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What happened in the deadly New York City office shooting?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. New York City is reeling following a deadly shooting at an office high rise. From member station WNYC Phil Curso has the story.
The officer was identified as thirty six year old Dida Rule Islam. A father of two with a third child on the way. Police say he was on a security detail at three hundred forty five Park Avenue when he was shot in the lobby. The gunman was identified as twenty seven year old Shane Tamura. Офішил сайу кілл три цивільніс. According to investigators, he had traveled across country from Nevada and had a documented history of mental illness. Please say the shooter acted alone. A fifth victim remains in critical condition. For MPR News, I'm Phil Corso in New York.
Why is President Trump suing Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal?
President Trump's defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal has turned personal. As NPR's David Fulkenflick reports, Trump's legal team wants to get the 94-year-old media mogul under oath, ASAP.
Murdoch's Fox News, the New York Post, and the journal's editorial pages have largely served as pillars of support for Trump. Now Trump wants a judge to give Murdoch just two weeks to be deposed, saying it's uncertain whether he would show up at a trial. Trump says he warned Murdoch not to publish a story saying Trump had sent a body birthday message two decades ago to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says he did not draw or send such a note. The journal is standing by the story. Outside lawyers say Trump's case is flimsy, yet he has won big settlements from the parent companies of ABC, CBS, Facebook, and X for suits that were similarly deemed as weak. Now Trump is putting his former ally Murdoch on notice, too.
David Folkenflick, NPR News.
Israel is facing an international outcry over worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza. As NPR's Eleanor Beersley reports, the Israeli military took journalists into a small part of the territory to try to show their side of the story.
How are journalists portraying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza?
We rode over the Karam Shalom crossing near Egypt in the back of military trucks. A place that once bustled with aid trucks appeared desolate. There was just desert, barbed wire fences, and searing heat. Sporadic gunfire and heavy artillery could be heard in the distance. We were shown a massive asphalt parking lot with thousands of tons of uncollected aid and told it was the fault of the UN. Brigadier General Effie Defren says the army is doing its job.
It's not fun being in Gaza. We understand that. But we are doing our best, being creative, to distribute food to the people of Gaza.
Contrary to aid agencies and NPR and others reporting on the ground, Defrin said there is no starvation in Gaza. He claimed most pictures showing starvation are Hamas propaganda fakes.
Eleanor Birdley in Gaza.
What is the dispute over Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood?
This is NPR. A federal judge in Boston says Medicaid reimbursements to Plan Parenthood must continue amid ongoing legal battles over efforts to defund the organization. US District Judge Indira Tawani says The cuts would adversely affect patients in areas where healthcare services are disrupted or unavailable. The recently enacted tax and spending law includes a one year moratorium on Medicaid payments to abortion providers that received over eight hundred thousand dollars in reimbursements in twenty twenty three. The law did not specifically mention planned parenthood. But its leaders say it affects the organization's centers nationwide. Extreme weather is fueling deadly wildfires across parts of southeastern Europe.
and flooding in China. NPR's Jeff Brady reports that at least four people died and eight are missing after a landslide in northern China.
Beijing authorities ordered people in Herbei province to stay indoors, according to the Associated Press. Officials closed schools and stopped outdoor tourism.
How are extreme weather events affecting Europe, China, and the U.S. this summer?
Up to twelve more inches of rain was forecast. In Greece and Turkey, crews have battled wildfires for weeks. The BBC reports temperatures in central Greece reached one hundred eight degrees Fahrenheit. In Turkey, seventeen deaths associated with wildfires have been reported in the past month.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the deadly New York City office shooting?
0:02–0:59
2
Why is President Trump suing Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal?
0:59–2:13
3
How are journalists portraying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza?
2:13–2:58
4
What is the dispute over Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood?
2:58–4:00
5
How are extreme weather events affecting Europe, China, and the U.S. this summer?
4:00–4:33
6
What are scientists saying about climate change and future heat waves?
4:33–4:38