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Who paid tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson and why is he significant?
Tributes are pouring in for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, including from former President Barack Obama. As NPR's Elena Moore reports.
Obama praised Jackson's legacy in civil rights and politics, saying in a statement that Jackson's presidential runs in the 80s, quote, laid the foundation for his bid decades later. Jackson was a strong supporter of Obama's campaign. In a 2008 interview with NPR, he was asked to describe the role he'd play in the election that year.
Work on voter registration, voter mobilization, education, coalition building, reinvest in America, convince young America that they really do have the power to change the course of the country.
In his tribute to Jackson, Obama wrote that he and former First Lady Michelle Obama would always be grateful for Jackson's lifetime of service, writing, quote, we stood on his shoulders. Elena Moore, NPR News.
A t-shirt featuring American civil rights leaders led to a mistrial in Texas today. The shirt was worn by a defense attorney during jury selection in the case of nine people linked to a non-fatal shooting outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado on the 4th of July. The judge said the shirt displayed what he called a politically charged message. Trump administration threatening to quit the International Energy Agency if it continues to focus on climate change. NPR's Jeff Brady reports the U.S. has provided about $6 million to the agency, about 14% of its budget.
The International Energy Agency was created after the 1973 Arab oil embargo and conducts research on energy markets. In recent years, it's focused on the big goal in the Paris Climate Agreement, zeroing out greenhouse gases by 2050. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking in Paris, said the IEA was behaving like a climate advocacy organization and should return to its fossil fuel roots.
We're all in on that. But if they insist that it's so dominated and infused with climate stuff, yeah, then we're out.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol says he met with Wright in Paris and that it was a very positive meeting. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
Police have released new details about the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the search in its third week, as NPR's Alana Wise reports.
Surveillance footage released last week showed an armed man in gloves and carrying a Walmart brand backpack at Guthrie's door the morning of her disappearance. DNA testing on the gloves did not link to anyone already known to police, but officials say they are testing additional DNA found at Guthrie's home. They are also working with Walmart to trace the individual who purchased the backpack. and canvassing gun shops to see if anyone recognizes the man in the video. The Pima County Sheriff's Office has stressed that the family and their spouses are not considered suspects in this case. Alana Wise, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. Authorities say six backcountry skiers have been found alive following an avalanche in Northern California in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe. Officials say the six skiers are waiting to be rescued and that crews are still searching for 10 others who remain missing. A winter storm warning was in effect at the time of the avalanche with heavy snow forecast in the Sierra Nevada. Home builders are starting the year pessimistic. A survey found their confidence in the market dropped this month. And Pierre-Steven Passaha has more.
Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes fell to 36. Anything below 50 is considered a poor market. The index dropped one point. The National Association of Home Builders runs the survey and blames the decline in part on high construction costs. Homebuyers also are not showing up to buy new homes, even as builders offer more incentives like price cuts. 36% of builders cut prices this month by 6% on average. More homes are needed to help lower home prices further. Redfin recently reported Americans need to earn about $110,000 a year to afford a typical home.
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