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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
What happened in the latest Maine shooting involving ICE agents and why is the state attorney general investigating?
The Maine Attorney General is investigating the latest fatal shooting involving ICE agents. Officials say the man was killed yesterday trying to get away from agents who are looking for an immigrant subject to deportation. Senator Angus King told Morning Edition he was told the man who died was not the subject of the warrant, and officials have not provided much information.
What new details did Senator Angus King give about the man killed and calls for an independent investigation?
This is a very vague allegation that was in the statement from DHS last night. And that's why we need a true, independent, transparent investigation, not strictly by the federal authorities. The problem is the federal authorities have very little credibility now.
The shooting follows last week's deadly shooting by ICE agents in Houston. A drop in oil prices in June led to a sharp drop in inflation after May's more-than-three-year record high. NPR's Stephen Basaja reports on the latest Labor Department cost-of-living data.
How did June inflation change and what role did oil and gas prices play?
Consumer prices in June were up 3.5 percent from a year earlier, higher than the Federal Reserve wants, but lower than May's high. Prices in June were down 0.4 percent from a month earlier. The decrease primarily came down to the main driving force behind inflation in recent months, energy prices. They fell 5.7 percent in June from a month earlier. Gas prices at the end of June were about 71 percent lower than they were during the May peak, and they've remained steady since. But renewed conflict between the U.S. and Iran could send those prices back up. Strip-away food and energy and so-called core inflation for the 12 months ending in June was 2.6%. Stephen Massaha, NPR News.
Darlene Graham is to be sworn in this afternoon to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate.
What escalation has occurred between the U.S. and Iran and how have strikes affected the Gulf region?
She's to complete the term of Lindsey Graham, her brother, who died over the weekend. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it completed a round of strikes targeting military installations in at least six Iranian cities yesterday. This was the third consecutive night the U.S. has attacked Iran. Iran has responded by targeting U.S. bases in the Gulf and Jordan. This comes as President Trump said the U.S. would re-establish a blockade on Iranian ships moving to Hormuz. NPR's Adil El-Shalchi reports.
Iran responded to the U.S. strikes with its own attacks on Gulf countries on Tuesday. The Emirati Ministry of Defense said that two of its tankers were targeted by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz's Omani waters. It said one person was killed. U.S. Central Command said that more than 50,000 U.S. service members are deployed across the Middle East, remaining, quote, vigilant, lethal, and ready. President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. will now be known as, quote, the guardian of the Hormuz Strait, and that while other countries will be able to move through the waterway, the U.S. would charge a 20 percent toll on cargo. Iran has vowed to keep control of the strait.
Hadil Al-Shalji, NPR News, Istanbul.
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What are the impacts of wildfires and how is France marking Bastille Day amid heat waves and protests of solidarity with Ukraine?
French firefighters are using planes and helicopters to battle a major forest fire near Paris. Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes. It's one of several wildfires burning in Western Europe during the region's third red alert heat wave this year. Last week, at least 13 people died in a fire in southern Spain. Ten people are still listed as missing. Bastille Day celebrations are underway in France, where President Emmanuel Macron is overseeing his 10th and final military parade in Paris. NPR's Elra Beersley reports this year's procession is meant to showcase unity with Ukraine and European allies.
Macron stood alone on the Place de la Concorde as the Republican Guard played the Marseillaise. Troops marched down the Champs-Élysées. Ukrainian soldiers were among them while President Volodymyr Zelensky stood nearby. So did 25 other European leaders who met yesterday in Paris to pledge their solidarity with Ukraine as the war with Russia goes into its fifth year.
Which World Cup semifinal is happening today and what are the tournament implications?
Thousands of people lined the parade route despite the heat.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What happened in the latest Maine shooting involving ICE agents and why is the state attorney general investigating?
0:04–0:25
3
What new details did Senator Angus King give about the man killed and calls for an independent investigation?
0:25–0:59
4
How did June inflation change and what role did oil and gas prices play?
0:59–1:43
5
What escalation has occurred between the U.S. and Iran and how have strikes affected the Gulf region?
1:43–3:00
6
What are the impacts of wildfires and how is France marking Bastille Day amid heat waves and protests of solidarity with Ukraine?
3:00–4:02
7
Which World Cup semifinal is happening today and what are the tournament implications?
4:02–5:04