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What is President Trump's proposal for renaming the Department of Defense and why is it controversial?

Windsor Johnston 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is ramping up his rhetoric about increasing federal presence in Chicago. In a post on social media, Trump said the city is quote about to find out why it's called the Department of War. President was referring to his proposal to rename the Department of Defense, which would require congressional approval, NPR's Odette Usef reports.

Unknown 0:27

Trump's post comes as Chicago officials and community groups are on alert for a possible surge of immigration enforcement agents and national guardsmen. In the city's Pilson neighborhood, a parade to mark Mexican Independence Day is moving forward, but crowds are thin compared with years past.

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Мир, верна го.

How are the International Criminal Court arrests of Israeli leaders affecting U.S. foreign policy?

Windsor Johnston 1:17

NPR's A Bitrawi Report Secretary of State Marco Rubio says they've been sanctioned for working with the International Criminal Court to arrest and prosecute Israelis.

Aya Batraoui 1:27

The ICC issued arrest warrants last year for Israel's prime minister and former defense minister over the war in Gaza. The court had also named top Hamez leaders for arrest, who were later killed by Israel. Rubio says the ICC's work threatens U.S. national interests. The Palestinian groups newly sanctioned by Treasury Department are Al Haqq, Al-Mizan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. They said in a joint statement, only states that disregard international

Why are investors expecting a Federal Reserve interest‑rate cut after the latest jobs report?

Aya Batraoui 1:52

Law take such measures against human rights groups working to end a quote genocide. The

Windsor Johnston 1:59

job market is showing signs of weakness, but as MPR Scott Horsley reports, some investors on Wall Street are looking forward to a likely cut in interest rates.

Scott Horsley 2:12

All the major stock indexes lost ground on Friday after the Labor Department delivered a disappointing jobs report. U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, and revised figures for June showed a net loss of jobs for the first time in more than four and a half years. The gloomy jobs report left investors even more confident the Federal Reserve will lower its benchmark interest rate when policymakers meet later this month. A quarter point rate cut seems all but certain, and some investors think the central bank could go further and order a supersized cut of half a point.

What crimes against humanity are being committed in Sudan’s civil war according to the UN?

Scott Horsley 2:44

For the week that Dow Jones industrial average fell by a third of a percent, the S P five hundred index rose by a third of a percent, and the NASDAQ jumped more than one point one percent. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.

Windsor Johnston 2:55

You're listening to NPR News from Washington. More than two years into Sudan's civil war, the United Nations says a paramilitary group has committed abuses that amount to crimes against humanity, and both sides are perpetrating war crimes. Michael Colocki reports that Sudan civilians are paying the highest price.

Michael Kaloki 3:19

The UN says the Rapid Support Forces or RSF have committed murder, torture, forced displacement, and persecution on ethnic grounds, acts that constitute crimes against humanity, and that the RSF and its allies have used starvation as a method of warfare. The RSF and the Sudanese armed forces remain locked in a deadly power struggle.

Why did U.S. authorities conduct a large immigration raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant and what are the implications?

Michael Kaloki 3:41

The UN notes both sides have perpetrated war crimes. crimes and human rights violations targeting civilians for their perceived affiliation with the opposing group. In all, tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced, for NPR News, a Michael Kalocki in Nairobi.

Windsor Johnston 3:58

The president of South Korea is calling for an investigation after US authorities carried out a large scale immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. Nearly five hundred workers were detained, many of them South Korean nationals. An official with the Homeland Security Investigations for the State of Georgia says the investigation took place over several months. No criminal charges have been announced, but investigators say they're still working to verify employment details for those arrested. Hyundai says it will conduct an investigation to ensure all suppliers and their subcontractors comply with the law. This is NPR News.

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