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How is the Trump administration handling mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The Trump administration can proceed with mass layoffs at the US Department of Education today. The Supreme Court paused a US district judge's order that had reinstated nearly fourteen hundred employees to who were laid off. Layoffs are part of a broader effort to dismantle the agency. The administration has criticized the education department as bloated and ineffective. Educators have described it as a lifeline to school districts nationwide. President Trump says NATO allies will pay for US weapons that will be sent to Ukraine. NPR's Greg Myrie reports they include Patriot air defense systems for Kiev.
This would still give Ukraine this very badly needed access to top of the line U.S.
What new weapons and tariff threats is President Trump discussing with NATO and Russia?
uh weapons that that have been absolutely critical to defending themselves against the Russians. Um and Trump can say he's not spending any additional uh money in in doing this.
During his White House meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta today, President Trump also threatened to impose secondary tariffs on Russia. If President Vladimir Putin failed to agree to a ceasefire deal with Ukraine by early September. The Trump ruta meeting coincided with White House Special Envoy Keith Kellogg's visit to Ukraine today. With more heavy rainfall, risks of floods continue in central Texas today. Ten days after catastrophic flooding claim more than a hundred and thirty lives in the state, the majority in Kerr County. The National Weather Service says one to two inches of rain with isolated amounts of three to five inches were possible. We have more from TPR's Brian Kirkpatrick.
The National Weather Service says up to two inches of rain is possible in the region located far northwest and north of San Antonio.
How are heavy rains affecting flood risks and warnings in central Texas?
Up to five inches could fall in isolated spots. Search and recovery efforts work around the watches and warnings. Flood warnings were posted until late Monday or early Tuesday for stretches of the Rio Grande and for the Guadalupe, Frio, Llano, Colorado, San Saba, and Devils rivers as floodwaters continued to drain toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters say a mesoscale vortex near the Rio Grande is pulling in storm cells and place them in circling patterns over the same areas, unleashing more dangerous floodwaters. Drier weather may begin after Tuesday night. I'm Brian Kirkpatrick in San Antonio.
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts last night. Local authorities say at least nine people at the Gabriel House facility died and dozens more were injured. They say firefighters arrive to find heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building, and multiple people hanging out of windows hoping to be rescued. Efforts are underway to find alternative housing for displaced residents.
What impact will the new 21% tax on Mexican tomatoes have on U.S. consumers and farmers?
US docs have ended the day higher. You're listening to NPR News. While President Trump threatens Mexico with new thirty percent tariffs, a new tax on Mexican tomatoes Is now in effect. NPR's Ada Peralta reports the US is levying an almost twenty one percent tax on Mexican tomatoes.
This new tax is going to have wide-ranging repercussions on both sides of the border. Mexico exports about ninety percent of its tomatoes to the United States, and by some estimates, some seventy percent of tomatoes eaten in the United States come from Mexico. Economists say the new tariffs will lead Mexico to produce fewer tomatoes this winter, and American consumers could pay up to ten percent more for tomatoes at the supermarket. Lawmakers in Texas and Arizona. Arizona lobbied the Trump administration to walk away from the tariff, saying it could cost thousands of jobs in their states alone.
Why were tarantulas found hidden in chocolate sponge cake boxes from Vietnam in Germany?
But the Trump administration says this tax will help American producers who they say have been unfairly priced out of the tomato market by Mexican producers. Ada Pralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
German customs officials have released photos of a seizure earlier this month that one official says left airport staff in Western Germany speechless.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How is the Trump administration handling mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education?
0:01–0:49
2
What new weapons and tariff threats is President Trump discussing with NATO and Russia?
0:49–1:49
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How are heavy rains affecting flood risks and warnings in central Texas?
1:49–2:54
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What impact will the new 21% tax on Mexican tomatoes have on U.S. consumers and farmers?
2:54–3:48
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Why were tarantulas found hidden in chocolate sponge cake boxes from Vietnam in Germany?
3:48–4:39