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What happened in the fatal Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronland. Five people are dead in Miami after an Amazon cargo seven hundred six six six six six seven crashed while landing at Miami International Airport, running through an airport barrier and striking several vehicles on an access road, then catching fire. The plane was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Both the FAA and the NTSB are sending investigations. Investigators. Miami Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutt spoke to reporters. The
Miami Dade Sheriff's Office Homicide Bureau will be the lead agency in charge of the death investigation portion alongside our local and federal partners as we all have different parts of our investigation to conclude.
A ground stop at the airport was eventually lifted, flight delays are expected into Monday. President Trump's envoys have stepped up their efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, NPR's Joanna Casisis reports from Kiev, Ukraine.
How are Trump’s envoys and Jared Kushner trying to negotiate peace in Ukraine?
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and longtime friend Steve Whitkopf have visited Moscow several times, including on Saturday. They arrived in Kyiv on Sunday on a train called the Peace Express. Speaking to reporters outside the ornate presidential palace in Kyiv, Kushner said Trump wants peace as soon as possible. He responded to a reporter asking him if this could happen by winter.
And I think if we can achieve that, it'd be an incredible thing. Uh, it doesn't mean that we'll we will achieve it, but it's a it's a it's a an effort that's very important to try and
the Ukrainians, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, looked skeptical. Zelensky told reporters after the press conference that he expected the war to continue and that he had discussed a winter aid package with the US and Europe. Joanna Kakisis and PR News Kyiv.
With less than two months until the midterm elections, the war in Iran is weighing on American voters.
Why is the war in Iran becoming a key issue for American voters ahead of the midterms?
As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, that's a problem for President Trump and his party.
NPR has been following about a dozen swing voters in swing states as part of a long term reporting project called Swing Shift. Colleen in Pittsburgh says she still doesn't understand why.
President Trump wanted to go to war with Iran. I just feel like we're in places we shouldn't be, we're messing with people we shouldn't be messing with, we're arguing and fighting over I don't even know what. John in Philadelphia says maybe Trump shouldn't have promised to lower
prices.
I felt like he was headed that way. But obviously this stuff in the Middle East is a mess.
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What’s driving the record‑high diesel prices and how do they affect trucking and freight?
Tamara Keith, NPR News.
The price of a gallon of diesel hit another record today. The nationwide average is now five hundred eighty nine a gallon according to Triple A. California has the most expensive diesel in the country at seven dollars eighty one cents a gallon. Diesel is the main fuel in trucking and freight rail. You're listening to NPR News. Republicans will meet this week, Wednesday and Thursday in Dallas for a first of its kind midterm convention. It's designed to boost enthusiasm ahead of the November third midterm elections. Both Vice President Vance and President Trump are scheduled to speak.
What is the purpose of the first‑ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas?
However, a large number of congressional Republicans and others say they're skipping the event because of scheduling and other issues, including the cost of attacking. Yeah. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on its way to its planned orbital parking space, about a million miles from Earth. Joe Palka reports the mission managers have been turning on the telescope's instruments and so far everything looks great.
The school bus sized observatory has a number of scientific goals. It's looking for a special kind of exploding star called a type one A supernova that astronomers use to study a mysterious force called dark energy. It will also search for planets around distant stars as well as galaxies far beyond the Milky Way. Critical systems like the solar panels and main antenna have successfully deployed, as has the sunshade designed to block out unwanted light.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the fatal Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport?
0:00–1:00
2
How are Trump’s envoys and Jared Kushner trying to negotiate peace in Ukraine?
1:00–1:54
3
Why is the war in Iran becoming a key issue for American voters ahead of the midterms?
1:54–2:37
4
What’s driving the record‑high diesel prices and how do they affect trucking and freight?
2:37–3:16
5
What is the purpose of the first‑ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas?
3:16–4:11
6
What scientific goals does the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aim to achieve?
4:11–4:53