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What did President Trump claim about a new tariff on Canada and how was it debunked?

Dale Willman 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump says a new thirty five percent tariff on goods from Canada, which is set to begin august first, is punishment for that country failing to stop the flow of deadly street fentanyl into the US. But as NPR's Brian Mann reports, this claim has been debunked once again.

Brian Mann 0:19

Trump has often said Canada is a major source of street fentanyl killing Americans. The statement was repeated in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Thursday.

Brian Mann 0:43

Conservative Leaning Manhattan Institute analyzed large drug seizures and found the same. Canada isn't a significant factor in U.S. fentanyl deaths.

How did the bipartisan tour of the Everglades immigration center reveal differing party views?

Brian Mann 0:51

In their report, the authors concluded that tariffs on Canada cannot, quote, be justified as a response to the threat of fentanyl. Brian Mann, NPR News.

Dale Willman 1:00

Trump also announced Saturday new tariffs on the EU in Mexico. There's more controversy surrounding the new Everglades immigration center. A bipartisan group of Congress members toured the facility on Saturday. Afterward, Republicans said they saw a clean and well run facility, but Democrats disagreed. Debbie Wasserman Schulz of Florida says the diet for detainees is not healthy.

Unknown 1:21

The portions available for employees, large pieces of roast chicken, large sausages, and the detainees lunches were a small You know, to gray turkey and cheese sandwich, an apple and chips.

Dale Willman 1:39

Democrats also said conditions in the facility were crowded, unsanitary, and bug infested.

What are the latest casualty reports from Gaza and the surrounding Israeli airstrikes?

Dale Willman 1:46

Health workers in Gaza say at least thirty-one Palestinians were shot and killed Saturday as they were making their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip. The Red Cross says more than 100 other people were treated for gunshot wounds. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 28 Palestinians, including four children. There are no signs of a breakthrough, meanwhile, following talks between President Trump and the United States. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Poland's Iga Szwiątek quickly beat American player Amanda Anasimova at the Wimbledon Women's Finals Saturday. NPR's Alana Weiss has our reports.

Alana Wise 2:31

Both players had taken to London's famed grass courts hoping for a first time win. But Anna Samova was plagued by unforced errors, and Schwantek made light work of the game. After her win, Schwantek praised her opponent for her performance over the two-week tournament and said she hoped to phase off against her again in the future.

How is the federal hiring freeze affecting the 2026 Census test recruitment?

Alana Wise 2:49

Schwantek's win made her Poland's first Wimbledon singles champion, Alana Wise, NPR News.

Dale Willman 2:56

And you're listening to NPR News. Rory McElroy shot a sixty-six at the Scottish Open on Saturday, moving him into a first place tie with Chris Godterup going into the final round. Gotterup shot of seventy one day after his record tying round of sixty-one. Jack Knapp is two strokes off the lead. A new extension of President Trump's hiring freeze on most federal civilian workers is raising concerns about preparations for next year's major field test for the national headcount in twenty thirty. As MPR's Hanzi LeWong reports, it's not clear if the Census Bureau can carry out its plan to start recruiting temporary workers this fall for the census tests.

Hansi Lewong 3:34

There's less than five years left until the twenty thirty census, which will be used to redistribute political representation and federal funding. But the Census Bureau is planning to knock on doors as soon as next year to try out ways of getting a more accurate tally with what's called the 2026 Census Test. It's set to take place in six areas in the South and West, and the experiments' results are supposed to help the Bureau tackle longstanding undercounts of populations such as children under the age of five, people of color, and renters.

What warning did Russia’s foreign minister give about a US‑South Korea‑Japan security pact?

Hansi Lewong 3:59

But the Bureau's plans to start recruiting this fall for temporary workers for the census test may be derailed. Now that President Trump has extended the federal government's hiring freeze through mid October, the Bureau has not responded to NPR's question about whether it's asking for an exemption from the freeze for next year's census test.