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Why is Russia dismissing the U.S. decision to send additional weapons to Ukraine through NATO?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. Russia is dismissing a White House decision to provide additional military weapons to Ukraine through NATO as misguided. President Trump announced the plan yesterday, citing frustration with Russia's failure to negotiate an end to its attacks on Ukraine. NPR's Charles Main's reports from Moscow.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump's decision to supply American military aid to Ukraine through NATO marked a continuation of Biden era policies under a different guise. Meanwhile, Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin's pointman for negotiations with the U.S., pledged dialogue with Washington would continue despite what he said were doomed efforts to pressure Moscow. And Russia's main market index jumped on the news that Trump would delay additional sanctions for at least. fifty days, during which Trump said he expected Russia to negotiate a peace deal. Yet several prominent nationalists seized on that time frame, saying it provided Russia a new deadline to achieve victory on the battlefield. Charles Maynes, MPR News, Moscow.
How is the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Education Department impacting federal school workers?
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its dismantling of the education department. It issued a stay of a lower court decision. For now, this clears the way for the administration to lay off more than a thousand workers and significantly reduce the federal government's role in schools, as NPR's Corey Turner reports.
So it all goes back to President Trump's executive order earlier this year, where he instructed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The department offered buyouts and early retirement, and then in March, McMahon ordered a massive reduction in force, laying off roughly 1,400 employees. You do the math, all these moves together cut the department essentially. In half. And it is in response to these dramatic cuts that two different lawsuits were filed.
The case is still working its way through the lower courts.
What is the latest update on the July 4 floods, missing persons, and casualties in Texas and the surrounding region?
Search and recovery efforts have been on and off in Texas Hill Country because of more flooding and evacuations. Officials say one hundred one people are missing now after the july fourth floods, and at least one hundred and thirty two are dead. Drier weather is expected in New York City and surrounding areas today after torrential rain. Bruce Conviser reports from New Jersey flood waters inundated roadways and subway stations.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday evening as powerful thunderstorms pounded the region. Flash floods were the governor's primary concern, and he urged people to stay off the roadways unless it was an emergency. More than nine thousand customers lost power across New Jersey and parts of New York State. The storms also slammed into New York City, forcing roadway closures and flooding subway stations. People in basement apartments were told to be prepared to evacuate. The region is expected to dry out today.
How does high‑quality sleep affect brain aging, according to sleep neurologists?
For NPR News, I'm Bruce Conviser in Greenbrook, New Jersey.
This is NPR News in Washington. Scientists say getting high quality sleep can help the brain stay youthful, and Pierre's John Hamilton reports on a meeting about brain aging sponsored by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation.
Speakers at the meeting in Miami said people whose brains perform at the level of a much younger person tend to report better sleep. Dr. Christian Agudello is a sleep neurologist at the University of Miami. The better you sleep, the better your brain health is going to be both structurally and functionally. Agudello says high-quality sleep is when the brain is able to cycle through all the sleep stages. He says it's the kind of sleep that leaves a person feeling refreshed when they wake up. And you're more likely to get it, he says, if you wake up at the same time each morning and stay mentally and physically active throughout the day.
What new remote‑work policy is Starbucks rolling out for its corporate employees?
John Hamilton NPR News.
Starbucks is gonna soon require remote corporate employees to return to the office at least four days a week, up from three this later this year.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is Russia dismissing the U.S. decision to send additional weapons to Ukraine through NATO?
0:00–1:02
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How is the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Education Department impacting federal school workers?
1:02–1:56
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What is the latest update on the July 4 floods, missing persons, and casualties in Texas and the surrounding region?
1:56–2:52
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How does high‑quality sleep affect brain aging, according to sleep neurologists?
2:52–3:45
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What new remote‑work policy is Starbucks rolling out for its corporate employees?
3:45–4:39