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What caused the deadly stampede at the Gaza food distribution site?

Kristen Wright 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. At least twenty people were killed in a stampede at a food distribution site in Gaza today. As NPR's Greg Dixon reports, the site is run by a US and Israel backed group that has been criticized for the way it provides food.

Unknown 0:19

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, or GHF, confirmed in a statement that at least 20 people were killed on Wednesday when a crowd at one of its food sites in Gaza surged. They say most of those deaths were the result of people being trampled. The health ministry in Gaza said tear gas was fired on people seeking food, resulting in the stampede. Since Israel replaced the UN system providing food aid with GHF in May, Gaza health officials say more than 500 people have been killed by Israeli military fire outside the food sites. GHF has been criticized for running chaotic and dangerous aid operations in Gaza. Over 100 humanitarian organizations have called for GHF to shut down. GHF says it is providing vital food to the people of Gaza.

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Greg Dixon, N PR News, Tel Aviv.

Why is the Trump administration scaling back National Guard troops in Los Angeles?

Kristen Wright 1:10

The Trump administration is scaling back the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles. As NPR's Elena Moore reports, the president deployed more than four thousand guard troops to the city last month. In response to protests over federal immigration rates.

Elena Moore 1:26

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that about 2,000 National Guard troops are being released from service in LA. The official adds that the other 2,000 will remain in the city along with 700 Marines. In a statement from Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, he praised the troops for their service and said that, quote, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding. Opponents of Trump's decision to deploy troops. Groups argued it was an abuse of power. However, a federal appeals court later ruled that the president was in fact allowed to temporarily control the state's National Guard.

What flood risks are expected from the developing tropical system in the Gulf?

Elena Moore 2:02

Elena Moore and Pierre News, Washington.

Kristen Wright 2:05

Forecasters today are warning of the potential for flooding in the south from a system that could develop into a tropical depression later this week, NPR's Giles Snyder reports now.

Giles Snyder 2:18

The National Weather Service is warning a possible flooding from a storm system that's been drenching Florida, and forecasters say the system could develop into a tropical depression when it moves into the northern Gulf of Mexico. If it gains enough strength over the Gulf, the system would be called Tropical Storm Dexter. And it would be the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. But even if it doesn't strengthen, the Weather Service says it will still dump heavy rain on the Gulf Coast. Southern Louisiana is preparing a flood watch will be taking effect in New Orleans and last through early Saturday morning. Kyle Snyder M PR News.

Kristen Wright 2:55

You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

What is House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan for revoting on cryptocurrency legislation?

Kristen Wright 3:00

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he'll bring a revote today on cryptocurrency legislation. thirteen Republicans joined Democrats to block a key procedural vote yesterday over concerns about how the measures should be packaged and considered. President Trump convened Republicans at the White House last night to get the legislation back on track. He says it has enough support now. One measure would establish a regulatory framework for dollar backed stable coins.

How are scientists using AI to help restore the endangered California red‑legged frog?

Kristen Wright 3:26

An effort to bring a federally threatened frog back to Southern California is making progress. NPR's Nate Rott reports scientists recently used artificial intelligence. To show that the frogs are successfully breeding again.

Nate Rott 3:40

The California red legged frog is the largest native frog species west of the Rocky Mountains, but it's been eliminated from a two hundred and fifty mile long stretch of Southern California and northern Baja California.

Why is National Hot Dog Day celebrated on the third Wednesday of July?

Nate Rott 3:51

After a years long binational relocation project, scientists are using AI to help sort through audio recordings at those relocation sites, and they're hearing this. Those low ba ba ba ba ba grunts you're hearing under the chorus frogs under those ribbets? Those are the California red legged frogs. The first time they've been heard in San Diego County in twenty five years.