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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will vote on a spending package to end the partial government shutdown. Some Democrats won't support the package without changes to how federal law enforcement officers operate.
What is the latest on the House spending package and government shutdown?
President Trump will host Colombian President Gustavo Petro today at the White House. As John Otis reports, it's an unusual invitation because the left-wing Petro is one of Trump's most strident critics.
While many other world leaders have tried to flatter Trump, Petro has criticized him for everything from his policy of bombing suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea to his support for Israel. Petro even called on U.S. troops to disobey Trump. which prompted Washington to revoke his U.S. visa. For his part, Trump blames Petro for flooding the U.S. with cocaine and at one point suggested that the U.S. military could remove the Colombian leader, similar to the way it ousted Venezuela's president last month. However, after the two men had a cordial telephone conversation last month, Trump invited Petro to the White House. For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
Why is President Trump meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro?
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump from ending a program that lets Haitians stay in the U.S. 330,000 Haitians are under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Now they'll be able to remain in the U.S. for six more months. From Member Station WBUR in Boston, Simone Rios has more.
Haitians across the country have been awaiting the decision for weeks. In the Boston area, a Haitian named Davidson, who asked to use his first name only for fear of being targeted by immigration officials, says the decision comes as a relief, even if it only postpones the inevitable.
But I just hope that during those six months, you know, they give us like the opportunity, you know, either to adjust the status or probably open a new door for us to be able to stay longer than that.
The six-month extension allows Haitians to stay in the country while the case challenging the way the program was terminated plays out in court. the government could still appeal. For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.
A federal judge will hold a hearing in New York tomorrow related to the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files. That's after lawyers for some victims of the late sex offenders say their names were disclosed in the latest release. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports.
The Justice Department has published millions of pages of files and admitted thousands of them contain names and personal information about victims that weren't properly redacted, but they've now fixed. Attorneys for those victims say they want the Epstein document site shut down until all victim information is removed. In granting the hearing, Judge Richard Berman said he recognized the concern and urgency of the matter, but also said he's not certain how helpful he can be. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have reversed their decision. They say they will testify to the House Oversight Committee about its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. But Republican Committee Chair James Comer says he rejects their offer. He says the Clintons are demanding special treatment in their questioning. It's possible the House could vote on a contempt of Congress charge this week against both Clintons. New research shows nearly 4 in 10 cancer cases around the world could be prevented. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports changing behaviors around tobacco use and vaccination could prevent millions of cancer cases every year.
Cancer has a variety of causes. Some people can't do anything about, like genetics. But many cancers are caused by factors that may be somewhat under one's control, like smoking or drinking alcohol. Researchers analyzed data on over two dozen kinds of cancer across 185 countries. They found that about 7 million of the nearly 19 million new cancer cases in 2022 may have been preventable.
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