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What new electric‑shock gloves is ICE planning to equip its officers with?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. ICE officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that deliver electric shocks to people deemed aggressive. From member station WEKU, Shepard Snyder reports.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on generated low-output voltage emitters, or gloves for short. That's according to an online notice published by the Department of Homeland Security. The technology is manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC, based in Lexington, Kentucky. According to an online manual, the gloves are applied directly to the skin in order to deliver shocks. They're already used by some jails and police departments. The ACLU and other civil rights groups have spoken out against the technology. ICE has been heavily criticized for its use of force, including multiple fatal shootings amid a federal immigration crackdown.
How did the Treasury Department refund $30 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling?
For NPR News, I'm Shepard Snyder in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Treasury Department says it refunded another $30 billion worth of tariffs last month, this after the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration and how they were collecting the duties. NPR's Emily Fang reports.
Tariffs are a key part of President Trump's economic toolkit. But by the end of last month, the U.S. had refunded a good chunk of them. $115 billion. Out of the approximately $166 billion in tariffs wrongfully collected under an interpretation of trade law, the Supreme Court struck down this February. The Trump administration then rolled out a new round of tariffs on about 60 countries last month, which it alleged were exporting some goods made with forced labor. But earlier this month, a coalition of 25 U.S. states sued the administration over those new tariffs, arguing they are an attempt to simply replace the customs duties already struck down.
Why is White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt leaving and who might replace her?
Emily Fang, NPR News, Washington.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt is leaving at the end of the month. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports her time ends as Trump is facing troubling poll numbers ahead of the midterms.
President Trump announced Levitt's departure in a post on social media, saying she was leaving to spend time with her two young children. He called Levitt one of his, quote, most trusted aides and said she would now serve as a top outside advisor as Republicans gear up for the midterm elections in November. Leavitt first started working for Trump at the end of his first administration. She also ran for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire but was unsuccessful, and she later worked for Trump's super PAC before coming on to his 2024 campaign. Who her replacement will be is not yet clear.
What impact will Home Depot CEO Ted Decker’s medical leave have on the company’s operations?
While Leavitt was on parental leave, several Cabinet officials briefed the press. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
Ted Decker, the CEO of Home Depot, is taking a temporary medical leave to deal with an undisclosed medical issue. Several officials will oversee the day-to-day operations of the chain, which has 2,300 stores in North America. It's NPR.
Where did people gather to watch the total solar eclipse and why was it historic for Spain?
Millions of people in Europe stepped outside to watch this evening a spectacular sunset with the solar eclipse in the path of totality as it passed through parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Alexis Marshall reports.
In a tiny Galician town, hundreds of locals and visitors filled the streets to view this rare astronomical event. Look at that. Bill Courtney of Michigan traveled all the way here with his college buddies to be in the path of totality. This is his fourth total solar eclipse. It's a very special bit of geometry that allows for that spectacle to take place. This was the Spanish mainland's first total solar eclipse in more than a century. But another one is coming next year. For NPR News, I'm Alexis Marshall in El Cadabo, Spain.
Nick Reiner, the son of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner, has been indicted by a Los Angeles County grand jury for the murder of his parents last December the 14th.
What are the details of Nick Reiner’s murder indictment and its potential legal consequences?
The indictment was returned last month and officially unsealed Wednesday. It alleges that Reiner was laying in wait when the couple were stabbed to death in their Brentwood, California home.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new electric‑shock gloves is ICE planning to equip its officers with?
0:00–0:52
2
How did the Treasury Department refund $30 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling?
0:52–1:51
3
Why is White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt leaving and who might replace her?
1:51–2:38
4
What impact will Home Depot CEO Ted Decker’s medical leave have on the company’s operations?
2:38–3:01
5
Where did people gather to watch the total solar eclipse and why was it historic for Spain?
3:01–4:06
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What are the details of Nick Reiner’s murder indictment and its potential legal consequences?
4:06–5:01