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What caused the fatal Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. The National Transportation Safety Board says all five people killed in Sunday's crash involving an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport were in vehicles on the ground. The plane ran off the end of a runway while landing on a flight from San Juan Puerto Rico and slammed into a van and an SUV sparking flames. The head of the NTSB, Jennifer Homedy, says the investigation is in the very early stages.
We have begun collecting investigative information. We do have data and information, but we are very thorough, fact based agency, and we don't release that information until we have verified it.
The van was struck was carrying members of a cleaning crew when it was hit by the Boeing seven sixty seven. Elections officials across the US and millions of voters are waiting for court rulings on a plan by the US Postal Service to restrict mail in voting for the November midterm elections.
How are courts handling the USPS plan to restrict mail‑in voting for the 2026 midterms?
NPR's Hanzi Lo Wong says a federal judge is blocking sections of that plan for now.
The Trump administration has asked both the Supreme Court and the first US Circuit Court of Appeals to clear the way for new requirements from the US Postal Service for the president's attempt to limit mail and voting. At issue is whether USPS has the authority to refuse to deliver mail and ballots to voters in states where election officials do not turn over voter lists to the mailing agency and do not have certain barcodes in their ballot envelopes. We should note USPS is a financial supportive NPR. A federal judge extended a block on those requirements last week after finding that USPS has no authority to impose them on states, and a whistleblow report claims the Postal Service's systems for enforcement.
Those requirements have not been properly tested and could derail mail-in voting for the midterm general election. Which has already started in North Carolina. Anzi LeWong, NPR News.
What did the Labor Department investigation reveal about former Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer's conduct?
The Labor Department's Office of Inspector General says former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez Dreamer oversaw a hostile work environment during her time there. She resigned in April, as NPR's Andrea Shu reports.
The investigation began with an anonymous complaint that the Labor Secretary was contributing to a hostile work environment, engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a member of her security team, and had subordinates performing tasks for her personal benefit, among other allegations. Investigators found merit in all of them. The report says Chavez de Remer was seemingly aware that senior members of her staff. Threatened and demeaned other workers, and yet she failed to take action. Investigators also concluded she did have an unprofessional relationship with an agent assigned to protect her, compromising security protocols. In a statement, Chavez de Remer's attorney pointed out the report did not find she broke any laws.
How will new Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods affect American exporters and consumers?
Andrea Shu and PR News.
This is NPR News from Washington. Canadian tariffs on roughly twenty billion dollars worth of US goods went into effect this morning. Hundreds of American products are being slapped with levies ranging from fifteen percent to fifty percent. They include steel, aluminum, appliances, clothing, and farm equipment. Canada's prime minister announced the tariffs last month in response to tariffs imposed by President Trump on the same value of Canadian goods imported by the US. This is primary day in New Hampshire where voters are choosing candidates for seats in Congress, the state legislature and for governor. More than a dozen candidates, Republican and Democratic, are vying for the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Senator Jean Shaheen.
What are the key storylines in New Hampshire’s primary day and this summer’s box‑office records?
She's not running for reelection. The summer box office season has been one for the record books, NPR's Bob Mondelo reports.
For close followers of movie box office numbers, this summer has been a nail biter. Hollywood counts summer as the weeks between the first Friday in May and Labor Day. By that standard, history's biggest box office summer was 2013, when Iron Man 3 led a parade of blockbusters to collective ticket sales of just over $4.75 billion.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What caused the fatal Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport?
0:01–1:04
2
How are courts handling the USPS plan to restrict mail‑in voting for the 2026 midterms?
1:04–1:55
3
What did the Labor Department investigation reveal about former Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer's conduct?
1:55–2:52
4
How will new Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods affect American exporters and consumers?
2:52–3:41
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What are the key storylines in New Hampshire’s primary day and this summer’s box‑office records?
3:41–4:22
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What listener questions does Life Kit answer and why do the hosts sometimes disagree?
4:22–5:00