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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
What are the latest developments in the Fauci subpoena and diary release?
Dr. Anthony Fauci is expected to be on Capitol Hill later today. Fauci was issued a subpoena compelling his appearance before the committee chaired by Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul. Over the weekend, Paul released what he says are diary entries written by Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic. NPR's Ari Daniels says Fauci and Paul expected to renew their clash over the coronavirus' origins.
In a post on X, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested his office had provided the diaries to Senator Paul, but it's not clear exactly how. Paul did publish a thread on X where he summarized his central accusation of Fauci. He said, quote, what he wrote privately and what he told the country are two different stories.
Why is Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear demanding transparency about Mitch McConnell's health?
Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear says Senator Mitch McConnell should share details on his health or resign. Lisa Autry of member station WKYU reports the ultimatum comes as the former Republican leader continues to miss votes more than a month after being hospitalized.
Governor Andy Beshear says he's received no word from McConnell, despite sending him two letters asking him to explain his ongoing absence from the Senate. McConnell has been away from Congress since June 14th from what his office said was due to a fall and pneumonia.
Which U.S. and Saudi strikes targeted Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and why?
Beshear says anyone else in the hospital for more than a month would be expected to be more transparent.
The voters, who are the boss of all of us that are elected, deserve to see a little bit more and hear a little bit more about how the senator is doing.
McConnell's office has released two photos of the 84-year-old, supposedly from a rehab center, as well as a statement from his doctor that said McConnell hasn't been cleared for normal duties. For NPR News, I'm Lisa Autry in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Back and forth attacks appear to have ended a brief pause in fighting between the U.S. and Iran. U.S.
What did judges decide about the witness detained after the federal shooting in Texas?
military says U.S. and Saudi forces struck sites in Iraq used by Iranian-backed militias to carry out attacks. After saying multiple missiles launched at American forces in the Middle East were all successfully intercepted. Federal judges ordered the release of one of the key witnesses to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araújo by federal agents. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was in the van at the time of the shooting. He spent the last three weeks in detention and is expected to be released by tonight.
What is the human toll and rescue response after the 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan?
Houston Public Media's Bianca Seward spoke with his lawyer.
His lawyer, Ray Gonzalez, says Rojas Pliego has been traumatized by the experience.
Just imagine, he's never been arrested. He's been in the United States since 1998.
How are the Georgia school shooting sentencing and Asian market reactions being reported?
No issues, no problem, hardworking guy, and suddenly he's in a vehicle where they kill somebody in front of them.
Because the federal agents involved in the shooting were not wearing body cameras, witness accounts will be critical to understanding what happened. The other two witnesses have submitted similar petitions, but have not yet been released. For NPR News, I'm Bianca Seward in Houston.
This is NPR. Rescue work is ongoing in southwestern Japan following Tuesday's powerful earthquake. The quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and struck the southern main island of Kyushu. Japan's self-defense forces have joined rescue workers in search and rescue operations at a badly damaged shopping mall. Japan's prime minister says the death toll has risen to 13. The teenager who killed four people in a school shooting in Georgia has been sentenced to life without parole days after he pleaded guilty to all 55 charges against him. Shemaine Cruz, Member Station WABE reports.
Colt Gray was 14 years old in 2024 when he brought the assault-style rifle that his father gifted him for Christmas to Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta and opened fire. Both the prosecution and the defense agreed that the teen had a bad upbringing. But the local district attorney Brad Smith says Gray's motive was to mimic other mass shooters for fame and notoriety within the true crime community.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What are the latest developments in the Fauci subpoena and diary release?
0:04–0:49
3
Why is Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear demanding transparency about Mitch McConnell's health?
0:49–1:23
4
Which U.S. and Saudi strikes targeted Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and why?
1:23–1:55
5
What did judges decide about the witness detained after the federal shooting in Texas?
1:55–2:27
6
What is the human toll and rescue response after the 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan?
2:27–2:39
7
How are the Georgia school shooting sentencing and Asian market reactions being reported?
2:39–5:00