupied West Bank, claiming they were terrorists on their way to carry out an attack.

It's a particularly dangerous time for Palestinians in the West Bank, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf tells us. The 15-year-olds were killed in a town outside the Palestinian city of Hebron. Their deaths were confirmed by Palestinian health officials and the town mayor. The Israeli military says the two were headed to an Israeli settlement to carry out what it called a terror attack when soldiers shot them. More than 45 Palestinian children and minors have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year, according to the UN. That's as Israel has been carrying out an extended military operation in the north since January, displacing tens of thousands. longest and largest displacement crisis in the West Bank in decades. In recent weeks, Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has also surged to an all-time high. Kat Lonsdorf,

NPR News, Tel Aviv. Competing recovery plans for Gossip are now being discussed at the U.N. The U.S. plan would create a transitional authority that's meant to be headed by President Trump. A rival Russian plan, meanwhile, would remove that authority. A vote in the U.N. Security Council is expected for both plans, sometime. early next week. You're listening to NPR News. A court in London is ruled that global mining giant BHP is liable for the 2015 deadly dam collapse that led to the worst environmental disaster ever in Brazil. As Julia Carniero reports, the company plans to appeal the decision, the lawsuit was filed by some 600,000 people affected by the incidents. Ten years ago, the dam collapse

and Mariana released the tsunami of sludge, killing 19 people, destroying villages and devastating hundreds of miles along the Doce River in northeast Brazil. Now, London's high court has ruled that BHP was responsible. The group owns half of Samarko, the company operating the mine. The other half belongs to Brazil's mining giant, Vali. The damage to be paid will be set by a separate ruling. This comes a year after the companies reached a $23 billion settlement for compensations in Brazil, but were found not guilty in a criminal lawsuit. Victims saw the ruling in the U.K. as a landmark in their fight for justice. For NPR News, I'm Julia Kaneiro.

The FAA is about to roll back its restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports. The restrictions began on November 7th because of the government shutdown. The agency says the mandatory 6% cuts in flights are being downgraded to 3% starting Saturday morning. The cutbacks have already affected thousands of flights. It was a tough day on Wall Street. The market dropped early in the day before settling down. The Dow was down at one point by almost 600 points before closing its loss to 309 points. The S&P 500 ended the day down by 1 tenth of percent, while the NASDAQ composite finished the day with a gain of 1 tenth of a percent. 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.