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Butte County officials recently voiced skepticism on a project that would bring more than 70 early warning sirens to the county. Also, California State University students could see yearly tuition increases of 6% for the next five years, and artificial intelligence is being used to spot fire ignitions.

The city of Chico removed unhoused residents and cleaned up trash from half of Depot Park yesterday with plans to clear the other half soon. Also, a month ago the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Butte County was about 6%, now it’s 19%, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors approved using funding from an opioid settlement for a sobering center.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Pete Pattisson of The Guardianabout his reporting on migrant worker deaths in Qatar, including those who died while constructing venues for FIFA's 2022 World Cup.

The credit-rating company last week said it was hacked, leaving 143 million consumers' personal information exposed. Equifax now faces lawsuits and investigations. Read tips on safeguarding your data.

Ukraine and Russia officials hold peace talks in Turkey. Biden says he was expressing "moral outrage" when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power. The Jan. 6 House panel takes new steps in the probe.

The Jan. 6 panel presents evidence in a final hearing. More details are out on why the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. White House expels illegal Venezuelan migrants as it offers some a legal path to entry.

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

Specialists went to the volcanic island Friday morning local time in a dangerous operation, as scientists warned of a roughly even likelihood of a fresh eruption. Eight people were killed Monday.

Steven Sund contradicts reports that help was not requested, saying security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed calls for assistance ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol.

After weathering a series of controversies, the lingerie company's first official show since 2018 featured iconic Angels like Adriana Lima and Tyra Banks, plus debuts by Ashley Graham and Kate Moss.