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Chapter 1: What is the current situation in Beirut regarding Israeli airstrikes?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Beirut was on high alert today after Israel said it would escalate strikes in Lebanon against the militant group Hezbollah. And Pierce Jane Araf reports residents were streaming out of Beirut's largely Shiite southern suburbs.
Over 1 million Lebanese have already been displaced by Israeli airstrikes despite an ongoing ceasefire. Israel has invaded southern Lebanon and launched hundreds of attacks a day, killing more than 3,000 people since the war restarted March 2, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Iran-backed Hezbollah has killed 22 soldiers and a military contractor and two civilians, Israel says. The U.S.
is negotiating a peace deal with Iran. But Israel opposes Iran's condition that the war in Lebanon also end, along with any lasting ceasefire with the United States. Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut.
Chapter 2: How are upcoming Supreme Court decisions impacting U.S. politics?
The White House is closely watching a series of high-profile Supreme Court cases. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the decisions will likely help shape debate going into this year's midterm elections and beyond.
The Supreme Court justices are expected to issue major rulings on immigration, mail-in ballots, and presidential power. President Trump has taken advantage of almost every opportunity to pressure the justices to back him, as he did recently on his efforts to restrict birthright citizenship.
It would be a disgrace, it would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court of the United States allows that to happen.
Trump even attended oral arguments on the birthright case, a first by a sitting president. Trump has said, though, he thinks the court will instead confirm the constitutional right to citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
Local authorities in Garden Grove, California, say a tank of toxic chemicals no longer appears to pose a risk of exploding.
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Chapter 3: What happened in Garden Grove, California, with the toxic chemical tank?
Jordan Running with LAist has more.
Rising pressures in a tank of a chemical used in plastic manufacturing raised alarms last week as the pressure and temperature in the tank rose. On Friday, the Orange County Fire Authority warned the tank was expected to either explode or spill toxic chemicals into the community. Nearly 50,000 residents were ordered to evacuate the area, and Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency.
But over the weekend, a leak in the tank brought down the pressure, and Fire Chief T.J. McGovern says there is no longer a risk of a large explosion. We are happy to report that the threat of a blevy is now off the table. That threat has been eliminated. They say there is no active leak of chemicals, but evacuation orders remain in place. For NPR News, I'm Jordan Running in Cypress, California.
Chapter 4: What historical significance do the recently reburied Revolutionary War soldiers hold?
U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. More than 40 Continental Army soldiers who fought the British 250 years ago have been reburied in upstate New York after their remains were found in a construction site. NPR's Brian Mann reports a new memorial has been built at the site near where they died.
The remains were discovered in 2019 as workers dug the foundation for a new apartment building. Researchers, including Lisa Anderson at the New York State Museum, determined that the young soldiers, many in their teens, likely died in 1776 when a smallpox outbreak swept through military camps.
Knowing that so many of them were young, it just resonates with a lot of us.
A new burial site was created in the Lake George Battlefield Park. Reverend Joseph Bush prayed as the remains were placed in the mausoleum.
Chapter 5: What is the latest update on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
We commit to the earth those who fought so hard for our freedom.
In addition to the Revolutionary War soldiers whose names are unknown, researchers say the remains include those of one woman and one young child. Brian Mann, NPR News, Lake George, New York.
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rising. The World Health Organization today says at least 220 people have died from suspected cases of the virus. And officials say that number is rising because of a delay in detecting cases that has health workers now playing catch up.
This as Ugandan authorities reported two new cases today, bringing the number of infections there and the number of suspected cases in the region to around 900. This strain of the virus has no known treatment or vaccine. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The Trump administration is backtracking on federal efforts to fight climate change.
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Chapter 6: How are local governments responding to the Trump administration's climate change policies?
So city and state governments are stepping in. We think we are standing what can be the future of energy in Denver. On the Sunday story, climate solutions on the local level. Listen now on the Up First podcast on the NPR app.