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What were the circumstances surrounding Hulk Hogan’s death?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who helped r turn the WWE into a global phenomenon and became one of the most recognizable figures in pop culture. His died. He was seventy one years old. Clearwater Police Department in Florida confirmed his death on Facebook. Writing that. Paramedics were dispatched to Hogan's home this morning in response to calls reporting a cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Under MAGA pressure for more transparency on the Epstein Files, Trump administration allies and critics are looking to Gilane Maxwell for answers.
How are lawmakers pursuing transparency on the Epstein files and Ghislaine Maxwell’s case?
The former associate of the wealthy businessman who was found dead in his jail cell in twenty nineteen was is serving a twenty year sentence in Florida for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, says the Congressional panel plans to depose Maxwell.
I told Speaker Johnson last week if we were in session this week that Republicans on the Oversight Committee were gonna move to be more aggressive in trying to get transparency with the Epstein files. So uh we did that and I I think that's what the American people want.
Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the House yesterday pushing out any action on the Epstein matter until after the August recess. Meanwhile, Comer says his committee is also moving quickly on formally issuing a subpoena to the Justice Department to release the full Epstein files following a subcommittee vote yesterday.
Why is President Trump visiting the Federal Reserve and what are the implications for interest‑rate policy?
President Trump is set to visit the Federal Reserve this afternoon, this coming amidst a campaign from the president and his allies to actor Fed Chair Jerome Powell about interest rates and a major renovation of the Fed's Washington DC building, and Pierre's Tamar Keith reports.
Трамплич да федхерин інтер.
Ну, вина планин дори концер. He's doing a little renovation for two point five billion of the Fed.
It is over budget.
And it's a shame. But the biggest cost overrun is the cost overrun for interest rates. Because we should be paying three points lower.
The Fed chair, whose term ends next year, says he has no intention of quitting. This visit amps up Trump's pressure campaign, which threatens the Fed's independence.
What details are known about the Russian passenger plane crash in the Far East?
Tamar Keith, NPR News.
Russian aviation authorities are reporting the crash of a passenger plane in a remote region of the country's far east. All of the nearly fifty passengers on board are feared dead. The commercial plane was en route from the far eastern city of Blagovesnek to a remote town in the Amur region bordering China. The Dow is down more than two hundred points at last check. This is NPR News. Israel is signaling optimism about the chances of reaching a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, and Pierce Daniel Lestran says this follows Hamas' response to mediators about a proposed sixty day ceasefire.
In a statement shared with NPR, an Israeli source involved in the negotiations said the Hamas response is workable for Israel, and that Israeli negotiators are studying what Hamas is proposing.
How are Israel and Hamas progressing toward a cease‑fire agreement?
The source spoke on condition of anonymity in line with protocol discussing the closed door negotiations.
continue and Israel will commit to holding talks about a final end of war. U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Whitkopf is expected to meet Israel's top negotiator in Italy today. A sign of progress toward a Gaza ceasefire deal. Daniel Estron, NPR News Tel Aviv.
A new poll of healthcare workers across the US finds nearly two out of five people thinking of leaving their jobs. Here's NPR's redo chattergy.
Seventy percent of healthcare workers surveyed by the Harris poll said they'd experienced or witnessed threats and aggression from patients, and over half said they felt threatened by their patients or their families. The survey also found that nurses were twice as likely as doctors to be physically assaulted at work. Despite the growing concerns around workplace safety, nearly three quarters of those surveyed said they see no change in security in their workplace.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What were the circumstances surrounding Hulk Hogan’s death?
0:01–0:43
2
How are lawmakers pursuing transparency on the Epstein files and Ghislaine Maxwell’s case?
0:43–1:36
3
Why is President Trump visiting the Federal Reserve and what are the implications for interest‑rate policy?
1:36–2:30
4
What details are known about the Russian passenger plane crash in the Far East?
2:30–3:23
5
How are Israel and Hamas progressing toward a cease‑fire agreement?
3:23–4:38