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How are Israel and Jordan delivering food aid to Gaza and what is the UN's response?

Dale Willman 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Israel and Jordan have carried out airdrops of food over the Gaza Strip. This follows international condemnation of aid restrictions that have caused starvation in Gaza. And pairs Daniel Estran reports from Tel Aviv.

Daniel Estrin 0:16

Jordan, in partnership with the United Arab Emirates, says it carried out airdrops of 25 tons of food over the skies of Gaza, dropping food for Palestinians. The Israeli Air Force also carried out airdrops of flour, sugar, and canned food. The UN World Food Program also welcomed a new Israeli announcement that Israel would create secure routes for aid trucks entering Gaza. The WFP says a third of Gaza's population was Not eating for days, and that it has enough food in or on its way to Gaza to feed Gaza's whole population for about three months. Also, the Israeli Navy has intercepted a boat of international activists seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza, carrying food and other supplies.

What are the key terms of the new US‑EU trade deal and how will tariffs change?

Dale Willman 1:03

The US has reached a trade deal with the European Union. The deal comes less than a week before a deadline of August first put in place by President Trump. And Paris Elena Moore has more on that story.

Elena Moore 1:14

The deal puts a 15% tariff on EU exports to the US. That's a drop from a few weeks earlier when Trump threatened to make it 30%. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Trump said the deal excludes steel, aluminum, and pharmaceuticals. He also said that no tariffs would be placed on US imports into the EU, and that the EU would purchase $750 billion worth of US energy. And invest six hundred billion into the country.

Unknown 1:42

This is the big one. This is the biggest of them all.

Why is the US Preventive Services Task Force under political pressure and what could happen if members are fired?

Elena Moore 1:44

The EU is one of the US's largest trading partners. Dozens of other countries have also received new proposed tariff rates from the White House, but just a handful have formally announced deals. Elena Moore, NPR News.

Dale Willman 2:00

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be preparing to fire all the members of a panel that makes guidelines for primary care. As NPR's Ping Huang reports, medical groups are very concerned about that possibility.

Ping Huang 2:16

The members of the US Preventive Services Task Force have backgrounds in medicine, research, and public health. Its sixteen members make recommendations for primary care doctors on how to screen, advise, and treat their patients. Dr.

Who was Tom Lair and why is his satirical musical legacy significant?

Ping Huang 2:28

Bobby Mukamala, president of the American Medical Association, says if they get dismissed, it's likely to affect the quality of the guidance.

Unknown 2:35

That's just fundamentally not how we should treat the science of screening people for things like cancer, for things like diabetes, for things like cardiology issues.

Ping Huang 2:45

Earlier this month, the AMA, along with more than a hundred health organizations, signed a letter to members of Congress urging them to protect the integrity of this group. Ping Huang NPR News.

Dale Willman 2:56

And you're listening to NPR News. The world's most influential part time musical satirist has died. Tom Lair was ninety seven years old. When Lair wasn't teaching college level math, he was sitting at a piano making people laugh and worry about the world. His targets included politics, nuclear destruction, social harmony, and much more. Art Silverman has our appreciation.

How is Marvel's Fantastic Four First Steps performing at the box office compared to other releases?

Unknown 3:20

Back in the nineteen fifties, Lair was at Harvard University. He started performing satirical songs on the side. In nineteen fifty-three, he recorded an album of his music. SMUT! Give me smut and nothing but In the nineteen sixties, Lara recorded an album of more songs called That Was the Year That Was. First we got the bomb and that was good because we love peace and motherhood. And then he just stopped. He told MPR why in 1997. I used to laugh more, now I get angry, and it's very hard to be funny, let's say, and angry at the same time.

What final headlines wrap up this NPR News broadcast?

Unknown 3:56

In twenty twenty, Lehrer announced on his website that he was surrendering all copyright claims to his material. Those songs had great impact on musical satire. Even though there were no more than fifty of them, Art Silverman.

Dale Willman 4:10

NPR News. The movie Fantastic Four First Steps is number one at the box office.