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What happened in the Midtown Manhattan office building shooting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. The FBI and police in New York City are investigating a deadly attack at a high rise office building in Midtown Manhattan. They say a man armed with a military style rifle shot and killed four people and wounded a fifth yesterday before taking his own life. Phil Corso with member station W NYC says those killed included an off duty NYPD officer who was working security in the building.
The officer was identified as thirty six year old Didarul 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. Officials say he also killed three civilians. According to investigators, he had traveled across country and had a documented history of mental illness. Police say the shooter acted alone.
How did authorities respond to the Walmart knife attack in Michigan?
A fifth victim remains in critical condition. For MPR News, I'm Phil Corso in New York.
The building where the attack took place has several high profile financial firms as well as the NFL. The FBI says the gunman was licensed to carry a gun in Nevada. The man accused of attacking shoppers with a knife at a Walmart store in Michigan has been formally charged with terrorism and eleven counts of attempted murder. Authorities say the forty two year old suspect has a history of mental health issues. All of the wounded, including a store employee, are expected to survive. The oldest victim was eighty four years old. Police in Traverse City say several bystanders subdued the suspect outside the store until officers arrived. The Israeli government is coming under more criticism for the spread of starvation in Gaza amid the ongoing war with Hamas.
Why are Jewish leaders criticizing Israel over Gaza starvation?
Aid organizations and humanitarian groups have been critical of Israel, saying food and other supplies aren't reaching people in dire need. NPR's Jason DeRose says reformed Jewish leaders are also among the critics.
The Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the American Conference of Cantors issued the statement. It says, quote, neither escalating military pressure nor restricting humanitarian aid has brought Israel closer to securing a hostage deal or ending the war. The Jewish leaders say that people should not spend their time arguing technical definitions between starvation and pervasive hunger. They call the situation Gaza dire and deadly. The statement says both Hamas and the Jewish state are culpable in this humanitarian disaster. The reform Jewish leaders conclude quote denying basic humanitarian aid crosses a moral line. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
What trade agreements did President Trump secure during his Scotland visit?
Israel denies starvation is taking place in Gaza. President Trump wraps up his trip to Scotland today, having secured an agreement on trade and tariffs with the European Union. This is NPR News from Washington. Baseball fans are mourning the death of Hall of Fame second baseman Ryan Sandberg. The Chicago Cubs say Sandberg died yesterday at the age of 65, a year and a half after announcing he'd been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Sandberg played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball, all but one with the Cubs. He was named National League Most Valuable Player in 1984. In 1990, he led the league with 40 home runs. Sandberg was a ten-time All-Star and won nine consecutive gold gloves. New research looks at stars and clusters and what happens as they age.
How do Orion and Taurus star clusters illustrate stellar evolution?
As NPR's Regina Barber reports, scientists say snapshots of a cluster's life can be seen in two well-known constellations.
The constellations Orion and Taurus are home to three open star clusters that can be seen with the naked eye. Scientists have long thought that they each showcase a different stage of a cluster's life.
That's Hossein Haki, an astrophysicist who helped support this hypothesis. He and a team used a sophisticated news simulation, and it ran long enough to show that a computer-modeled star cluster would age to first match the Orion Nebula, later grow to resemble the Pleiades, and finally end up like the cluster Hyades, which makes up the head of Taurus.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the Midtown Manhattan office building shooting?
0:01–0:57
2
How did authorities respond to the Walmart knife attack in Michigan?
0:57–1:50
3
Why are Jewish leaders criticizing Israel over Gaza starvation?
1:50–2:45
4
What trade agreements did President Trump secure during his Scotland visit?
2:45–3:38
5
How do Orion and Taurus star clusters illustrate stellar evolution?
3:38–4:39