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What trade agreements did President Trump announce with Asian countries?
Live from NPR News in Washington on Korrafa Coleman. President Trump says he and his negotiators have reached trade agreements with three Asian countries. One of the deals includes Japan. Trump celebrated that agreement yesterday with other Republicans at the White House.
And that was done with Japan. They had their top people here and uh we worked on it long and hard and it's a great deal for
everybody. The president reached another trade deal with the Philippines and with Indonesia. House Speaker Mike Johnson has adjourned the House early for its six week summer recess. This came after Republicans halted work in the powerful House Rules Committee.
Why are Republicans and Democrats both demanding the release of Epstein‑related documents?
Democrats had been proposing measures intended to force the release of documents linked to the case of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. There are congressional Republicans who are also calling for the release of more Epstein documents. A Justice Department official says he is seeking to interview Epstein's former girlfriend. More than 100 religious, humanitarian, and charitable organizations are calling for Israel to open up the borders to Gaza. They want desperately needed food and medical aid to be delivered immediately, and Pierce Emily Fang reports.
Muslim, Jewish, and Christian religious organizations are among those who have signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire to Israel's war in Gaza and for all border crossings to Gaza to open.
How did the detention of Afghan interpreter Zia spark controversy in Massachusetts?
The letter says aid workers in Gaza are debilitated by hunger. It also criticized an Israeli and US backed food distribution program that has largely replaced a United Nations system as flawed and a quote smoke screen for inaction. The letter comes amid growing global pressure on Israel. This week the human rights organization Amnesty International described what it called quote starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza. Emily Fang and Peer News Tel Aviv.
Officials in Massachusetts are sounding the alarm after federal immigration agents detained an Afghan immigrant who is legally allowed to be in the United States. He is identified only as Zia S. From member station WBUR Jesus Merero Suarez reports, Zia is a former Afghan interpreter for the US military.
Immigration officials gave Zia and his family the green light to come to the US last year, but after a routine immigration appointment on July 16th, ICE agents arrested Zia. On Tuesday, lawmakers called Zia's detention a betrayal. Here's Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating.
This is about our veterans.
What caused Serepta Therapeutics to pause shipments of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
If their word means nothing when they're in the battlefield risking their lives. Then what does that mean for our word going forward?
The Department of Homeland Security says Zia is under investigation for a quote serious criminal allegation. It declined to elaborate. For NPR News, I'm Jesus Marrero Suárez in Boston.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A biotech company is temporarily halting all shipments of its gene therapy that treats a rare disease. NPR Sidney Lupkin reports this comes days after the company pushed back against the Food and Drug Administration's request for a pause.
Serepta therapeutics says it is stopping all shipments of Alevitus, a gene therapy for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Who is the driver charged in the Los Angeles pedestrian attack and what are the allegations?
The company is working with the FDA to update the gene therapy's safety label. The FDA announced last week that it asked Zerepta to pause shipments after three patients died of acute liver failure. Serepta had already paused shipments of Elevitus for patients unable to walk following the deaths. It initially resisted doing so for patients still able to walk, saying there was no new applicable safety data. Serepta's CEO said the decision to pause all shipments was painful but necessary to ensure a good relationship with the agency. Sidney Lupkin, NPR News.
Los Angeles officials have charged the driver of a car who was accused of plowing into a crowd of pedestrians last weekend. Fernando Ramirez faces dozens of counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors charge he intentionally drove into the crowd outside an LA area nightclub.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What trade agreements did President Trump announce with Asian countries?
0:00–0:45
2
Why are Republicans and Democrats both demanding the release of Epstein‑related documents?
0:45–1:29
3
How did the detention of Afghan interpreter Zia spark controversy in Massachusetts?
1:29–2:35
4
What caused Serepta Therapeutics to pause shipments of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
2:35–3:22
5
Who is the driver charged in the Los Angeles pedestrian attack and what are the allegations?
3:22–4:12
6
Why was a SpaceX launch from Vandenberg scrubbed and what caused the delay?
4:12–4:38