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What did President Trump say about threatening war in Chicago?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says he doesn't want to go to war with American cities one day after making an online post about Chicago that invoked the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, the Trump administration has been threatening for weeks to send the National Guard to the biggest city in Illinois.
On Saturday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Chicago was quote about to find out why it's called the Department of War. That's his alternate name for the Department of Defense. When asked Sunday whether he was threatening war with Chicago, Trump said no.
Not going to war, we're gonna clean up our city. Угадали мапсон кіл файл every weekend. That's not war, that's common sense.
Administration officials have said they may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to help with deportation operations or to combat crime, even though Chicago's mayor says violent crimes, including homicides and shootings, are down. The Trump administration previously deployed National Guard members to Los Angeles and Washington DC. Joe Hernandez NPR News.
How is the U.S. proposing a new deal to end the Gaza conflict?
The US is presenting a new proposal to Hamas for ending the war in Gaza and releasing all of its hostages, according to a person familiar with the matter, and Pierce Daniel Estran reports.
The person not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that U.S. envoy Steve Whitkopf relayed his proposal to Israeli American peace activist and former negotiator Gershon Baskin, who passed it on to Hamas. Hamas officials met with Egyptian officials this weekend. According to Egyptian officials who spoke anonymously to give details of the talks, the proposal would have Hamas leaders go into exile and Hamas hand over its head. Heavy weaponry to Egypt. A Hamas official said in a statement it's willing to accept a comprehensive deal to end the war and a long-term truce, but said it had the right to bear weapons. Also, Israeli officials say a drone from Yemen struck the arrivals hall of an airport in Israel's south, lightly wounding two people.
Daniel Estran, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Investors on Wall Street are bracing for the latest inflation report out this week, and Pierre's Raphael Nam has more.
A disappointing jobs report last week has reinforced expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates for the first time this year when policymakers get together later this month. Yes, inflation is still running a little high, but right now boosting the labor market could become the Fed's bigger priority.
What are analysts saying about the upcoming inflation report and Fed rate cuts?
Still, a rate cut this month is not guaranteed. A lot will depend on the inflation report. out on Thursday. A number that's still a bit high but manageable will likely cement expectations for a rate cut. But a big surge in inflation could make the Fed's decision a lot more difficult. Rafael Num in PR News.
US futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. South Korea says it reached a deal with the US for the release of South Korean workers who were detained at an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia last week. Officials say they're chartering a plane to bring the more than three hundred workers detained back home. That raid stunned many in South Korea because the country is a key US ally. The first saint of the millennial generation was canonized by the Catholic Church today.
Why was Carlo Acutis canonized and what does it mean for young Catholics?
Carlo Acudis was fifteen when he died in two thousand six. Growing up in the age of smartphones and social media, he has been nicknamed God's influencer. Imperials Ruth Sherlock attended his canonization at the Vatican.
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This is a moment in history for Catholics, and thousands of people came to attend the Mass that made Carlo Akutis the first person from this modern digital age to become a saint. It's a way to bring all us young people closer to the Catholic Church.
Before dying of leukemia as a teenager, he made a website promoting. Catholic miracles. It can take centuries for a person to be canonized, but for Acutis it took less than 20 years. This is because Pope Leo's predecessor Francis pushed forward the case to make him a saint, hoping this will draw more young people to the Catholic Church.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did President Trump say about threatening war in Chicago?
0:00–1:07
2
How is the U.S. proposing a new deal to end the Gaza conflict?
1:07–2:31
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What are analysts saying about the upcoming inflation report and Fed rate cuts?
2:31–3:29
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Why was Carlo Acutis canonized and what does it mean for young Catholics?
3:29–4:35
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How are South Korean workers being repatriated after the Georgia immigration raid?
4:35–4:38