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NPR News: 09-07-2025 6PM EDT

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🗓️ 7 September 2025

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0:00.0

America's thirst for oil and gas has left a vast landscape of wells,

0:04.8

but most don't produce much oil at all.

0:07.6

These piddly little wells that are just drip-drabbing a little bit of profit while polluting,

0:13.1

they're not worth it.

0:13.9

Why so many American wells remain unplugged and abandoned,

0:17.5

despite the real threat of long-term pollution,

0:20.5

listen now to the Sunday story on the

0:22.5

Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. South Korean officials

0:30.2

say they've reached a deal for the release of more than 300 people who were detained in an

0:35.9

ice raid at a Georgia-H Georgia Hyundai electric vehicle battery plant last

0:40.1

week. As Molly Samuel from Member Station, WABE reports, the facility is one of many major

0:46.1

Korean investments in the state. The plant is a joint venture between Korean company's

0:51.9

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution. It's under construction near a Hyundai EV and hybrid car factory that began

0:58.9

production last year. Georgia has long-running business ties to South Korea, and the state

1:03.8

maintains an office in Seoul. 475 people were detained in the raid, most of them, South

1:09.1

Korean nationals. According to the Department

1:11.2

of Homeland Security, the month-long investigation is the biggest in agency history. A South

1:16.3

Korean official said they plan to push to review visa policies, and the country is chartering

1:21.3

a plane to bring the Korean workers home. For NPR News, I'm Molly Samuel in Atlanta.

1:26.7

At the U.S. Open in New York City, Carlos Alcaraz beat Yonik Sinner, claiming his second

1:32.0

trophy at Flushing Meadows and sixth overall as a major.

1:36.3

Meanwhile, President Trump attended the event, receiving a mix of booze and cheers from the crowd.

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