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What sparked the protests in Chicago against the President’s immigration threats?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Demonstrators took to the streets of Chicago last night to push back against escalating threats by President Trump to send National Guard troops and federal immigration agents to the city. One of them, Dahlia Underwood, called on President Trump to back down, saying that immigrants have helped build the country.
We're literally separating families, that's what we're doing. And I don't think that's fair. Everyone deserves a chance here. Everyone was given the chance, you know, to make a living. А тік ерибаді дезерв за
деталс або Трамп'с план то сентального Chicago are unclear. City and state leaders have threatened to sue the administration if it follows through.
How are city and state leaders responding to the threat of federal troops in Chicago?
The president has already deployed federal troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The White House is also considering sending the National Guard to Baltimore and New Orleans. The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched more than 800 attack drones overnight on Ukrainian cities, making it the largest attack since the war broke out. broke out. At least eleven Ukrainians were killed and dozens of others were injured. NPR's Johannikisis reports from the capital Kyiv. This is the sound of a
shothead attack drone flying over Kyiv. Ukraine says Russia used eight hundred and ten such drones, as well as thirteen missiles, in attacks across the country. Among those killed was a mother and her newborn child in Kiv.
What was the scale and impact of Russia’s drone attack on Ukrainian cities?
The attacks damaged the government district in the capital, an area that is heavily guarded by air defense. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschkov said in a social media post at a government building near President Vladimir's. Zelensky's office caught fire because of burning debris from a shot down drone. The strikes also damaged apartment buildings and the power grid, causing electricity outages. Joanna Kakisis and PR New.
News cave. President Trump is attending the US Open men's final match in New York City today. NPR's Lou Garrett reports Trump is the first sitting president to attend the tennis tournament in twenty-five years.
Security is being ramped up at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, the president's home borough.
Why is President Trump’s appearance at the US Open historically significant?
Trump has embraced sporting events. In February, he became the first president to attend the Super Bowl. The star-studded U.S. Open crowd last saw then Canada Trump in 2015. Some crowd members booed and jeered at the time. This year, the U.S. Tennis Association has reportedly told broadcasters to avoid showing crowd reaction to Trump's attendance. Luke Garrett, NPR News. Joint base Andrews.
What are the details of the record‑breaking Powerball jackpot announced today?
There were two winning tickets in last night's Powerball drawling. The nearly one point eight billion dollar jackpot is the second largest in US history. The lucky numbers were sold in Missouri and Texas. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. One of the students killed in the shooting at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis will be laid to rest today, Elizabeth Schockman from Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Fletcher Merkel was eight years old. He and his classmate ten year old Harper Moiskey were killed while attending a start of school mass last week. The shooter also wounded twenty-one other people, most of them children. Fletcher's funeral, which is open to the public, will be held at a Lutheran church in South Minneapolis.
How is the community honoring the young victim of the Minneapolis school shooting?
The service will also be live streamed. Fletcher's family is asking mourners to wear bright colors instead of black. For N PR News, I'm Elizabeth Shockman in Saint Paul.
At the Vatican today, Saint Peter's Square was packed as Pope Leo canonized an Italian teenager, the first millennial to become a Roman Catholic saint. Carlo Acudis, who died in two thousand six, was a computer coder who built websites to spread Catholic teaching, the BBC's Aline McBull reports.
Carlo Acutis was born in London to Italian parents in 1991, but before he was six months old, his family moved to Milan, where he became known for his interest in video games and the internet. His family says he was a devout Roman Catholic, creating a website that documented miracles.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What sparked the protests in Chicago against the President’s immigration threats?
0:01–0:50
2
How are city and state leaders responding to the threat of federal troops in Chicago?
0:50–1:37
3
What was the scale and impact of Russia’s drone attack on Ukrainian cities?
1:37–2:20
4
Why is President Trump’s appearance at the US Open historically significant?
2:20–2:41
5
What are the details of the record‑breaking Powerball jackpot announced today?
2:41–3:27
6
How is the community honoring the young victim of the Minneapolis school shooting?
3:27–4:38