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What is the impact of the July 4th floods on Kerrville, Texas residents?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schivone. In Kerrville, Texas, many churches today will be saying special prayers as the city continues to respond to the deadly July 4th floods that killed at least 128 people in the region. At least 160 remain unaccounted for. Steve Futterman reports the Kerrville mayor has a message for struggling residents.
There is no escaping the July fourth tragedy. Wherever you go here in Kerrville, there are reminders of what has happened. And Mayor Joe Herring Junior says people should reach out.
Look, it's okay to ask for help. I don't care how big and burly you are.
How are local leaders encouraging mental‑health support after the disaster?
It's okay to ask for help. The mayor says he has already done
so. I
personally went to get counseling this week and it helped me and I think it can help you. If you don't want to do counseling, that's fine, but I would encourage you to talk to a friend Talk a family, call someone and visit about this need. You need to take care of yourself.
A special free counseling hotline has been set up to assist. For MPR News, I'm Steve Federman in Kerrville, Texas.
Why does Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome say immigration amnesty is off the table?
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome says that as long as Donald Trump is president and she heads the department, amnesty for immigrants in the US without legal status is off the table.
I also have a responsibility for USCIS, which is our citizenship visa waiver programs, and how we let people come into our country and be our guests. And I will be very firm in telling all of you there will never be amnesty under my watch or President Trump's watch. She
spoke in Tampa, Florida to the conservative nonprofit turning point USA Student Action Committee. Stock talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza with representatives from Israel and Hamas have yet to produce any deal. NPR's Ruth Sherlock
has the latest. There were hopes last week for a ceasefire in Gaza, with President Trump indicating the two sides may only be days away from a deal. That hasn't happened, but the Israeli Prime Minister's office confirms talks are ongoing. An Israeli source, briefed on the matter, not authorized to speak about it publicly, tells MPR the main disagreement is over Israel's demand to keep troops in a strategic corridor in Gaza.
What are the latest developments in the Gaza cease‑fire negotiations?
Israeli officials are considering moving Palestinians to an isolated zone in the south of the Gaza Strip. Hamas opposes this. The talks continue as the Palestinian death toll in Gaza in this 21-month war surpassed 58%. eight thousand people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. Ruth Sherlock, MPR News.
Parts of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona are under evacuation orders as two nearby wildfires burn uncontained. At least twenty five thousand acres have burned so far. No major injuries have been reported. Hundreds of firefighting personnel have been deployed to both the Dragon Braypo and White Sage fires.
How are wildfires affecting the Grand Canyon National Park and nearby communities?
This is NPR News in Washington. Sharp criticism from congressional Democrats for an immigration detention center newly opened in Okopi, Florida, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz. Those who visited this weekend say the three thousand bed facility is unsanitary, insect infested, very hot. With wall to wall humans thirty two detainees per cage. Cambodians are beating drums today in ceremonies marking the United Nations decision to recognize three former Khmer Rouge facilities as World Heritage Sites. Among the first in the world associated with recent conflict, Michael Sullivan has more.
The UNESCO recognition coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the communist Khmer Rouge's rise to power. An estimated one point seven million Cambodians died through starvation, torture, and mass executions during their four year reign. UNESCO says the Tool Slang President Pedom Pen, the Chungek Killing Fields, and the M thirteen prison Kampung Chang Province have made the transition from quote centers of repression to places of peace and reflection.
What does UNESCO’s new World‑Heritage designation mean for former Khmer Rouge sites in Cambodia?
They are also now tourist attractions. But Cambodia remains an essentially one party state where opposition politicians and others who speak out against the government are
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the impact of the July 4th floods on Kerrville, Texas residents?
0:01–0:38
2
How are local leaders encouraging mental‑health support after the disaster?
0:38–1:06
3
Why does Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome say immigration amnesty is off the table?
1:06–2:15
4
What are the latest developments in the Gaza cease‑fire negotiations?
2:15–2:56
5
How are wildfires affecting the Grand Canyon National Park and nearby communities?
2:56–4:05
6
What does UNESCO’s new World‑Heritage designation mean for former Khmer Rouge sites in Cambodia?
4:05–4:39