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Why is Harvard University suing the Trump administration over frozen research grants?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration will face off in federal court today over federal funding research grants. As NPR's Alyssa Lodnery reports, the nation's oldest university is arguing that the government's freeze of more than two billion dollars in grants and contracts is illegal and should be reversed.
In court documents, Harvard's attorneys argue the federal funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration threaten vital research in medicine, science, and technology. The school's lawsuit aims to block the Trump administration from withholding federal funding, quote, as leverage to gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard, unquote. The government said it froze the funding because Harvard violated federal civil rights law by failing to address anti-Semitism on campus, and that federal money is a privilege, not an entitlement. Alyssa Nadwini, NPR News.
At least two people are dead, several more are wounded following an overnight Russian air assault on Ukraine. The strikes come as both Russia and Ukraine have intensified drone attacks amid a new push by the White House to force a peace deal, from Moscow, NPR's Charles Maines reports.
What are the latest developments in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict after the overnight drone assault?
Russia launched more than four hundred and fifty drones and rockets overnight Sunday, say Ukrainian officials, the majority of which air defenses managed to intercept. Yet in the capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitalikko said rescue teams were working several areas where explosions occurred, including a residential building and a metro station. Meanwhile, Russia's defense ministry accused Ukraine of launching mass attacks on Moscow and other Russian regions, with drones striking two recognition. Presidential buildings outside the capital and snarling regional air traffic for thousands. The continued fighting comes as President Trump has imposed a fifty day deadline on Russia to agree to a ceasefire proposal embraced by Ukraine or face additional US sanctions.
Arizona officials say a wildfire at the Grand Canyon's north rim continues to burn, and the state's governor Katie Hobbs is calling for an investigation as to how the blaze was handled as she meets with federal officials next week. The fire began july fourth as a result of a lightning strike, but the National Park Service allowed it to burn as part of a confined and contained strategy that the Park Service has used for decades to clear dense vegetation. The governor spoke with reporters by after touring the fire by helicopter.
It's so devastating as a lifelong Arizona and it just as a reminder of the shared stewardship we have of this land and um this iconic treasure of the Great Canyon.
How is the Grand Canyon North Rim wildfire being handled and why is it controversial?
The fire has charred more than eighteen square miles of land as of Saturday. The Texas State Legislature begins a special session today that will deal with numerous items including relief funding for the area severely damaged by the july fourth deadly flooding in Kerville, Texas. This is NPR News. Golfer Scotty Scheffler is the British Open Champ shooting seventeen under for the four day tournament held at Port Rush Northern North in Northern Ireland, finishing four strokes ahead of the second place finisher Harris English. It was Scheffler's fourth major and along with the Claret Jug, it comes with a three point one million dollar payday. Your morning coffee could cost you more. President Trump wants to place heavy tariffs on all goods coming from Brazil.
That's the world's largest coffee producer. Economist and coffee roasters tell NPR's Jacqueline Diaz consumers will ultimately pay more.
What relief measures are being considered in the Texas special legislative session after the July 4 floods?
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a fifty percent tariff on all goods from Brazil. This is on top of a ten percent tariff already in place. Brazil is the source of about a third of US coffee imports. Other coffee producing countries, including Vietnam, Colombia and Ethiopia, are also facing possible tariffs from the Trump administration. The move has the US coffee industry from importers to roasters to coffee shops rattled.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is Harvard University suing the Trump administration over frozen research grants?
0:00–1:15
2
What are the latest developments in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict after the overnight drone assault?
1:15–2:40
3
How is the Grand Canyon North Rim wildfire being handled and why is it controversial?
2:40–3:36
4
What relief measures are being considered in the Texas special legislative session after the July 4 floods?
3:36–4:19
5
How will the proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee affect U.S. consumers and the coffee industry?
4:19–4:39