NPR News: 07-07-2026 2AM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
What allegations are being made against Senate candidate Graham Platner?
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing growing calls to step aside from the Senate race in Maine after a sexual assault allegation reported Monday by Politico. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports a campaign arm for Senate Democrats is among them.
In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair, call the allegations incredibly disturbing and say the DSCC will not invest in the main Senate race if Plattner remains on the ballot. That's after Politico reported the account of a woman who dated Plattner. She alleges he entered her home uninvited and intoxicated and forced her to have sex despite her saying no. NPR has not independently verified the allegation. Plattner denies it categorically.
What is President Trump's stance on the war in Ukraine?
If Plattner exits the race by July 13th, Maine's Democratic Party could select a replacement to face Republican Senator Susan Collins in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump aboard Air Force One on his way to Turkey for a NATO summit where the war in Ukraine will likely be high on the agenda. Earlier Monday, Trump said that a resolution to the war is getting closer.
How is Israel involved in the discussions around the U.S.-Iran deal?
I think we're getting much closer than people realize. And President Putin wants it to end. I will tell you that very strongly. Good call. And President Zelensky actually wants it to end now. And we're going to be going to NATO, and we're going to be talking about it. And I think we're going to get it ended.
What impact did George Johnson have on black entrepreneurship?
It's been a terrible situation.
President Trump is to meet on the sidelines with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is urging U.S. and European partners to boost Ukraine's air defense as the summit comes a day after Russia launched another missile and drone attack on Kyiv that killed at least 22 people. Israel's Prime Minister expected to meet with President Trump in Washington soon to discuss a memorandum of understanding signed between the U.S. and Iran.
What are the latest developments in the Sri Lankan prison clashes?
Israel not part of the preliminary plan to end the war and is concerned about the details, as NPR's Kerry Kahn reports.
Israel has been sidelined in the negotiations to end the war with Iran. A source familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to speak publicly about Netanyahu's plans, tells NPR the Israeli prime minister has been asking repeatedly for a face-to-face with Trump and that Netanyahu wants to seek U.S. approval for potential Israeli military action against Iran if, quote, That becomes necessary. Netanyahu, who faces tough elections this fall, has been on the defensive about the U.S.-Iran deal.
What is the significance of Marine Le Pen's upcoming court verdict?
It is very unpopular in Israel and perceived as making too many concessions to Iran. That includes unfreezing billions of dollars, which Israel says Iran could use to replenish its badly damaged missile arsenal. Carrie Conn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
This is NPR News. Business legend George Johnson, the creator of Afrosheen, has died. In addition to Afrosheen, Johnson co-founded the dance program Soul Train. As Sonari Clinton reports.
When Martin Luther King Jr. visited George Johnson's factory on the south side of Chicago with its black chemists and executives, King declared, now this is black power. When Johnson saw a local dance program for black teens that was broadcast in black and white, it was Johnson's idea and money that took Soul Train National. With the success of Afrosheen and Soul Train, Johnson's Johnson Products Company was the first black firm to be listed on a major U.S. stock exchange. His money kept Martin Luther King's organization afloat. And Jesse Jackson's Operation Push had its origins in the Johnson Products cafeteria. According to his family, George Johnson died of respiratory failure in Chicago. He was 99.
For NPR News, I'm Sonari Clinton.
Clashes inside a prison near Sri Lanka's capital have killed at least 25 people. Officials say most of the dead are inmates and that about 100 people have been injured. The clashes began Sunday between rival groups of inmates.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What allegations are being made against Senate candidate Graham Platner?
0:04–0:53
3
What is President Trump's stance on the war in Ukraine?
0:53–1:19
4
How is Israel involved in the discussions around the U.S.-Iran deal?
1:19–1:38
5
What impact did George Johnson have on black entrepreneurship?
1:38–2:05
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What are the latest developments in the Sri Lankan prison clashes?
2:05–2:42
7
What is the significance of Marine Le Pen's upcoming court verdict?
2:42–5:04