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Why did President Trump take a secret flight out of Turkey after an Iranian missile threat?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey last month after Israel warned the US of an Iranian threat of attack. NPR's Daniel Esther reports that according to a person familiar with the matter.
Israel had intelligence of a possible threat of Iranian missiles toward Air Force One and shared that intelligence with the US, according to a person briefed on the matter, not authorized to speak publicly. The warning prompted Trump to be secretly flown out of Turkey on a different plane. Air Force One flew separately. That news was first reported by the Washington Post. When asked about it late Tuesday, Trump said he was following the United States. Following instructions from the Secret Service. This comes amid rising tensions between the US and Iran.
How are new U.S. tariffs affecting Canadian exporters and customs brokers?
with no progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Daniel Estran, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Президен Трамп 50%.
Ричард Хулер фари Публик Радю репорт.
Фімис софтая бордер, фолз, Нью-Йорк. Джеймс Путман ось абин-супли бизнес зайвод. He says that if these tariffs really do move forward, they are in trouble. That's gonna affect us tremendously. I mean you're uh if if things bump up fifty percent, that means we have to add on fifty percent. Amy Magnus is a customs broker based in Vermont and helps businesses calculate tariffs when shipping across the border.
What is the current status of the massive wildfires burning across the western United States?
She says she's never seen anything like this before in her 40 years of experience. If you do have, let's say, all these shipments of ice skates that you want to bring into the United States, bring them in right now, because right now the 50% duty isn't in in effect. Magnus says she's worried these new tariffs will create a colder relationship between Canada and the US. For MPR News, I'm Richard Haller in Canton, New York.
Wildfires have burned more than six million acres across the country this year, most of them in the West. НПРС Керг Сигла репорту.
Washington's public lands commissioner Dave Uptrove says crews are making progress in Spokane, where whole neighborhoods were leveled last week.
We have a long way to go. That's why I need your help. Don't be the spark that starts the next fire.
Why is ICE planning to spend $20 million on electric‑shock gloves for detainee control?
Please follow the burn bands. Please be extra careful with anything that could cause a spark.
The wildfires in the northwest are believed to have largely been ignited by lightning, except authorities have arrested a man suspected of arson in connection with Spokane's most destructive wildfire. Kirk Ziggler, N PR News.
This is NPR. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to spend up to twenty million dollars on thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks. The agency says the devices are intended to gain compliance from combative people and de-escalate confrontations. Civil rights advocates warned they could lead to further abuses, a force of by officers who already face limited oversight. It's the first day of school in Los Angeles. MPR Sequoia Carrillo reports the new school year is marking a big shift for the nation's second largest school district.
How is Los Angeles Unified School District limiting screen time for its students?
First graders, kindergartners, and preschoolers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will have no screen time in their classes starting this semester. LAUSD is the largest district so far to roll out limits on screen time for its students, joining a growing number of states and districts that are placing caps on digital learning. The change comes after the school board passed a resolution earlier this year to limit screen time for all of the districts. more than four hundred thousand students. By November, the district says all elementary school students will have limited screen time. and they intend to roll out limits for middle and high school students throughout the school year. Sequoia Carillo and PR News.
Tech giant Meta is going on trial in California today over claims that Facebook and Instagram harm young users. The lawsuit was brought by 29 state attorneys general.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did President Trump take a secret flight out of Turkey after an Iranian missile threat?
0:00–0:49
2
How are new U.S. tariffs affecting Canadian exporters and customs brokers?
0:49–1:34
3
What is the current status of the massive wildfires burning across the western United States?
1:34–2:38
4
Why is ICE planning to spend $20 million on electric‑shock gloves for detainee control?
2:38–3:35
5
How is Los Angeles Unified School District limiting screen time for its students?
3:35–4:41
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What are the key allegations in the Meta (Facebook/Instagram) lawsuit filed by state attorneys general?
4:41–5:02