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What happened to actor Malcolm Jamal Warner on his Costa Rica vacation?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. NPR has confirmed that actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, known to many fans as Theo on the Cosby Show. drowned while on a family vacation in Costa Rica, according to Costa Rican investigators. He was fifty four years old. After the Cosby show, Warner went on to appear in other popular shows, including a recurring role in community. An outside acting, Warner won a Grammy in twenty fifteen for best traditional R and B performance. A coalition of mostly Western countries with the exception of the US is demanding an end to the war in Gaza. They are jointly accusing Israeli forces of turning food distribution into a death trap for many Palestinian civilians. Israel says the statement is disconnected from reality.
Are ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel likely to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza?
In the wake of reports of deadly violence at food distribution sites in Gazi yesterday and Pierce Daniel Lestron reports on the prospects of a ceasefire.
I spoke with a person in Israel who is briefed on the ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, uh not authorized to speak publicly, but told me that there's optimism among some Israeli officials that a deal could be reached in a matter of days. Uh that deal would see a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza, it would be a sixty day ceasefire, a hostage prisoner exchange, but we see no breakthrough yet, and uh we are seeing hunger and desperation. For civilians in Gaza.
How is Texas addressing disaster preparedness and flood response in its new special session?
NPR's Danielestron reporting. State lawmakers in Texas started a special session today. They have a long list of items to address, but at the top of that list is disaster preparedness in the wake of deadly flooding. The Texas newsroom's Blaze Ganey tells us what to expect.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants lawmakers to send him legislation around emergency communications and alert warning systems. What that looks like will be worked out in new flood-focused committees, but the elephant in the room is whether Democrats will attempt to break quorum when Republicans bring up plans that would redraw congressional districts in areas currently held by Democrats. Texas House Democratic leader Gene Woo says they haven't decided yet.
Every option is on the p table and Democrats are gonna consistently look at the environment and see what is the smartest decision to make and we will come to a consensus on what that decision is.
President Trump has said he believes Republicans could gain five US House seats if Texas redraws the maps as he's asked.
Why is Harvard University suing the federal government over a $2.5 billion research funding cut?
I'm Blaze Ganey in Austin.
Harvard University appeared in federal court today seeking to get back the roughly two and a half billion dollars the Trump administration cut in research funding. Harvard argues that the federal government is retaliating in a bid to influence the Ivy League's academic decisions. The administration says its policies are Part of a broader attempt to reign in spending. US stocks are trading higher this hour with the Dow Jones Industrial Average now up one hundred twenty nine points at forty four thousand four hundred seventy one. From Washington, this is NPR News. Well, it's the start of a busy week for business report cards and Wall Street investors are watching closely.
How are recent corporate earnings reports reflecting the impact of President Trump's new tariffs?
Here's NPR's Maria Aspen.
Dozens of big companies from Coca Cola to Tesla will report their quarterly earnings this week. Investors are watching to see how President Trump's new tariffs are affecting costs and profits. So far, some of the news has been better than expected. For example, Verizon reported revenue and profits that beat analysts' expectations. But Automaker Stellantis is having a much rockier time. The company, which owns Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge, says it expects to lose almost 2.3%. seven billion dollars in the first half of this year. It blames the loss in part on the early effects of US tariffs. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
Thousands of Marylanders will lose health insurance in the next couple of years due to the Republican backed federal budget that was signed into law last month. Scott Massioni from WYPR has details.
Analysis from the Maryland Department of Health finds that the state will lose up to two point seven billion dollars in federal funding over the next ten years as well.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened to actor Malcolm Jamal Warner on his Costa Rica vacation?
0:01–0:50
2
Are ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel likely to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza?
0:50–1:24
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How is Texas addressing disaster preparedness and flood response in its new special session?
1:24–2:21
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Why is Harvard University suing the federal government over a $2.5 billion research funding cut?
2:21–3:06
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How are recent corporate earnings reports reflecting the impact of President Trump's new tariffs?
3:06–4:38