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What is the latest development in the US‑Israel ceasefire talks?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been meeting in Washington this week. The US is pushing for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. NPR's Tamara Keith reports on what a
deal between Israel and Hamas may include. During a cabinet meeting yesterday, Middle East envoy Steve Whitkop said he is hopeful that by the end of the week there will be an agreement with ten live hostages released as well as nine deceased.
How are Ukraine’s front‑line cities being affected by the recent Russian drone attacks?
Whitkoff says he thinks this will lead to a lasting peace in Gaza. It's still unclear if Hamas and Israel will agree to the final terms.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet with US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg in Rome today. Overnight Russia launched more than seven hundred attack and decoy drones. As well as missiles into Ukraine. Zelensky says the city of Lutsk was the hardest hit. It's home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army.
Why did the Texas flash floods expose weaknesses in the National Weather Service?
In Texas, a massive search continues for at least one hundred and sixty people who are missing. The catastrophic flash floods claimed at least one hundred nine lives and put a spotlight on layoffs at the National Weather Service. David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio reports.
The National Weather Service predicted the Texas July fourth storm and sent out alerts, but local officials said they didn't get them in time for an evacuation. San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro says weather service needs to be returned to full strength after Trump administration layoffs.
Cutting so many people, uh six hundred from the National Weather Service in such a short period of time is going to affect an organization. This is very much a statewide and an a a national issue.
The Trump administration has reduced weather service staff by about twenty five percent.
How is Mattel’s new Barbie doll raising awareness for Type 1 diabetes?
The White House is proposing slashing NOAA's budget by roughly twenty five percent. For NPR News, I'm David Martin Davies in San Antonio.
Stocks opened higher this morning on news of a big drug deal. MPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow jumped about two hundred and forty-five points in early trading.
Delta Airlines is set to report earnings tomorrow, and forecasters expect the company's profits will be flying a bit lower than last year. Delta, like other airlines, has trimmed its flight schedules as cautious consumers dial back their travel plans.
The so-called click-to-cancel rule was set to take effect on Monday. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. The CDC says hundreds of thousands of children in the US have type one diabetes, and now Mattel has announced it's releasing the first ever Barbie doll who has it too. As NPR's Ava Pukach reports, the toy company says it hopes the doll allows more children to see themselves in the stories they imagine and the dolls they love.
The new Barbie wears a blue polka dot matching chop and skirt, has a pink heart-shaped continuous glucose monitor on her arm, and an insulin pump attached to her waist. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease, but different from type 2, and is often diagnosed during childhood. Mattel partnered with diabetes research organization Breakthrough T one D to ensure the doll was medically accurate.
What led Red Bull to dismiss longtime team principal Christian Horner?
The toy company says the doll marks an important step in its commitment to inclusivity in representation. In recent years, Mattel has debuted a blind Barbie, a Barbie with Down syndrome, and a Barbie who wears hearing aids. Ava Pukach and PR News.
In Formula One Racing, Red Bull has fired its longtime team principal, Christian Horner. Horner led the team to six constructors' championships in his twenty year career with the team. In its its announcement, Red Bull thanked Horner for his years of service, but didn't offer a reason for the dismissal. Firefighters in France are making progress on a wildfire near Marseille. It's under control and firefighters are watching now for flare ups. People who were evacuated are allowed to go back home now. I'm Kristen Wright and this is NPR News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the latest development in the US‑Israel ceasefire talks?
0:00–0:32
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How are Ukraine’s front‑line cities being affected by the recent Russian drone attacks?
0:32–1:07
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Why did the Texas flash floods expose weaknesses in the National Weather Service?
1:07–1:59
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How is Mattel’s new Barbie doll raising awareness for Type 1 diabetes?
1:59–3:49
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What led Red Bull to dismiss longtime team principal Christian Horner?
3:49–4:38