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Why is a Florida judge refusing to unseal the Jeffrey Epstein grand‑jury transcripts?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A Florida federal judge is denying a request to unseal grand jury transcripts of a federal investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. President Trump had called for the release of grand jury testimony related to Epstein, who was accused of sexually trafficking children in response to pressure from lawmakers and some supporters to show more transparency on the Epstein case. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending his decision to not call a vote urging the release of the Epstein files. There's no point in having a vote today because the administration is already doing everything within their power to release them. The speaker was preparing to send house lawmakers home for the August recess earlier than scheduled.
Israeli restrictions on food entering Gaza has led to a surge in deaths from malnutrition, forty six people alone this month, according to Gaza Health officials. And Pierzanis Baba has more from Gaza City.
In this Gaza City hospital, dozens of mothers cruddle their infants. Most of the babies here are too weak to cry.
How are Israeli restrictions affecting malnutrition and infant care in Gaza?
The hospitals in the patient's friends hospital, it's the only hospital that can treat severe malnutrition in North Gaza. But it's been forced to suspend its malnutrition program. They have run out of all supplies. Aid organizations say Israeli continues to block most aid coming into Gaza. Najah Abush Hada baby boy is among the children here. He's a year old and weighs just under seven pounds. She says she relies on charity meals, but when that's not available, she says we go to sleep hungry. Anas Baba and Pironews, Gaza City.
The US Department of Education has temporarily stopped processing loan forgiveness for borrowers enrolled in income-based repayment. N PR is Corey Turner with details.
What is the impact of the legal battle over the SAVE repayment plan on federal loan forgiveness?
The legal battle over a different and much larger repayment plan, known as Save, is now holding up loan forgiveness for borrowers across the board. Until now, the plan known as IBR was the only income-based repayment plan untouched by a Republican lawsuit to stop SAVE. And that's because IBR was created by Congress. But the Education Department confirms to NPR that it has decided to stop forgiving loans. loans under IBR, because legal questions around the save plan also affect how it determines forgiveness under IBR. The department says anyone who overpays now, because forgiveness has been paused, will be refunded once the department resumes discharging loans. Corey Turner, NPR News.
The man who murdered four University of Idaho students in twenty twenty two Has received four consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole. In court today, Brian Koberger sat silently as he was confronted with impact statements from the victim's relatives.
Who received life sentences for the University of Idaho murders and what were the victims’ families’ statements?
From Washington, this is NPR News. A mysterious illness sent eight Massachusetts children to the hospital last night. Cambridge Fire Department Chief Thomas Cahill was quoted by local media explaining that The patients were attending a French youth choir concert at a church near Harvard University when they started experiencing seizure-like but non-life-threatening symptoms. The fire department says its hazmat team did a sweep of the grounds at Saint Paul's parish for possible contamination. And officials say nothing dangerous turned up. Before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham became the faces of Fleetwood Mac, they released an album as a duo. Buckingham Nicks came out more than fifty years ago and it's coming to streaming for the first time ever.
NPR's Isabella Gomezadmiento with more. Buckingham
Nicks will be reissued on September 19th.
Why is the 1973 Buckingham Nicks album finally streaming and what does it mean for Fleetwood Mac fans?
The single Crying in the Night is out now.
But should leave you crying in the
The album was released in 1973 to Little Fanfair, but it caught the ear of Mick Fleetwood, who asked Lindsay Buckingham to join his band as a guitarist. Buckingham said yes, on the condition that his girlfriend Stevie Nicks could come too. With Nyx and Buckingham along for the ride, Fleetwood Mac went on to become one of the world's best selling bands, with famously intertwining and creatively defining romantic dramas.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is a Florida judge refusing to unseal the Jeffrey Epstein grand‑jury transcripts?
0:01–1:06
2
How are Israeli restrictions affecting malnutrition and infant care in Gaza?
1:06–1:52
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What is the impact of the legal battle over the SAVE repayment plan on federal loan forgiveness?
1:52–2:54
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Who received life sentences for the University of Idaho murders and what were the victims’ families’ statements?
2:54–3:51
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Why is the 1973 Buckingham Nicks album finally streaming and what does it mean for Fleetwood Mac fans?
3:51–4:38