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Why isn’t Russia rattled by U.S. economic threats and weapons aid to Ukraine?

Lakshmi Singh 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Russia does not appear to be rattled by US threats of economic penalties and weapons assistance to Ukraine. The Russian military is continuing its assault. Meanwhile, President Trump's vex, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is not committing to a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.

Unknown 0:21

I'm not done with him, but I'm disappointed in him. So we had a deal done four times and then you go home and you see just attack. A nursing home or something and Kiev. So what the hell was that all about?

Lakshmi Singh 0:33

President Trump in an exclusive phone interview with the BBC.

What did President Trump say about NATO and the U.S. military alliance in his BBC interview?

Lakshmi Singh 0:37

Trump also talked about NATO. He says a military alliance is no longer obsolete now that they are quote Paying their own bills. Trump's expected to make a second state visit to the UK this September. The Supreme Court has ruled the administration may continue its efforts to dismantle the US Department of Education. President Trump on social media says the ruling will facilitate returning the functions to states. Your NPR's Corey Turner.

Corey Turner 1:02

The court reversed a lower court order that had blocked the administration from firing some 1,400 department workers. Those layoffs were part of President Trump's stated goal of closing the Education Department.

How did the Supreme Court’s decision affect the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the Education Department?

Corey Turner 1:13

The ruling from the court's conservative majority came with no explanation. In a blistering dissent, Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor called it indefensible, while President Trump hailed it as a major victory for parents and students. Had initially gotten an injunction from a federal judge by arguing a president cannot close a department created by Congress. Yesterday's ruling allows the dismantling of the department to resume before the lower courts have decided if it is legal. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Lakshmi Singh 1:44

Some two dozen states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration. They want the White House to release billions in frozen education funding. Tributes abound today for the legendary runner Fau Jaseng, believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner. He died yesterday he was one hundred fourteen years old.

Who was Fau Jaseng and why is he celebrated as the world’s oldest marathon runner?

Lakshmi Singh 2:04

Indian authorities say Singh passed away from injuries sustained in a hit and run incident. Sing was featured in multiple videos and documentaries as an example that one's never too old to start over. He'd lost loved ones, struggled with depression, left Indy to live with family in the UK then, took up running, and did he ever? At the age of eighty-nine, he ran his first marathon in London. At one hundred in Toronto, he became the first centenarian to complete a marathon. A year later, Singh became the oldest torchbearer of the twenty twelve London Olympics. He used his platform to promote charities, one of his secrets to longevity.

Unknown 2:47

Pianinho, bordo. Shani on the džinnaka to have it.

What is the status of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans after the Fourth Circuit’s ruling?

Lakshmi Singh 2:51

Sing advising in this documentary by the UK's Red Bridge Museum, don't eat too much and sleep better. It's NPR News. A federal appeals court is temporarily blocking President Trump's attempt to remove protections for nearly twelve thousand Afghans. Or in the US. NPR's Ryland Barton reports the order was issued as the protections were set to expire.

Ryland Barton 3:18

Last week a lower court didn't grant a request to keep protections in place while the lawsuit plays out, but last night the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals did for a week. The court didn't explain its decision, but said protections will remain in place until next Monday, while the Department of Homeland Security and Nonprofit Immigrant Advocacy Group CASA argue the case. Temporary protected status allows people fleeing persecution, natural disasters, and war to legally stay. The Trump administration argues Afghans no longer need protection and that conditions have improved in Afghanistan.

How are President Trump’s tariffs influencing U.S. inflation and consumer prices?

Ryland Barton 3:51

But some Afghans who helped the U.S. during the war in their home country say they'll face persecution if they go back.

Lakshmi Singh 4:00

President Trump's tariffs are finally starting to have an impact on inflation, as economists had cautioned. Consumer prices rose two point seven percent in June from a year earlier, a bigger annual increase than the two point four rise.