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Why are Palestinians dying while seeking food aid in Gaza?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Gaza Health officials are reporting at least ninety-four Palestinians killed by Israeli military fire as they were seeking food aid. Today is one of the deadliest days Gaza Health officials have recorded four Palestinians seeking aid. Amid severe food shortages and widespread hunger. NPRs Anas Baba met wounded aid seekers in Gaza City, as NPR's Daniel Estran reports.
Hunger makes you desperate, he cries. I have no food at home. I went out to feed my kids, and this is what happened to me.
What new records is Alan Dershowitz demanding in the Epstein investigation?
Health officials report deaths and injuries in several locations where Palestinians were seeking food. The biggest mass casualty event was in northern Gaza, where Palestinians tried to grab sacks of flour for bread from trucks entering from Israel. The Israeli military said it fired, quote, warning shots at thousands of Palestinians who it said were posing a threat to troops. Daniel Estran, NPR News Tel Aviv, with NPR's Anas Baba in Gaza City.
Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, is calling for the release of more records related to the child sex traffick investigation into his former client. And Pierre's Hansy Lo Wong has more.
Speaking of Fox News Sunday, Alan Derschwitz said he has seen sealed court records in what are known as the Epstein files.
There is an FBI report of interviews with alleged victims in which uh at least one of the victims names uh very important people, and the names have been redacted. The
FBI did not immediately respond to MPR's questions about whether such a report exists and any plans to make it public.
How are Texas lawmakers responding to the recent catastrophic floods?
Trump administration officials have long claimed that there is a list of people involved in alleged sex trafficking of children in the files of the federal investigation to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. But this month the Trump administration released an unsigned FBI memo saying their review found no such client list. Anzi Lewong, NPR News.
Texas lawmakers start a thirty day special session tomorrow on several topics, including disaster relief and preparedness. Following flash floods earlier this month that left at least one hundred thirty five people dead.
Kerr County suffered the most devastating effects of the flooding, but Texas has more than fifty billion dollars worth of flood related plans all around the state. As lawmakers try to find a way forward, a new flood committee will look over dozens of bills. Republican State Senator Drew Darby is on the committee and says problems with the state's emergency alert system are not new.
This disaster has reinforced the critical need to address this problem.
Why is the WNBA All‑Star Weekend highlighting league growth and player pay?
One bill would increase flood safety standards at youth camps. Thirty girls and counselors died at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
You're listening to NPR News. The WNBA's All Star Weekend has put a spotlight on the growth of the league. A solo crowd of eighteen thousand attended last night's game in Indianapolis. Just one number among the men the league is touting to show that last year's historic success wasn't a fluke. And Pierce
Becky Sullivan has
more.
Across the league, attendance and TV viewership have continued to rise. Both are up more than twenty percent over last year.
What impact did the recent typhoon have on China and regional travel?
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. The league's minimum salary right now is only sixty-six thousand dollars. That's too low, players say, including the league's biggest star, Caitlin Clark.
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.
How is James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ performing at the box office and why does it matter?
Becky Sullivan in PR News, Indianapolis.
In China, a strong typhoon made landfall in a coastal city area of Taishan City and weakened into a severe tropical storm.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are Palestinians dying while seeking food aid in Gaza?
0:00–0:49
2
What new records is Alan Dershowitz demanding in the Epstein investigation?
0:49–1:51
3
How are Texas lawmakers responding to the recent catastrophic floods?
1:51–2:49
4
Why is the WNBA All‑Star Weekend highlighting league growth and player pay?
2:49–3:24
5
What impact did the recent typhoon have on China and regional travel?
3:24–3:57
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How is James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ performing at the box office and why does it matter?
3:57–4:39