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After delays, Republicans roll out a pandemic relief bill. MLB postpones three games after a coronavirus outbreak. And the pandemic is overwhelming public health capacity in many states.

They were named valedictorian and salutatorian at West Hempstead Secondary School. The twins competed in sports too. Both were three-sport varsity athletes with all-state honors for track.

Also: Disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law dies in Rome; Europe's highest court rules Uber is, in fact, a taxi service; and one of only three black women to play in the Negro Leagues has died.

Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

For decades, the Palestinians have urged foreign Muslims to boycott one of the holiest sites in Islam, the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. But now, Palestinian religious figures are encouraging such visits, saying they could highlight Palestinian claims in their feud with Israel.

Here’s a rundown of border and immigration news from Texas and beyond. Look out for a weekly recap featuring reporting from NPR and Texas’ public radio stations.

Leqaa Kordia left the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado Monday afternoon after just over a year in immigration custody. She was the last Columbia University protester in detention.

For the Halabis — reportedly the last Jews left in the city — the knock on the door was terrifying. But it wasn't Assad's regime, or the Islamic State. It was a private businessman's rescue mission.

The bill includes money for aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza and other conflict zones. It also gives the president the authority to “shut down the border” if the number of migrant crossings reaches a certain daily limit.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about whether Nicaragua's president has weaponized immigration regulations to dig at the Biden Administration and sanctions.