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Glenwood Springs High School closed on Friday after too many teachers called out to join a national day of action protesting ICE activity in Minneapolis. Students from Carbondale also walked out of school to protest on Main Street.
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On today's newscast: An unexpected high school closure in Glenwood Springs is being linked to a nationwide protest over immigration enforcement; Democrats in the state legislature are proposing some additions to Colorado’s gun regulations; and governors from the Colorado River basin are heading to Washington, D.C., today for high-stakes talks with the Interior Department about the waterway’s future. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Annie Rice/APThe South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status. -
Abdel Kareem Hana/APHospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. -
Betsy Joles for NPRDrinking is illegal for Pakistan's Muslim majority, but Murree Brewery's beer has long been available to non-Muslims and foreigners there. Now it's being exported to the U.K., Japan and Portugal. Is the U.S. next? -
Gilah MashaalA Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners detained for political reasons. -
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security. -
The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed. -
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it. -
Demonstrators in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities participated in protests as part of a "national shutdown" to end immigration enforcement operations.
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