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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
Why is Dr. Anthony Fauci subpoenaed to testify about COVID-19 origins?
Dr. Anthony Fauci expected to be on Capitol Hill today. Fauci was issued a subpoena compelling his appearance. He is to answer questions about COVID-19 after Republican Senator Rand Paul published what he says are diary entries written by Fauci during the pandemic. The release highlights an ongoing disagreement between some politicians and scientists over the origins of the coronavirus. NPR's Ari Daniel has more.
The debate centers around whether the virus originated naturally in an animal and spilled over into a human, or if it was deliberately created in a lab and leaked. When Fauci was writing diary entries about researchers considering both theories, very little was known. Today, many scientists agree the available data support a natural origin of the virus. Felicia Goodrum is a virologist at Dartmouth College. She says this is what happens as researchers gather data.
How do scientists explain changing views on the virus's natural origin?
You will change your mind. That's absolutely fundamental to the way science is done, and it's something that Fauci wasn't really given any latitude to do.
Fauci will testify before a committee chaired by Senator Paul, who says his efforts to hold Fauci to account are, quote, oversight. Ari Daniel, NPR News.
President Trump spoke Tuesday at the funeral of South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, calling Graham one of the great figures in Senate history.
Lindsey quickly became a master at maneuvering in one of the world's great legislative bodies. He secured record funding for our military as a budget committee chairman.
What did leaders say at Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral and what followed in the Senate?
He delivered the largest investment in border security in history. And last year, he shepherded the passage of the largest tax cuts in American history, the great, big, beautiful bill.
Following Senator Graham's funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, the Senate took the first steps toward passing a new Russia sanctions bill that Graham had long championed. The Senate advanced the bill on an 86-12 vote with the visiting Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the chamber. Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank continue after a deadly confrontation between Jewish settlers and Palestinian villagers. NPR's Emily Fang reports two Israelis, four Palestinians died in the clash.
Israel's defense ministry has vowed to crack down on what they called strongholds of terror in the West Bank, closing gates on roads Palestinians use and setting up new checkpoints. That's left wholesale produce seller Serhan Ali Kanan unable to get home for the last three days.
What happened in the West Bank after clashes between settlers and villagers?
He's been sleeping on the floor of a public market. Who made it? He says the settlers come to us. We don't attack them, yet they come and destroy everything. Nearby, settlers set fire to an industrial truck and in the village over, burned down a local mosque. An act of arson, the Israeli military says it's investigating. Emily Fang, NPR News, Beita in the West Bank.
This is NPR. The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton as President Trump's Director of National Intelligence. The 51-47 vote fell along strict party lines.
Who was confirmed by the Senate and what corporate earnings news was reported?
Clayton takes over from Acting Director Bill Pulte, who oversaw sharp staff cuts in the short time he was in charge. Coca-Cola CEO says the beverage giant saw a big boost during the World Cup, despite customers cutting back on snacks in the face of economic uncertainty. From Member Station WABE, Marlon Hyde reports.
The Coca-Cola company says it saw global volume grow 5% and net revenues of over $13 billion at a time when consumers are cutting back in some areas. During the company's earnings call, CEO Enrique Braun credits this summer's World Cup for lifting sales. Activating around the FIFA World Cup contributed to trademark Coca-Cola volume growth of 5% for the quarter. It's the strongest volume growth in 17 years, excluding COVID recovery. Meanwhile, Koch says following a pause in U.S. production of its milk brand, Fair Life, operations are starting again. Officials say the hack had no impact to sales.
Which human-interest rescue drew presidential attention and what other global stories were promoted?
For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.
President Trump says he wants to honor the California lifeguard whose rescue of a boy caught impounding surf was captured on video.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
Why is Dr. Anthony Fauci subpoenaed to testify about COVID-19 origins?
0:04–0:58
3
How do scientists explain changing views on the virus's natural origin?
0:58–1:37
4
What did leaders say at Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral and what followed in the Senate?
1:37–2:35
5
What happened in the West Bank after clashes between settlers and villagers?
2:35–3:09
6
Who was confirmed by the Senate and what corporate earnings news was reported?
3:09–4:09
7
Which human-interest rescue drew presidential attention and what other global stories were promoted?
4:09–5:04