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What new air‑defense aid is the U.S. sending to Ukraine and why?

Lakshmi Singh 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The US is sending Ukraine air defense systems through its allies. President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta met at the White House today. They announced a plan for European countries to purchase advanced weapons intended to help Ukraine defend against Russia's ongoing military assault. Meanwhile, President Trump is attempting to pressure Russia into agreeing to a ceasefire deal with Ukraine within fifty days. Otherwise, Trump says Russia faces stiff tariffs. NPR's Greg Myri tells NPR's here and now it's uncertain if that'll be.

Rob Stein 0:34

Persuade Russia to change course. It's hard to see exactly what that tariff will mean.

How might U.S. tariff threats affect Russia’s response to Ukraine?

Rob Stein 0:38

And again, just to make an obvious point, the U.S. and Russia trade very, very little. So a tariff threat against Vladimir Putin is not exactly likely to scare him all that much.

Lakshmi Singh 0:56

Between faith based groups and federal agencies. Kerr County Commissioners are holding their first public meeting since the deadly flooding over the fourth of July holiday weekend in central Texas. Some of the questions have been about timelines for recovery, something that has Hampered efforts to deal with the latest heavy rainfall and flood risks. Nearly every county in the US has experienced flooding in the past few decades, but only around four percent of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance. That's according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Why is there a nationwide flood‑insurance gap and who is most at risk?

Lakshmi Singh 1:30

Experts call it the flood insurance gap. And it's leaving millions of people in serious financial risk when disasters hit. Here's NPR's Michael Copley.

Michael Copley 1:40

Most homeowners' insurance doesn't cover flooding, and federal disaster rate is usually just a fraction of what people need to repair or replace their homes. That's why experts say people need flood insurance, which most get through the National Flood Insurance Program. But flood insurance can be expensive, especially for people on tight budgets. So many roll the dice and hope a flood doesn't happen, says Brian O'Connell, an analyst at insurance quotes.

Unknown 2:02

And when it does happen, and we talk to people who it happens to, it's one of the worst things. You know, people have experienced their lives.

What happened at the Gabriel House assisted‑living fire in Fall River, Massachusetts?

Michael Copley 2:14

Michael Copley, NPR News.

Lakshmi Singh 2:16

Dozens of residents at a Massachusetts assisted living facility are displaced because of a fire late last night. Local investigators say nine people were killed and at least thirty others were injured at the Gabriel House facility in Fall River. They say firefighters arrive to find heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation. US stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow Jones industrial average now up forty two points at forty four thousand four hundred fourteen. The NASDAQ has risen seventy points, the S P is up eight. From Washington, this is NPR News.

How are U.S. stock markets reacting today and what are the key indices?

Lakshmi Singh 3:01

Secretary of Homeland Security has been speaking with the governors of several states about creating another detention center for those in the US without legal status. It would be similar to the facility in Florida dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. Present Pierre's Moral Ison.

Mara Eliason 3:14

Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome says there will never be amnesty on President Trump's watch, and Trump himself is telling immigration agents to use whatever means necessary to protect themselves during raids. This after a Los Angeles federal judge issued an order to stop the raids. There's also new polling that shows Trump's immigration policies are broadly unpopular. Majorities of Americans want the border secure and criminals without legal status deported, but they don't like deporting law abiding immigrants who pick their crops, mow their lawns, and take care of their elderly parents. Mara Lyason, NPR News.

Lakshmi Singh 3:51

Mystery author Martin Cruz Smith has died at the age of eighty two.

What are the latest plans for a new immigration detention center and the political response?

Lakshmi Singh 3:54

His MPR is Andrew Limbong.

Andrew Limbong 3:56

Whether he was writing about the Soviet Union in the eighties, Japan in the forties, or Cuba in the nineties, Martin Cruz Smith's writing was always deeply researched and reported because facts were fodder for complicated characters for Smith.