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What did President Trump announce about deploying National Guard troops to Chicago?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump this week declared he would be deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, but would not say when. In Washington, DC, where troops have been on the ground for a while, the city's attorney general is suing to end the deployment. That is in stark contrast to Mayor Muriel Bowser's pledge to cooperate.
How are Washington’s National Guard deployments being challenged by the city’s attorney general?
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalblow says that the use of the National Guard in Washington is an illegal deployment. We get details from reporter Alex Coma of Member Station W AMU in Washington.
Trump, of course, said that the city's crime free now, but we know that's not true. Um the DC Police Department has found that crime overall has decreased. But I I'd still add that the troop themselves, you know, they're not authorized to make arrests. Um they can merely notify police if they see a crime, or in some instances, simply call 911. Um so it's it's kind of difficult to draw any, you know, direct correlation here when a lot of times they're doing things like Spreading mulch and cleaning up parks.
Reporter Alex Coma in Washington DC
What threats did President Putin make regarding Western peacekeepers in Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to target any Western forces deployed to Ukraine. That is, several European nations say they could potentially send peacekeepers to Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maines reports that is if and when a ceasefire is reached.
Speaking in Russia's Far East, Putin said any Western forces deployed as peacekeepers would be legitimate targets for the Russian military.
A coalition of more than two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, say they're prepared to send a reinsurance force to Ukraine when the United States is a very strong Months active fighting stops, the Trump administration has signaled it may provide air support but ruled out American boots on the ground. Ukraine insists foreign troops are essential to keep Russia from launching new attacks. Charles Maines, MPR News, Moscow.
Massachusetts is the latest state to announce policies to protect vaccine access, as NPR's Ping Wong reports.
How are states like Massachusetts responding to federal changes in COVID‑19 vaccine policy?
It's in response to confusion and instability on the federal level.
Last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior fired the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug Administration put limits on the fall COVID shot. In response, states like Massachusetts are sidestepping the federal government with their own vaccine policies. Here's Governor Mara Healy.
People have been calling pharmacies and not able to get appointments because of changes made by the Trump administration.
On the West Coast, Washington, Oregon, and California have formed a health alliance.
What is the impact of the recent aftershocks on communities in Afghanistan’s Kunar province?
New Mexico is changing regulations so people can get COVID shots at pharmacies this fall. Florida is going the other way, the Republican leadership there is working to end all vaccine requirements in the state. Ping Huang N PR News.
The Dow is down two hundred and fifty points. This is NPR. The South Korean government is expressing concern about an immigration enforcement raid at the site of a Hyundai electric car battery factory in the state of Georgia. Four hundred and seventy five people were detained in the federal action. South Korean foreign ministry spokesperson Li Zhia Wong says a large number of South Korean nationals were among them. Aftershocks in Afghanistan have killed nine people, according to the aid group, the International Rescue Committee. This comes after a devastating earthquake Sunday killed more than twenty two hundred, NPR's Dia Hadid reports.
The aftershocks terrorize people in the eastern Kunar province, the worst impacted by Sunday's earthquake. One resident, Sharifullah Sharafat, told NPR that the latest aftershocks destroyed homes still standing after the first earthquake. That destroyed nearly seven thousand homes, according to the Taliban's disaster management authority. Another resident told NPR that most people were sleeping out in the open, afraid of even more aftershocks. It comes as a UN and major charities appeal to people and governments to contribute more aid.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did President Trump announce about deploying National Guard troops to Chicago?
0:01–0:21
2
How are Washington’s National Guard deployments being challenged by the city’s attorney general?
0:21–1:05
3
What threats did President Putin make regarding Western peacekeepers in Ukraine?
1:05–2:08
4
How are states like Massachusetts responding to federal changes in COVID‑19 vaccine policy?
2:08–2:41
5
What is the impact of the recent aftershocks on communities in Afghanistan’s Kunar province?
2:41–4:08
6
Why is WNBA star Caitlin Clark out for the rest of the season?
4:08–4:39