NPR News: 07-22-2026 4PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
What did NPR report about a U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement?
NPR has confirmed that U.S. officials have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, according to a source familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly about it. American companies will be allowed to run nuclear power plants on Saudi soil. Critics have expressed fear that such an agreement could open the door for Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear weapon. Nuclear development's a key reason President Trump has cited for going to war with Iran. The death toll among American troops is up to 18 now, before attending the dignified transfer of four service members most recently killed in action related to the war.
How did the briefing describe rising U.S. troop deaths and presidential remarks?
President Trump spoke to reporters today.
All I'm going to say is we love you, we love your child, and that's what they are to them. They're their children. There's no games, no nothing. That's their child. And all you can do is throw out your hearts.
The administration warns it's prepared to penalize generic drug makers that do not produce in the United States. NPR's Cindy Lepkin has details.
President Trump announced on Truth Social that he would impose a 100 percent tariff on generic drugs in August 2028.
What tariffs did the administration announce for generic drugs and why?
And a year after that, the tariff would double. More than 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are for generic drugs. And most generic drugs are made outside of the U.S. So the president says this is an effort to push companies to build facilities here. The generic drug trade group called the Association for Accessible Medicines says that's already happening. Its president and CEO, John Murphy III, says the generics industry has already, quote, But he says generics have faced purchasing and reimbursement problems that have made U.S. growth challenging. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
The FDA says in the U.S., nine out of ten prescriptions filled are for generic drugs. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who fatally shot a man in Maine last week alleges that he had a history of domestic violence and racist comments. NPR's Meg Anderson reports ICE is in the midst of a hiring surge.
What concerns surfaced about an ICE officer's past during a hiring surge?
The details about the ICE officers' past should have raised red flags. That's according to Kenneth Corey, who spent more than three decades with the New York City police.
You want to make sure that the people that you're hiring have the temperament and disposition necessary to do the job.
At the NYPD, he says recruits go through a background check and psychological tests, and the agency also interviews neighbors and former employers and looks up school records and police reports. All that takes time. ICE has hired more than 12,000 officers in less than a year. In a statement, DHS says it applies all the, quote, proper personnel vetting regulations, but did not provide specifics. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
U.S. stocks have ended the day lower with the Nasdaq down 146. It's NPR News. Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are set to go on trial in New York for drug trafficking next June. The date was set today during a brief hearing in a Manhattan federal court. The defense says it plans to appeal the charges, partly on grounds of sovereign immunity.
What major national stories followed about Maduro's trial and Tropical Storm Bertha?
Venezuela's former first couple were detained during a U.S. military raid at their residence. They have pleaded not guilty. Millions of people along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle are in the path of a tropical storm. Bertha is forecast to generate several inches of rainfall that could trigger flash floods and dangerous storm surge. As the school day goes on, kids have a harder time controlling their physical movements. Well, a new study suggests this may tell us about students' long-term success in school. Here's NPR's Danaki Mehta.
As each hour of the school day ticks by, kids tend to get squirmier. But a new study in the journal Developmental Psychology tracked children from around the country for decades, from birth until age 26. As the school day wore on, students started getting more mentally exhausted and tended to move around as a result.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:05
2
What did NPR report about a U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement?
0:05–0:41
3
How did the briefing describe rising U.S. troop deaths and presidential remarks?
0:41–1:14
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What tariffs did the administration announce for generic drugs and why?
1:14–2:13
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What concerns surfaced about an ICE officer's past during a hiring surge?
2:13–3:17
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What major national stories followed about Maduro's trial and Tropical Storm Bertha?
3:17–4:21
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How does a new study link students' daytime movement to long-term academic success?
4:21–5:02