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What is the latest update on Israel’s aid drops and fighting pauses in Gaza?

Dale Willman 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Israel says it's resuming aid drops into Gaza and will also start a daily pause in fighting in three areas to enable UN convoys to travel safely into the region. Gaza health officials, meanwhile, say at least fifty-seven people are dead from Israeli airstrikes in the last twenty four hours, as NPR's Emily Fang reports.

Emily Fang 0:21

Some of the dead had been shot Friday night while trying to get food near Zikim Crossing on Gaza's northern border with Israel. The Israeli military fatally shot at least eighty people at the same crossing only days before, according to Gaza Health officials and local morgues. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes killed more than two dozen more people over a twenty four hour period. Gaza Health officials say more people may remain under rubble because rescue crews cannot reach them. Nearly sixty thousand Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war in Gaza that began in twenty twenty three.

How many civilians have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours and what are the new UN convoy plans?

Emily Fang 0:54

And the deaths from what aid organizations say is man-made starvation are growing. Emily Fang and Pierre News Tel Aviv.

Dale Willman 1:03

The US says that some of the weapons Russia is using in Ukraine have parts made in China, but that accusation has sparked an angry response from China's ambassador to the UN, and PS Michelle Kelluman reports.

Michelle Kellerman 1:14

US Ambassador Dorothy Shea says Russia has ignored a Security Council call for peace in Ukraine, continuing to kill Ukrainian civilians with drones and missiles, and deploying thousands of North Korean troops to the front lines. She says China is helping

Unknown 1:29

too. Beijing's claim to have implemented strong export controls on dual use goods. Falls apart in the face of daily recovery of Chinese produced components in the drones, weapons, and vehicles that Russia uses against Ukraine.

Michelle Kellerman 1:46

China's ambassador bristled saying his country has not armed any side in the war. Michelle Kellaman and PR News, the State Department.

What evidence links Chinese-made parts to Russian weapons used in Ukraine and how has China responded?

Dale Willman 1:54

At least eleven people were stabbed while shopping at a Walmart in Travis Traverse City, Michigan on Saturday. County Sheriff Michael Shea says a suspect is in custody and they have no idea of what the motive for the stabbings might have been.

Unknown 2:07

Based on the information that we have at this time, it appears there were random acts that there was no Um the victims were not Again, that's based on the information we have at this time.

Dale Willman 2:24

A local hospital, meanwhile, says six of those stabbed are in critical condition, while the rest are listed as in serious condition. Heat is a major problem for portions of the U.S. right now.

What happened during the Walmart stabbing incident in Traverse City and what is known about the suspect?

Dale Willman 2:35

Extreme heat watches are in effect for Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota, and the southern U.S. from Florida up into Virginia is under a heat advisory. Parts of North and South Carolina, meanwhile, are under extreme heat warnings. There is scientific consensus that human-induced climate change is increasing the frequency, intensity, and the duration of such extreme events. You're listening to NPR News. The US Postal Service marked its two hundred fiftieth anniversary on Saturday as NPR's Hanse Lewong reports the milestone comes as the country's mail service faces an uncertain future under

Hansi Lewong 3:11

the Trump administration. What began in seventeen seventy-five with the horseback riders of the Constitutional Post has become a network for deliveries on foot by truck, plane, boat, and even mule for about one hundred sixty seven million addresses six days a week.

Dale Willman 3:24

We have hostal service. We deliver for you!

Which U.S. regions are under extreme heat warnings and what does climate science say about their frequency?

Hansi Lewong 3:29

These days people are not relying on mail deliveries as much as they did when TVs ran that 1990 ad from USPS, which is a financial support of NPR. US mail! The American Postal Workers Union rallied this week in New York City to protest Trump administration talk of overhauling the independent mailing agency, which generally receives no tax dollars to keep it running. David Steiner is the new Postmaster General.

Dale Willman 3:49

I do not believe that the Postal Service should be privatized.

Hansi Lewong 3:52

It's not clear how Steiner will continue USPS's ongoing reorganization, which so far has led to service cuts and delivery delays. Anzi LeWong, NPR News.