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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
What is the current status of the war with Iran?
The war with Iran is now in its fourth month, with no clear indication it will be resolved anytime soon. Empire's Tamara Keith has more.
On Friday, President Trump announced he was heading into the Situation Room for a high-level meeting about the potential deal, quote, to make a final determination. He was there for two hours, and we still don't know what he decided. Over the past two months, there have been many threats from President Trump and claims of a deal being near.
What allegations are being made against ICE regarding detention conditions?
Then last week, he said he might not even sign the deal unless Gulf Arab states like Qatar sign signed the Abraham Accord, normalizing relations with Israel.
And Pierce Tamra Keith. Civil and human rights organizations are suing ICE over conditions at the largest detention camp in the country.
How is the World Health Organization responding to the Ebola outbreak?
Angela Koterga with member station KTEP reports they also allege people held at a tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso have been denied due process.
The lawsuit alleges dangerous and unsanitary living conditions at the tent facility. Those include violent use of force by officers, severe medical neglect and outbreaks of diseases like measles, as well as inadequate and rancid food. The Department of Homeland Security, when asked about the lawsuit, responded, quote, ICE takes seriously the health and safety of all those detained, end quote, and called the claims of inhumane treatment categorically false. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and three other partners says detainees' Fifth Amendment right to due process has also been violated and seeks class action status for all of those held at the camp. For NPR News, I'm Angela Kochergan, El Paso.
The head of the World Health Organization says five patients have recovered during the current Ebola outbreak. This comes as the Africa CDC says a total of 263 Ebola cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 43 confirmed deaths, while 1,100 suspected infection cases are being investigated.
What record was broken in Palm Springs related to Marilyn Monroe?
Michael Koloke has more.
WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus, who is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that the patients had recovered from the Bundibugyo strain of the disease, which has been identified in the current outbreak. There are currently no approved medicines for the Bundibugyo strain. However, Tedros said that it is still possible for people to recover from the disease and that his agency is working towards finding vaccines and treatments. Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called on African countries to enhance their health response systems and undertake shared responsibility in protecting lives during the current Ebola outbreak. For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.
U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour.
What indie films topped the weekend box office?
You're listening to NPR News. More than 1,000 people wearing white halter dresses and platinum blonde wigs were in Palm Springs, California yesterday, ahead of what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday. Madison Aument from member station KVCR reports they broke the Guinness World Record for the most Marilyn lookalikes in one place.
The rules were simple. Blonde wig, white halter dress, and... You need to have your red lips to get counted. Volunteers shouted instructions inside the glam tent where the hairspray flowed freely. As many, like Rich Robinson, who came in from Seattle, got glammed up by pros.
They are beautifying my Marilyn Monroe hair at this moment.
Like the hair products, the impressions flowed too. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. That's Julie Varon, who came from Hollywood. The lookalikes eventually gathered for the final count with the MC Scott Nevins. 1,037 Maryland's packed this area in Palm Springs and broke the world record. Some like it hot, and here, some also like it record-breaking. For NPR News, I'm Madison Aument in Palm Springs.
At the weekend box office, Back Rooms, an indie horror film with internet origins, took the top spot with an estimated $81 million in its first weekend in theaters.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:05
2
What is the current status of the war with Iran?
0:05–0:32
3
What allegations are being made against ICE regarding detention conditions?
0:32–0:51
4
How is the World Health Organization responding to the Ebola outbreak?
0:51–2:11
5
What record was broken in Palm Springs related to Marilyn Monroe?
2:11–2:56
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What indie films topped the weekend box office?
2:56–5:02