Migrant Deaths on Train, Teacher Shortage, Indian Opposition Leader Ousted

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🗓️ 25 March 2023

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Two migrants died, trapped with others inside a shipping container on a train in Texas. Poor pay, pandemic burn-out, and bitter politics are causing teachers to drop out of the profession leading to a shortage in schools. Indian Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is ousted from Parliament, a day after he is found guilty for defamation.

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0:00.0	At least two people are dead, more than a dozen migrants are found in a train car just
0:06.7	east of Uvalde, Texas.
0:08.6	Ten survivors were taken to hospitals, their conditions unknown.
0:11.4	We'll bring you the latest details.
0:12.8	I'm Scott Simon, and I'm Miles Parks, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.2	Nearly half the public schools in this country don't have enough teachers.
0:23.4	Urban districts and subjects like Special Ed are hit particularly hard.
0:27.4	And in India...
0:28.4	It does not matter to me how much I am attacked, how many times the police has sent to my
0:33.5	house.
0:34.5	It does not matter.
0:35.5	I stand for the truth.
0:37.0	That is the way I am.
0:39.0	Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is thrown out of parliament.
0:41.8	Critics say it's another step by the ruling party to stifle dissent.
0:45.7	Stay with us.
0:46.7	We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
0:49.7	A tornado tore through the Mississippi Delta last night.
0:58.2	There are reports of terrible destruction with at least 13 deaths.
1:02.9	NPR is following that story throughout the day and we'll have more details this morning
1:06.6	on weekend edition as well as NPR.org.
1:09.4	Now we turn to the same Texas city where a school shooting took place last year.
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