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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
What happened during the Seattle food-festival shooting and who is in custody?
Three people are dead and four others injured following a shooting Sunday night in Seattle. The gunfire erupted about 6 p.m. Pacific time during a food festival near the city's iconic Space Needle. Witnesses say the police response was almost immediate. Acting Police Chief Tyrone Davis explained why.
We had officers in the area, in the immediate area, when these gunshots went off. Officers responded and addressed one of the shooters. That person gave up and was taken into custody. There was another person that we believe that was also involved that fled the scene.
Police are continuing their search for that second suspect and have not yet offered a motive for the shooting. One of those injured was a two-year-old boy.
What details have authorities released about the suspected driver and machete attacker at the Berlin pride event?
A person suspected of driving a vehicle into a crowd at a pride event in Germany this weekend has died. Empire's Shondelise Duster has more.
Berlin police say a suspect who drove into a crowd celebrating LGBTQ rights and attacked people with a machete was killed in a confrontation with authorities. The suspect... who German officials identified as 21-year-old Abdul Balut, was found in a Berlin suburb on Saturday. Berlin police say they fired on Balut after he ran toward officers with a bladed weapon. He died at the scene. Police say Balut had come to the attention of authorities in the past because of numerous previous crimes but did not give additional details. At least one person is dead from the attack and several people are injured. Shondalese Duster, NPR News.
Syria's new government says it wants peace with Israel, but its foreign minister also has reiterated that Israel must withdraw from Syrian territory that it has seized.
How is Syria's new government signaling its stance toward Israel and territorial disputes?
Empire's Emily Fang has more on our story.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaz said he wanted a security agreement with Israel and that Damascus was, quote, avoiding confrontation with Israel as well as in Lebanon. U.S. President Trump has called on Syria to intervene in Lebanon against the militant group Hezbollah. Syria's former regime was toppled in late 2024. It was staunchly anti-Israel. But now Syria's new leaders have indicated a willingness to talk with Israel. Yet political will in Syria to forge ties with Israel is now muted because Israel continues to occupy Syrian villages, land, and the peak of a strategic mountain, territory it seized from Syria back in 2024. Emily Fang, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
How widespread are the wildfires in France and Spain and which regions are most affected?
In France, another 55,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the southwestern part of that country because of an out-of-control wildfire. The flames are approaching the famous wine capital of Bordeaux. More than 220,000 people have now been forced to leave their homes because of those fires. And in Spain, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the Valencia region as well as near Madrid because of wildfires there. You're listening to NPR News. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has returned to his home country to face corruption charges. Hernandez had been extradited to the U.S. for drug trafficking and was sentenced to 45 years, but he was released in December after being pardoned by President Trump.
Why did former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez return home and what charges does he face?
Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey is playing on more than 25,000 screens worldwide. It's a broad release that will get even larger when China, Japan, and Korea open the film next month. As NPR's Bob Mandello reports, audiences appear to crave the epic experience.
Nolan superfans are touting the virtues of seeing The Odyssey on one of the mere 41 screens, 25 in the U.S.
How is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey performing in theaters and what impact is it having on IMAX demand?
and another 16 abroad, that are equipped to play 70mm IMAX film, the format The Odyssey was shot in. But there are plenty of what the industry calls premium large-format auditoriums, including digital IMAX and conventional 70mm, They represent about 1% of Odyssey's showings, but because audiences are eager to see the film on the biggest possible screen, that 1% is pulling in 20% of ticket sales. That means that after creating special cameras so that Nolan could shoot the Odyssey entirely on IMAX film, which is a Hollywood first, the company now has a fresh challenge.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What happened during the Seattle food-festival shooting and who is in custody?
0:04–0:48
3
What details have authorities released about the suspected driver and machete attacker at the Berlin pride event?
0:48–1:47
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How is Syria's new government signaling its stance toward Israel and territorial disputes?
1:47–2:31
5
How widespread are the wildfires in France and Spain and which regions are most affected?
2:31–3:17
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Why did former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez return home and what charges does he face?
3:17–3:39
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How is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey performing in theaters and what impact is it having on IMAX demand?
3:39–5:00