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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S.
What immediate actions did ICE take after the Biddeford and Houston shootings?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will temporarily refrain from non-urgent vehicle stops, according to Maine Senator Angus King's office, this following yesterday's deadly shooting in Biddeford, Maine, and another six days earlier in Houston, Texas. Officials say that neither man was the intended target of the immigration operation. The U.S. is reinstating a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S.
Why is the U.S. reinstating a blockade and reversing a toll policy in the Strait of Hormuz?
and Iran stepped up attacks around the critical passageway. President Trump is also reversing his demand for a 20 percent toll on ships going through the strait, but will instead strike new investment deals with countries in the region. More from NPR's Deepa Shivaram.
Oil is flowing like never before, the president said in a post on social media. In the same post, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would now be open for all ships, except for Iran. He also backtracked on his plan to impose a 20 percent toll on cargo coming through the strait. Now, Trump says instead of the toll, some countries in the region will make big investments in the U.S. Trump says leaders of those countries called and said they wanted something different.
We would like to invest tremendously in the United States as opposed to charging a fee.
Trump claims these new investments will bring factories and plants into the U.S., which will create, quote, millions of high-paying jobs. But no details were provided. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before members of Congress. One of the issues they've raised is the need for a budget increase, driven in part by more security. Coney Barrett recounted having to take home a bulletproof vest following threats on her life when a draft majority opinion was leaked, revealing the court was prepared to strike down Roe v. Wade.
Why did Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Barrett testify before Congress and what security concerns did they raise?
As Justice Kagan said, federal judges across the country throughout the judiciary, including the Supreme Court, continue to do their jobs without fear or favor, but the threat level is really high.
First time in years justices have testified before Congress. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order placing a moratorium on large data center projects in the state. Samuel King with New York Public News Network has details.
The moratorium will pause state environmental permits for hyperscale data center projects or those which will use more than 50 megawatts of electricity.
What does New York’s moratorium on hyperscale data centers mean for energy, environment, and investment?
Governor Hochul says that will give the state time to come up with a regulatory framework that protects the utility ratepayers and environment.
guardrails to reduce the risk to our energy grid, minimize land disruption, noise pollution, and protect our natural resources, especially our water supply.
TechNYC, which represents New York City's tech industry, says some parts of Hochul's order make sense, but says the pause will drive needed investment elsewhere, hurting the state's economy. For NPR News, I'm Samuel King in Albany.
From Washington, this is NPR News. Annual inflation hit 3.5 percent in June, slowing sharply after hitting a more than three-year high of 4.2 percent in May. As gas prices dropped during a month, it saw some reprieve from the U.S. conflict with Iran.
How did June inflation figures change and what uncertainties do tensions with Iran create?
Meanwhile, measured on a monthly basis, consumer prices fell four-tenths of a percent in June after rising slightly in May. Despite the data showing easing inflation, the outlook remains highly uncertain given the renewed tensions in Iran. Data also coming on the same day, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh was testifying before Congress in the first of two days of testimony. Researchers in Senegal are adding thousands of fish to rice farms this growing season. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports they are studying whether the fish can do three things, prevent a debilitating disease, boost rice yields, and increase income.
A disease called schistosomiasis can be an occupational hazard for rice farmers in Senegal. It's spread by a parasite that lives in freshwater snails and can infect farmers in their fields.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:05
2
What immediate actions did ICE take after the Biddeford and Houston shootings?
0:05–0:29
3
Why is the U.S. reinstating a blockade and reversing a toll policy in the Strait of Hormuz?
0:29–1:48
4
Why did Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Barrett testify before Congress and what security concerns did they raise?
1:48–2:21
5
What does New York’s moratorium on hyperscale data centers mean for energy, environment, and investment?
2:21–3:15
6
How did June inflation figures change and what uncertainties do tensions with Iran create?
3:15–4:11
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How are researchers in Senegal using fish in rice fields to fight disease and boost farmer income?
4:11–5:04