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What happened in Russia's largest aerial attack on Ukraine?
Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Louise Schiavoni. The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched its largest aerial attack yet on Ukraine last night, with the capital Kyiv, the main target. At least one person was killed, more than 20 wounded. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports the attack came just hours after a phone call between President Trump and
Russia. Ukraine's air defense teams worked for hours shooting down Russian drones and missiles flying over Kyiv. The Ukrainian military counted five hundred and fifty drones and missiles launched throughout Ukraine.
The attack came as the Pentagon paused some military aid, including air defense munitions already promised to Ukraine. Joanna Kakisis and PR News cave.
How will the projected drop in immigration affect the United States?
A unique shift in immigration demographics is shaping up according to two think tanks, the left leaning Brookings Institution and the right leaning American Enterprise Institute. A joint forecast by the two projects there will be at least two and a half million fewer immigrants coming into the United States than in twenty twenty four. And PR Scott Horsley looks at this trend.
The forecasters at Brookings and AEI think after a couple of years of out migration, there will be enough pushback uh from employers and ordinary citizens that we will start to see some of these policies reversed and once again the flow of immigrants into the US will gradually return. But you know, that's not guaranteed. Edelberg warns that once the US pulls up the welcome map, immigrants who, you know, by definition have a lot of get up and go might decide to take their talents elsewhere.
NPR Scott Horsley, entrance fees may go up for foreign visit visitors to some US national parks. NPR's Matt Bloom has more on President Trump's executive order.
The order directs the Secretary of the Interior to look at ways to raise entrance fees for non-U.S.
What changes are proposed for entrance fees for foreign visitors to U.S. national parks?
tourists. The extra money would go to infrastructure and other maintenance needs. Trump's directive comes after the administration slashed funding for parks earlier this year and laid off nearly a quarter of all staff. The new order doesn't specify how much prices for foreigners could go up or when the hikes could go up. could be implemented. And at which parks? Visitation is already on track for another record year. The nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association reports it's already at or above record levels at the most popular sites like Yellowstone, Glacier, and Zion. Map Bloom, NPR News.
What Supreme Court cases on transgender athletes are set for the next term?
President Trump today is slated to sign the so called Big Beautiful Bill, his broad legislative agenda that Congress approved along partisan lines, the package aims to sustain four and a half trillion dollars in tax breaks that were enacted in the first Trump presidency. This is NPR News in Washington. Two cases involving the issue of transgender rights are expected before the nation's highest court in the next term that begins in October. The justices this week announced they will review lower court rulings upholding the rights of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia. More than two dozen states have enacted laws restricting transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports.
Some of these laws have been blocked in court. Wildfires in Turkey have burned thousands of acres over the past week in multiple provinces. Officials say three major fires are burning out of control in the south. As Jury Buscarin reports, two people are dead, four.
How did Novak Djokovic make Wimbledon history with his latest win?
Remain missing. The victims include an 81-year-old man who was bedridden and unable to evacuate, and a backhoe operator fighting the fires. Summer wildfires are common along Turkey's southern coast, where high temperatures, dry foliage, and high winds can quickly turn a forest into a tinderbox. But this week has been particularly dire, with communities fighting fires on their own before overstretched fire crews. could arrive. In a press conference, Turkish agriculture and forestry minister Ibrahim Yumakle said at least one fire was set off by sparks from a welding machine at a factory undergoing repair.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in Russia's largest aerial attack on Ukraine?
0:01–1:00
2
How will the projected drop in immigration affect the United States?
1:00–2:04
3
What changes are proposed for entrance fees for foreign visitors to U.S. national parks?
2:04–2:42
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What Supreme Court cases on transgender athletes are set for the next term?
2:42–3:40
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How did Novak Djokovic make Wimbledon history with his latest win?
3:40–4:38