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Why are sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln protesting their conditions at sea?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Lawmakers and families are raising concerns about poor conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. The aircraft carrier has been at sea for a record 240 days and has played a major role in the Trump administration's war in Iran. Independent military news outlets, including Military Times and Stars and Stripes, report that sailors have attempted to jump from the carrier. NPR has not confirmed those accounts. Steve Walsh from member station WHRO has more.
Being out at sea takes a toll on sailors. Normally, they would come into port after a month or so to resupply and let sailors spend time off the ship. The war with Iran has made that impossible.
What is the controversy surrounding the Kennedy Center’s renovation and Trump’s name?
Shortly after the war began in late February, Iran attacked the Navy's main hub in the region in Bahrain. This has meant the Navy has not been able to use its traditional supply hub in the region. Instead, they've had to scramble to find ways to keep ships stocked.
Steve Walsh from WHRO reporting. The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has for a second time voted to close down the main campus of the arts complex for a two-year renovation, three months after a federal judge blocked a similar plan. As NPR's Anastasia Tsilkas reports, the board's also trying to put President Trump's name back onto the Arts Center.
The board is chaired by President Trump and filled mostly with Trump allies. They voted again to close the center's main facilities for a $250 million renovation. The plans approved by the board include structural repairs, new marble floors, and nearly $12 million in acoustical improvements.
How do Nevada swing voters feel about candidates labeled as socialists?
The board plans to keep a campus addition called The Reach open for limited programming and as a memorial to JFK. The board also voted to test the federal judge's previous ruling to remove Trump's name from the center. Their plan now is to add an inscription saying that the center has been, quote, restored and renovated by President Donald J. Trump. The board's plans still need to be approved by the federal judge. Anastasia Tsilikas, NPR News.
Some swing voters might not be quick to reject socialist political candidates. NPR's Ashley Lopez observed two online focus groups of Nevada voters where most said they would not think negatively of a candidate that's labeled socialist.
The focus groups were made up of 12 voters with mixed political affiliations who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then President Trump in 2024. Ten of those voters who participated under the condition their last name would not be used said they would not automatically dismiss a candidate who was labeled a socialist.
What are the latest updates on Tropical Storm Lala and the Ebola outbreak in Congo?
Melody was one of them.
I mean, I think that there are at least... looking at ways to make sure that everybody is taken care
of. According to the Pew Research Center, a third of Democrats view Democratic Socialist candidates positively, and a plurality of all Americans say they neither like nor dislike Democratic Socialists. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the Pacific Ocean, and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii. The National Hurricane Center says the storm could bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late tomorrow, as well as high winds and dangerous surf. The Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province in eastern Congo.
Who won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot and what does it mean for future drawings?
The virus has killed more than 2,000 people since the outbreak was officially declared in May, faster than any Ebola outbreak on record. NPR's Dury Buskaran reports.
Officials with the Africa CDC announced the death of a man in the province of Baswele on the border of the Central African Republic. He had traveled there from a province with previously reported Ebola cases. The Africa CDC is pressing for an older vaccine to be tested for use to control this outbreak, even though it was developed for a different strain of Ebola. Director General Dr. Jean Kaseya says health workers are operating in a gray area, trying to get vaccines to people to stop the spread.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln protesting their conditions at sea?
0:00–0:42
2
What is the controversy surrounding the Kennedy Center’s renovation and Trump’s name?
0:42–1:38
3
How do Nevada swing voters feel about candidates labeled as socialists?
1:38–2:36
4
What are the latest updates on Tropical Storm Lala and the Ebola outbreak in Congo?
2:36–3:20
5
Who won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot and what does it mean for future drawings?
3:20–4:19
6
What makes a cover song perfect enough to eclipse the original?
4:19–5:04