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What caused the deadly 7.4‑magnitude earthquake in Colombia and how is the U.S. responding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia today, killing at least 111 people and trapping residents under collapsed buildings. The quake hit 250 miles away from Bogota. Authorities warn of aftershocks and report injuries across the country. This is the most powerful quake in Colombia in a decade. The Trump administration says the US is committing fifteen and a half million dollars for emergency shelter, food protection, and earthquake assessments. Russia and Ukraine continue to launch deadly airstrikes that the other side simply can't stop. Air offenses far outstrip air defenses, and there's no sign this huge gap will be closed anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to push for its allies, especially the US, to send more Patriot missile systems, but they've been made more scarce by the Iran war, as NPR's Greg Myrie explains.
Ukraine has run out of defensive missiles just as Russia is ramping up its production of offensive missiles.
Why are Ukraine’s Patriot missile supplies dwindling and what does the U.S. plan to do?
Now about twenty countries have Patriots, but the Trump administration is not sending any of them now. No other country is publicly pledging to help Ukraine. The US stockpiles are way down because of the war in Iran. European countries have provided some previously but have limited stocks and appear unwilling to be a good. Willing to part with them now. So Ukraine is talking about building a new anti-missile system with European countries, but this is complicated and will take time. There's talk about testing a new missile, but not until the middle of next year.
NPR's Greg Myri reporting. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
How is Washington’s public‑health emergency affecting wildfire response and evacuations?
today declared a public health emergency in Washington state. As NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin reports, the emergency gives more flexibility to the state during ongoing wildfires.
In a statement, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, quote, We stand with the people of Washington and we will not let them face this crisis alone, unquote. Part of HHS, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, has sent regional staff to the state and is standing by to send more staff, equipment, and supplies if requested by the state. Around sixty five thousand people were evacuated out of Spokane last week, but now some roads have reopened and people who live in communities outside of the immediate area of the fires have been allowed to return home. There are other active wildfires throughout the state and the region. Selena Sim is Duffin, NPR News.
The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the nineteen ninety-six killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has started.
What new developments are emerging in the Tupac Shakur murder trial?
The trial's expected to last about a month. Duane Kefey D. Davis has pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder. Shakur was on his way to perform at a Las Vegas club when a car pulled up beside him. He was shot multiple times and died a week later. People who will testify include those who saw Shakur moments before he was shot. as well as people who are affiliated with a rival record label. It's NPR. The World Health Organization says the fastest growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May. The WHO regional director says early cases were wrongly attributed to malaria in typhoid.
How is the Ebola outbreak spreading and why were early cases misdiagnosed?
Confirmed cases have reached 4,200 with over 1,900 deaths. In California, tech billionaires are ramping up spending to defeat a wealth tax in the state. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, Google co-founder Sergei Brin has spent more than a hundred million dollars to fight the ballot measure.
A November ballot measure known as Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on California residents worth more than a billion dollars. If passed, the tax would fund healthcare programs in the state. Leading the fight against the tax is a coalition including Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who has so far spent $102 million to blanket the state with ads and commercials condemning the ballot measure. Brynn has compared the tax to the Soviet-style socialism his family fled. He has moved to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe to avoid the tax.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What caused the deadly 7.4‑magnitude earthquake in Colombia and how is the U.S. responding?
0:00–1:00
2
Why are Ukraine’s Patriot missile supplies dwindling and what does the U.S. plan to do?
1:00–1:37
3
How is Washington’s public‑health emergency affecting wildfire response and evacuations?
1:37–2:37
4
What new developments are emerging in the Tupac Shakur murder trial?
2:37–3:14
5
How is the Ebola outbreak spreading and why were early cases misdiagnosed?
3:14–4:10
6
Why are tech billionaires spending millions to fight California’s Proposition 40 wealth tax?
4:10–5:02