Jane Araf

This UN warehouse on the edge of Amman is piled high with boxes of food, hygiene kits, and medical supplies. $24 million worth. It's been here for months. And now... We're looking at...

That's Jonathan Fowler with the UN's Palestinian Refugee Agency. Among the food is 200,000 tons of flour at risk of being thrown out. Israel has started a new mechanism to get food into Gaza, but it can only come from Israel, says the UN in Gaza. The Israeli military declined to comment on the change. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman. You're listening to NPR News.

That's Jonathan Fowler with the UN's Palestinian Refugee Agency. Among the food is 200,000 tons of flour at risk of being thrown out. Israel has started a new mechanism to get food into Gaza, but it can only come from Israel, says the UN in Gaza. The Israeli military declined to comment on the change. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman. You're listening to NPR News.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new COVID booster vaccine, although the agency did put restrictions on who can get it. This new booster is a lower-dose version that's a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. Moderna says it expects to offer both the new vaccine and its existing COVID-19 shot this fall.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new COVID booster vaccine, although the agency did put restrictions on who can get it. This new booster is a lower-dose version that's a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. Moderna says it expects to offer both the new vaccine and its existing COVID-19 shot this fall.

The FDA approved the new vaccine for adults 65 and older and also for people aged 12 to 64 who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. That's the same limit that the FDA set in licensing another vaccine option from Novavax. When people get a scratch or an infection, the body responds better if it happens during the day. NPR's Burleigh McCoy reports on how the immune system tells time.

The FDA approved the new vaccine for adults 65 and older and also for people aged 12 to 64 who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. That's the same limit that the FDA set in licensing another vaccine option from Novavax. When people get a scratch or an infection, the body responds better if it happens during the day. NPR's Burleigh McCoy reports on how the immune system tells time.

Sanctions are inflicting harm, but this harm is not critical for macroeconomic stability of Russia. And actually, further escalation of sanctions would hardly be critical as well.

Sanctions are inflicting harm, but this harm is not critical for macroeconomic stability of Russia. And actually, further escalation of sanctions would hardly be critical as well.

Sanctions are inflicting harm, but this harm is not critical for macroeconomic stability of Russia. And actually, further escalation of sanctions would hardly be critical as well.

There seems to be a different tone of emphasis, I think, with Mark Carney as prime minister now. Obviously, Mr. Trump's still talking about the 51st state stuff, but he's not called him Governor Carney. You know, he's called him a very nice man. And I think Mr. Carney certainly looks like kind of a nerdy central bank kind of guy.

There seems to be a different tone of emphasis, I think, with Mark Carney as prime minister now. Obviously, Mr. Trump's still talking about the 51st state stuff, but he's not called him Governor Carney. You know, he's called him a very nice man. And I think Mr. Carney certainly looks like kind of a nerdy central bank kind of guy.

There seems to be a different tone of emphasis, I think, with Mark Carney as prime minister now. Obviously, Mr. Trump's still talking about the 51st state stuff, but he's not called him Governor Carney. You know, he's called him a very nice man. And I think Mr. Carney certainly looks like kind of a nerdy central bank kind of guy.

And I think for Mr. Trump, who obviously likes kind of central casting figures, you know, I think Mr. Carney looks that part.

And I think for Mr. Trump, who obviously likes kind of central casting figures, you know, I think Mr. Carney looks that part.

And I think for Mr. Trump, who obviously likes kind of central casting figures, you know, I think Mr. Carney looks that part.

Yeah, well, you're right, Ayesha. The First Amendment is enshrined in the Constitution. But throughout U.S. history, there have been moments in which that right to free speech has really been threatened. People talk about the Red Scare, the McCarthy era, even John Adams in 1798 when he passed laws that he then used. to prosecute journalists and dissidents who criticized him.

Yeah, well, you're right, Ayesha. The First Amendment is enshrined in the Constitution. But throughout U.S. history, there have been moments in which that right to free speech has really been threatened. People talk about the Red Scare, the McCarthy era, even John Adams in 1798 when he passed laws that he then used. to prosecute journalists and dissidents who criticized him.

Yeah, well, you're right, Ayesha. The First Amendment is enshrined in the Constitution. But throughout U.S. history, there have been moments in which that right to free speech has really been threatened. People talk about the Red Scare, the McCarthy era, even John Adams in 1798 when he passed laws that he then used. to prosecute journalists and dissidents who criticized him.

Immigration, scientific research, education, the role of the press. And so we just wanted to get a sense of who was feeling silenced and why and who was feeling really emboldened and empowered in this moment. And so we put a call out to our listeners and we got responses.