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Today’s high tales

A whirlwind of courtroom orders has left a controversial Texas immigration legislation on maintain as soon as once more as many immigrants within the state get up to a brand new day of hysteria. The legislation, often known as S.B. 4, would give native and state authorities in Texas the power to arrest migrants they believe to have crossed the border into the U.S. illegally and deport them to Mexico. A federal appeals courtroom blocked the legislation simply hours after the Supreme Court allowed it to take impact. They scheduled arguments for as we speak to determine whether or not it ought to be saved on maintain. (by way of KERA)

Two members of the National Guard patrol an space of land behind the federal border wall Tuesday night, March 19in Mission, Texas.

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Two members of the National Guard patrol an space of land behind the federal border wall Tuesday night, March 19in Mission, Texas.

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• Julian Aguilar from the NPR community’s Texas Newsroom tells Up First that native legislation enforcement officers say they’ll comply, however many be aware they don’t have a lot of guidance for how one can implement it. Civil and immigrant rights advocates are involved that S.B. 4 would result in racial profiling. Mexico says it will not settle for migrants who’ve been deported below this legislation, and it’ll file a debrief that highlights the challenges it presents to the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officials who pleaded responsible to torturing two Black males in an assault that lasted greater than two hours are being sentenced this week. The officers had been a part of the so-called “Good Squad.” They raided a house final January, shot one of the men and planted drugs and a gun on the scene to cowl it up. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced former sheriff’s deputy Hunter Elward yesterday to twenty years in jail and former lieutenant Jeffrey Middleton, who devised the group’s cover-up plan, to 17.5 years in jail. (by way of Mississippi Public Broadcasting)

• NPR Network reporter Michael McEwen was within the courtroom, the place he says prosecutors revealed Middleton advised his fellow officers he would have them killed in the event that they advised anybody what occurred. Jenkins, who was shot within the mouth, says he’s determined to place this era behind him. Eddie Parker, who was sexually assaulted and threatened, says he nonetheless struggles with the consequences of that night time and has hassle falling asleep or going out in public. 

Trump has till Monday to rearrange a $454 million bond to adjust to a New York Court ruling. A choose ordered him to pay that quantity final month in a civil fraud case after discovering that the previous president, his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., and Trump Organization workers engaged in a decade-long conspiracy to lie about their belongings’ worth. Trump would not need to pay the cash now, however he says he cannot discover a firm to place up the bond. Here’s what his legal options are now.

• The New York civil trial successfully gave New York Attorney General Letitia James “a roadmap to his financial assets,” former New York Assistant Attorney General Adam Pollock tells Morning Edition. She can ship legislation enforcement to go to a monetary establishment and empty Trump’s checking account. If Trump needs to “stave off enforcement,” he’ll need to discover a strategy to increase the bond.

Today’s hear

Christine Blasey Ford speaks throughout a listening to of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Christine Blasey Ford speaks throughout a listening to of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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In the summer season of 2018, all eyes had been on Christine Blasey Ford as she testified earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a celebration once they had been youngsters. Kavanaugh denied the accusation and was finally appointed to the Supreme Court. She tells her personal story, weaving collectively motherhood, friendships and politics in her memoir One Way Back.

Ford revisits the testimony that upended her life in a dialog with Morning Edition’s Michel Martin. Listen here or read the interview highlights.

Life recommendation

A cherry blossom tree is pictured in Battersea Park, in London, on April 9, 2023 throughout a sunny spring day.

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A cherry blossom tree is pictured in Battersea Park, in London, on April 9, 2023 throughout a sunny spring day.

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Yesterday marked the primary day of spring. As the climate warms up, it is the right time to shake off the winter blues and inject some power into your day. Scientists and well being care consultants share their tips for putting a spring back into your step:

• Make your each day walks whimsical by including enjoyable challenges, like taking photos of various flowers in your neighborhood whereas strolling.
• Find methods to precise gratitude by visiting somebody you have not seen shortly and/or telling them how a lot you admire them. 
• Take an improv class – it may assist you follow self love and construct confidence by growing our means to tolerate uncertainty.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

A cicada perches on a picnic desk in entrance of Nolde Mansion in Cumru Township, PA in May 2021. New analysis reveals that these bugs urinate in a stunning manner.

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A cicada perches on a picnic desk in entrance of Nolde Mansion in Cumru Township, PA in May 2021. New analysis reveals that these bugs urinate in a stunning manner.

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• Did you recognize cicadas produce jets of pee? Scientists say this gross piece of trivia may assist advance 3D printing, drug supply, illness diagnostics and extra.
• Can’t await April’s photo voltaic eclipse? The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet, often known as the “devil comet,” is seen with a telescope or binoculars pointed at Pisces. It will quickly be visible to the naked eye.
• The U.S. dropped from the fifteenth spot in Gallup’s annual World Happiness Report and now ranks twenty third. But one age group is faring effectively: Americans 60 and older reported higher levels of happiness than youthful folks.

This publication was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Mansee Khurana contributed.