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How are Israeli food delivery restrictions affecting malnutrition deaths in Gaza?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to Gaza have led to a surge in deaths from malnutrition. According to Gaza health officials, at least forty six civilians in Gaza have starved to death this month, and Piers Anas Baba reports from Gaza City.
In this Gaza City hospital, dozens of mothers cruddle their infants. Most of the babies here are too weak to cry. 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.
What agreement did Columbia University reach with the Trump administration over federal research funding?
Columbia University says it has reached an agreement with the Trump administration. This is to settle a dispute over the freezing of federal research funding. From Member Station WNYC, Jessica Gould reports.
Columbia says it will pay more than $200 million in fines to settle government investigations into discrimination on campus. And the Trump administration will release hundreds of millions of dollars in grants. Federal officials had held the money back for months, accusing Columbia of failing to address anti Semitism. In a statement, acting Columbia President Claire Shipman says university officials do not agree that it violated anti discrimination laws. But she says the university is making changes to create a safer, respectful campus. She says the new agreement also protects Colombia's independence. For NPR News, I'm Jessica Gould in New York City.
Why did existing‑home prices hit a record high in June and how are mortgage rates influencing the market?
The National Association of Realtors says prices for existing homes hit a record high in June, and Pierce Laurel Walmsley reports this comes after home buying this spring was slow.
The median price for an existing home sold last month was $435,300, the highest ever, and up 2% from a year ago. That's good news for those who managed to sell their homes. But those high prices, paired with stubbornly high mortgage rates, meant a spring selling season that was weaker than expected. The top of the market was the strongest last month. Homes priced over a million dollars saw sales increase 14%. There are significantly more homes for sale than there were a year ago, but inventory is still lower than it was pre-pandemic. Thirty-year mortgage rates are averaging about six point seven five percent.
Why is Hershey planning to raise chocolate prices and what’s driving the cocoa supply issues?
Laurel Walmsley and PR News.
The chocolate company Hershey's says it is going to raise prices because of the high costs of cocoa. The company says this is not related to tariffs but problems with cocoa supplies. You're listening to NPR. A federal appeals court says President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The order seeks to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. if they don't have at least one parent with permanent legal status. It's the first time an appeals court has weighed in on the order after a US Supreme Court decision last month.
What did the federal appeals court decide about President Trump’s birthright citizenship order?
That restricted lower courts' ability to issue nationwide blocks, but left open certain exceptions. Six months into his second term, President Trump has moved swiftly to upend decades of federal policy, much of it on immigration. And Pierre Sergio Martinez Beltran reports the number of migrant detentions is up, and so are concerns.
The Trump administration has targeted everyone in the country without a legal status. As a result, the average daily number of arrests of migrants is up dramatically. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there are more than 56,000 people in detention. About 70% of them have not been convicted of any crimes.
How many daily steps are needed to lower disease risk according to the new Lancet Public Health study?
Immigration observers say that is a radical shift in immigration enforcement. People arrested without a criminal conviction is six times higher than what it was during Trump's first term.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How are Israeli food delivery restrictions affecting malnutrition deaths in Gaza?
0:00–1:03
2
What agreement did Columbia University reach with the Trump administration over federal research funding?
1:03–1:57
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Why did existing‑home prices hit a record high in June and how are mortgage rates influencing the market?
1:57–2:43
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Why is Hershey planning to raise chocolate prices and what’s driving the cocoa supply issues?
2:43–3:21
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What did the federal appeals court decide about President Trump’s birthright citizenship order?
3:21–4:00
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How many daily steps are needed to lower disease risk according to the new Lancet Public Health study?
4:00–4:39