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Why did the Pentagon order the withdrawal of Marines from Los Angeles protests?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. The Pentagon has ordered the withdrawal of hundreds of Marines that were sent to Los Angeles to protect immigration officers during sometimes violent protests. Steve Futterman has the story
in a statement. Пентагон Чеф спокман Шон Пелсаби ревнити Ла. Praise the Marines for restoring order and upholding the rule of law. From the start, the deployment of the seven hundred Marines was met with sharp criticism from state and local officials who said they were not necessary and only escalated tensions. LA Mayor Karen Bass now says she wants the Marines along with remaining National Guard troops removed. We need all of the troops to return home. Initially, four thousand National Guard troops were sent here, around two thousand remote. Remain. It's estimated it cost one hundred thirty-four million dollars to deploy the Marines and National Guard to LA. For MPR News, I'm Steve Federman in Los Angeles.
What new FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. were released and why?
The National Archives have published more than two hundred forty thousand pages of FBI files on slaying civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as directed by President Trump. The newly digitized records include details of the government's investigation into King's assassination. The release of the King files coincides with growing calls for the release of government records on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but with the names of minor victims redacted. The former Kentucky police detective convicted of violating Brianna Taylor's civil rights has been sentenced. Brett Hankinson received a 33-month sentence for firing ten shots into Taylor's apartment in Louisville during a 2020 raid on the wrong home.
The Justice Department had recommended no jail time. Hankinson is the only officer to be sentenced to prison in the case, although it was another officer's bullet that killed Taylor. There's been another deadly encounter between Israeli forces and Palestinians seeking food and other life saving supplies. NPR Sidel al Shalchi reports on the new Israeli ground operation in central Gaza.
How was former Kentucky detective Brett Hankinson sentenced for the Taylor raid?
The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for Palestinians to leave parts of Dir al-Belah in central Gaza. This is an area that Israeli troops have avoided for fear of endangering hostages who are believed to be held there. This comes as UN officials said Israeli tanks and snipers fired at Palestinians in northern Gaza as they gathered around a border fence with Israel to try to get food from a UN World Food Program aid convoy. The Israeli military said they posed a threat to troops. This on the same day that the US-based World Central Kitchen Charity said it ran out of ingredients to cook warm meals in Gaza. The UN says that the territory remains at critical risk of famine. Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
US futures are flat in after hours trading. On Wall Street. This is NPR. A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for Pedro Fernandez, the man convicted of the nineteen seventy nine killing of six year old Aiden Pates in Menette. Fernandez was arrested in twenty twelve and convicted in twenty seventeen after confessing to the murder.
What is the latest Israeli ground operation in central Gaza and its humanitarian impact?
Defense attorneys say the confession is false. Due to mental illness. If today feels unusually short, you can blame it on the Earth's rotation. As NPR's Nell Greenfield voice reports, it is expected to be a tiny bit faster than usual.
A full rotation of the Earth takes 24 hours, or 86,400 seconds. But our planet sometimes spins a little quicker or slower. The speed is influenced by all kinds of things: the weather, the movements of the planet's liquid core, as well as the influence of the moon. Earlier this month, on July 9th, a particularly speedy spin shortened the day by nearly 1.4 milliseconds. Seconds. This week is expected to have a few similarly short days, and there's more to come in August, according to a scientific group called the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service.
Why are some days this month slightly shorter due to Earth’s rotation?
A millisecond here or there may seem like no big deal, but keeping track of this is important for things like precision timekeeping and navigation.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did the Pentagon order the withdrawal of Marines from Los Angeles protests?
0:01–1:04
2
What new FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. were released and why?
1:04–2:09
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How was former Kentucky detective Brett Hankinson sentenced for the Taylor raid?
2:09–3:17
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What is the latest Israeli ground operation in central Gaza and its humanitarian impact?
3:17–4:10
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Why are some days this month slightly shorter due to Earth’s rotation?
4:10–4:39