NPR News: 07-13-2025 3PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Why were recovery operations along the Guadalupe River suspended?
Recovery operations along the Guadalupe River have been suspended due to more possible flooding. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has more.
Early Sunday morning, the city of Kerrville announced that recovery operations would stop and personnel working along the Guadalupe should evacuate the river corridor until further notice. Some areas experienced one to two inches of rain per hour Sunday morning. Flood watches have been issued for a large portion of the Texas Hill Country in South Central Texas through Sunday evening. Sunday's flood warnings and the pause in recovery efforts cast a dark cloud over both. volunteers and victims who are still in limbo after losing their homes, family members, and friends. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio.
What new immigration detention center is being discussed by officials and Congress?
President Trump's immigration policies and enforcement are continuing to cause division. Officials are talking with governors about creating another detention center. НПРС Мар Лясен
репорт: Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam says there will never be amnesty on President Trump's watch, and Trump himself is telling іммігранти агенту. This after a Los Angeles federal judge issued an order to stop the raids. Meanwhile, members of Congress have toured a new immigration facility in Florida called Alligator Alcatraz. Republican legislators say the facility is clean and well run, but Democrats say the conditions they found there are deplorable. Mara Lyason, NPR News.
Nigeria's former president Muhammad Bukhari has died at a hospital in London. The eighty two year old former military dictator and then elected leader was a towering figure in Nigerian politics. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwatu reports.
President Mahamadou Bouhari's body is expected to be brought back to Nigeria ahead of funeral rites, according to the Nigerian Presidency.
Who was Nigeria’s former president who died in London and why was he significant?
Buhari was one of the longest-serving and most consequential leaders in Nigeria's history. He ruled for under two years in the 1980s after a military coup and launched a controversial crackdown on corruption that saw him imprison several politicians and critics. He then made a comeback as an elected leader in a historic election in 2015, but oversaw dramatic economic decline and rising insecurity. Buhari, a Muslim from Northwest Nigeria was however a cult figure in the majority Islamic north of the country and was seen by supporters as an unusually modest politician who didn't enrich himself in office. Emanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today the EU will delay imposing new tariffs on US goods scheduled to begin tomorrow. EU members want more time to negotiate with President Trump on his plan to raise tariffs. This is NPR News. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta is to visit Washington tomorrow to meet with President Trump and other officials. A NATO statement did not provide a reason for the visit. But Russia's war in Ukraine is likely to be discussed.
How is the EU handling the upcoming tariffs on U.S. goods?
The president told NBC News the US is willing to supply weapons to Ukraine through NATO. Cambodians are beating drums simultaneously across the country today. In ceremonies marking the United Nations decision to recognize three former Khmer Rouge facilities as World Heritage Sites, the designations are among the first for a site associated with recent conflict. Michael Sullivan reports from neighboring Thailand.
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.
What UNESCO World Heritage designations were given to former Khmer Rouge sites in Cambodia?
UNESCO says the Tool Slang President Pedom Pen, the Chungek Killing Fields, and the M thirteen president, Kampung Chang Province, have made the transition from quote centers of repression to places of peace and reflection. 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 main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
Why were recovery operations along the Guadalupe River suspended?
0:04–0:54
3
What new immigration detention center is being discussed by officials and Congress?
0:54–2:02
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Who was Nigeria’s former president who died in London and why was he significant?
2:02–3:14
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How is the EU handling the upcoming tariffs on U.S. goods?
3:14–3:57
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What UNESCO World Heritage designations were given to former Khmer Rouge sites in Cambodia?
3:57–4:39