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Why did President Trump call Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a “numbskull” and criticize rate cuts?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi saying President Trump says the chair of the Federal Reserve is a quote numbskull. For not cutting interest rates. Speaking to reporters today, Trump described Jerome Powell's days as Fed chair as numbered.
I think he's done a bad job, but
President Trump selected Powell in his first term. Under the central bank's aggressive campaign of rate hikes, inflation has continued to cool toward the Fed's two percent target. The feds opted not to lower rates as Trump wants, as economic uncertainty persists. Over the impact of Trump's tariffs and other conditions. Trump is addressing reporters today as he welcomed the head of the Philippines to the White House.
What are the latest reports on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how are international agencies responding?
The World Health Organization and the United Nations say buildings they operate in central Gaza were struck by the Israeli military. Israel's forces say they ordered evacuations in the area on Sunday and said it was responding to gunfire directed toward it. And Pierre's Emily Fang has a latest.
WHO said in a statement that a building sheltering its staff and their families caught fire, and its male staff were quote, handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and screened at gunpoint, and one remains detained. International agencies say their ability to treat now widespread malnutrition and starvation in Gaza has been crippled. Jan Egelund heads their Norwegian Refugee Council.
My organization has now had life saving relief supply ready to go across the border crossings for one hundred and forty-five days, and we've been blocked every single day.
Israel's military says it has continued to be in contact with international organizations in Gaza. Emily Fang and Peer News Tel Aviv.
Why are COVID‑19 cases surging this summer and what does the CDC say about the new wave?
Cases of COVID nineteen appear to be surging in the United States. NPR's Rob Stein reports that is according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVID has surged every winter and summer since the pandemic began, and this summer looks no different. The amount of virus showing up in wastewater and the number of people testing positive and showing up in emergency rooms to get treated for COVID have been increasing now for weeks in some bellwether parts of the country, like the south and the west. It's impossible to know how big this summer's wave will be or how long it is. it will last. But many people are susceptible to the virus because it's been so long since they got vaccinated the last time and last winter's surge was so mild. Rob Stein, NPR News.
At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average was up eighteen points at forty four thousand three hundred forty two.
How did today’s Wall Street numbers move, and what do they indicate for the U.S. economy?
The NASDAQ was down eighty six points, the SP off eight. You're listening to NPR News. Microsoft has been working to release emergency patches for previously unknown security vulnerability in one of its software products. Meanwhile, hackers from around the globe are taking advantage. Here's NPR's Jen McLaughlin.
Cybersecurity experts are scrambling to deal with the fallout of the discovery of a serious security flaw in Microsoft's locally hosted software platform called SharePoint. According to Google's Mandi, one of the earliest hacking groups responsible for exploiting the vulnerability is linked to China. It's unclear who initially discovered it or what their main goal was, given that early attacks have been widespread rather than targeted. Charles Carmichael is the Chief Technology Officer of Mandi Consulting for Google Cloud.
What is the newly discovered Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability and how are hackers exploiting it?
He says there are now many hacking groups with different motivations making use of the vulnerability. Jen McLaughlin, NPR News.
A new study on dogs takes a look at their TV watching behavior. NPR Snate Rot reports the research says a dog's reaction to TV can say something about their personality.
We all know that all dogs go to heaven, but not all dogs watch TV. The new study in the journal Scientific Reports focuses on dogs that do surveying six hundred and fifty dog owners to see what kinds of on-screen visuals and noises dogs reacted to. Jeff Katz, the study's co-author and a professor of psychological sciences at Auburn University, says they found energetic dogs reacted more to other animals.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did President Trump call Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a “numbskull” and criticize rate cuts?
0:01–0:49
2
What are the latest reports on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how are international agencies responding?
0:49–1:54
3
Why are COVID‑19 cases surging this summer and what does the CDC say about the new wave?
1:54–2:51
4
How did today’s Wall Street numbers move, and what do they indicate for the U.S. economy?
2:51–3:42
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What is the newly discovered Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability and how are hackers exploiting it?
3:42–4:37