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What is President Trump's new plan for Afghan allies detained in the UAE?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. President Trump says he's now going to try to help Afghans who worked with the United States and have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for years. As NPR's Hanzi Lewang reports, Trump's comments come after his administration cut off pathways for Afghan allies to seek refuge after the US withdrew from Afghanistan.
On his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump provided no details about how or why he now wants to support Afghan interpreters and other allies to the U.S. who've been stuck in the United Arab Emirates for years, but said, quote, I will try to save them starting right now. Six months ago, on the first day of his second term, Trump suspended the refugee resettlement program that many Afghan allies were relying on to flee their now Taliban controlled home country. Last week, the Trump administration ended temporarily In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Christian Ohm said the program was terminated because of Afghanistan's quote. Improved security situation and quote stabilizing economy.
How does Russia’s stance on a peace process affect the Ukraine conflict?
Spokespeople for the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether those programs will be restored.
President Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader wants to move things towards peace, but he called it a long process that wasn't easy. And said the Gremlin Kremlin would not give up its demands. He's heard here through a BBC interpreter.
For us, the main thing is to achieve our objectives. They are clear, obvious, and unchanging. But the process doesn't depend solely on us.
Ukraine and many of its allies have accused Moscow of blocking President Trump's push for a ceasefire. Kiev agreed to an unconditional truce four months ago, but Russia has not reciprocated.
Why is the federal government suing Harvard over its funding and alleged anti‑Semitism?
Lawyers for Harvard University and the federal government will be in court tomorrow. The hearing is about the government's cancellation of more than two billion dollars of Harvard's federal funding. Emily Piper Villillo of Member Station WBUR reports from Boston.
Over 900 Harvard University studies now hang in the balance, after the White House yanked funding earlier this year saying Harvard permitted anti-Semitism on campus. Harvard says the administration's actions unlawfully retaliate against the university for rejecting the White House's demands over what it can teach as well as who it can admit and hire. Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman says the stakes extend far beyond Harvard.
If a university with a multi-billion dollar endowment can be cowed and pushed around by the government so that it loses its free speech rights, it's a lot easier to stop you personally from exercising your free speech rights.
The hearing is expected to last one day. For NPR News, I'm Emily Piper Volillo in Boston.
What actions is the Texas legislature taking after the recent catastrophic flooding?
This is NPR News. The Texas legislature starts a special thirty day session tomorrow there to consider how the state copes with disaster after flooding this month killed at least one hundred thirty five people. Republican lawmakers also plan to redraw the state's congressional map as urged by President Trump. To help the GOP retain control of the US House in next year's midterm elections. The WNBA's All Star Weekend has put a spotlight on the growth of the league. A sellout crowd of eighteen thousand attended last night's game. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports.
Across the league, attendance and TV viewership have continued to rise. Both are up more than twenty percent over last year.
How is the WNBA’s All‑Star Weekend highlighting the league’s growth and player negotiations?
There's a new lucrative media rights deal coming soon, and the league will add five new teams over the next few years. Now players want to cash in too. Negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement are heating up.
We should be paid more and hopefully that's the case moving forward as the league continues to grow. I think that's something that's Probably the most important thing that we're in the room advocating about.
As players warmed up for Saturday's All Star Game, they wore plain black t shirts with the slogan, quote, pay us what you owe us.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is President Trump's new plan for Afghan allies detained in the UAE?
0:00–1:00
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How does Russia’s stance on a peace process affect the Ukraine conflict?
1:00–1:56
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Why is the federal government suing Harvard over its funding and alleged anti‑Semitism?
1:56–2:56
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What actions is the Texas legislature taking after the recent catastrophic flooding?
2:56–3:40
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How is the WNBA’s All‑Star Weekend highlighting the league’s growth and player negotiations?
3:40–4:39