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What did President Trump say about avoiding war in American cities?
Live from NPR News in Washington on Korva Coleman, President Trump says he doesn't want to go to war in American cities. He spoke after he posted an image of himself over the weekend sitting in front of a picture of the Chicago skyline. It invoked the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now. Трамп сесвіз. НБР з Кат Лонздорф сейся вокшенко.
When asked specifically if he has plans for Chicago this week, he said no, not really.
And Pierre's Kat Lonsdorf reporting. Separately, Border Zar Tom Homan says sanctuary cities in the US will see increased immigration action this week.
How are sanctuary cities expected to face increased immigration actions this week?
And federal immigration officials say they have launched new operations in Massachusetts. Vice President J.D. Vance has been visiting key congressional districts to promote Republicans' newly passed Big Beautiful Bill. He stopped in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Wisconsin. As Chuck Kornbach reports from Wisconsin, the Vice President's message is getting a mixed response.
As part of a campaign to win over blue collar voters, Vance recently visited Mid City Steel, a company in the District of Wisconsin House Republican, Derek Van Orden. Democrats have made winning the seat a priority next year. Company welder Alex Bishop says he's very happy the megabill includes reducing taxes on overtime pay.
That's a big bonus on the end of my check being I work about anywhere from fifty to sixty hours a week.
But at a labor fest parade, United Steelworkers Union rep Jake Cole said he dislikes the recent attacks on the National Labor Relations Board, which investigates alleged unfair labor practices. Frankly they're Dismantled, you know, that's almost like they're non existent right now. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quernbach in Milwaukee.
Stocks open mixed this morning as investors wait for key inflation reports this week.
What impact does the new ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ have on blue‑collar workers and overtime pay?
NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average slipped about seventy points in early trading.
The Labor Department reports later this week on how much prices have risen at both the wholesale and the retail level. Those inflation reports will help to inform policymakers at the Federal Reserve, who are set to vote next week on a possible interest rate cut. Markets are betting the Fed will cut rates by a quarter point. The central bank's also weighing the strength of the job market. While unemployment remains low, job gains have slowed in recent months. Revised figures due out tomorrow are the most important things. expected to show the economy added fewer jobs for the year ending in March than had been reported. Chigaro Ashiba will continue to serve until a new leader is chosen. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
How will upcoming inflation reports influence the Federal Reserve’s interest‑rate decision?
Computer experts and Microsoft say that internet access in some parts of the Mideast and Asia are slower. The Associated Press reports underwater cables in the Red Sea have been cut, but the AP says it's not clear how that was done. Self harm and suicide attempts with substances by children increased significantly from two thousand through the end of twenty twenty three. That's according to a new study in pediatrics. NPR's RETU Chatterjee reports researchers looked at data for more than 1.5 million calls to poison centers.
They looked specifically at data on six to twelve year old children being exposed to substances like pain medications, antihistamines, vitamins, stimulants, and street drugs. The overall number of exposures grew by more than fifty percent during this time and the vast majority involved accidental exposures, mostly among the youngest children. But the number of intentional exposures, including for suspected self harm and suicide are also grew over time. Overall, a little less than 5% of the exposures were linked to self-harm and suicide. But they went up dramatically between 2008 and 2021, before decreasing in 2022 and 2023. Most of this rise was among preteens, especially girls, Ritu Chatterji and Pierre News.
What does the new pediatric study reveal about child poison‑exposure and self‑harm trends?
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open men's tennis tournament yesterday. He defeated top opponent and Italian player Yannick Sinner.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did President Trump say about avoiding war in American cities?
0:00–0:53
2
How are sanctuary cities expected to face increased immigration actions this week?
0:53–2:08
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What impact does the new ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ have on blue‑collar workers and overtime pay?
2:08–3:00
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How will upcoming inflation reports influence the Federal Reserve’s interest‑rate decision?
3:00–4:21
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What does the new pediatric study reveal about child poison‑exposure and self‑harm trends?
4:21–4:39