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NPR News: 02-10-2026 7PM EST

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

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0:00.0

This message comes from the Pulitzer finalist NHPR team.

0:04.2

Their new four-part series, Safe to Drink, investigates one of the largest water contamination

0:09.2

events in New Hampshire's history and the people who fought for answers.

0:13.3

Follow Safe to Drink wherever you're listening.

0:16.3

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

0:20.2

The National Governors Association says it will no longer be involved in an annual White House dinner when the bipartisan group meets in Washington next week.

0:29.1

That's according to a letter obtained by member station WIPR in Baltimore. WIPR's Sarah Petruich reports.

0:35.2

The letter, provided by a source familiar with it, but not authorized

0:38.2

to speak on it publicly, was sent to governors by NGA chair and Republican governor of Oklahoma,

0:43.6

Kevin Stitt, announcing the association would no longer serve as the dinner's facilitator.

0:48.8

Stitt said the decision was made following notice that the White House would be limiting

0:52.3

invitations to the annual business meeting

0:54.2

to Republican governors only. He wrote the NGA represents all governors equally and that the dinner

0:59.8

is no longer in its official program. He said the group would seek clarity about the invitations.

1:05.3

White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Trump would have a dinner and, quote,

1:08.9

invite whomever he wants. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Petrovich in Annapolis.

1:13.5

An immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Tufts University Ph.D. student Ramesa Oztur.

1:19.7

She was detained for over a month last year as part of the Trump administration's effort to target and deport international students advocating for Palestinian rights.

1:28.0

From member station WBUR in Boston, Simone Rios has more.

1:31.7

The judge's ruling stops efforts by ICE to deport her to Turkey, but Osterk still faces

1:36.8

legal challenges.

1:37.8

Her attorney, Masa Kanbabi, says federal court proceedings regarding her client's legal status

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