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What did the Supreme Court decide about federal immigration sweeps in Los Angeles?
Live from NPR News in Washington on Korva Colman, the US Supreme Court says the Trump administration may continue using federal agents for immigration sweeps in Los Angeles. As Steve Fetterman reports, city officials say the legal battle is not over.
LA mayor Karen Bass attacked the ruling.
This is simply un-American.
The city of Los Angeles was a party to the lawsuit. Bass pointed out this is not a full ruling based on the merits of the case, and the battle goes on.
We will bring justice to this issue to our community.
Immigration advocates who filed the lawsuit admit the Supreme Court ruling is a major setback. Rebecca Brown is an attorney with public counsel.
Essentially, the Supreme Court gave a green light to continue the raids across Southern California that are based on racial profiling.
And she advises people to document any actions that they believe are a violation of their rights.
The family of media titan Rupert Murdoch has reached a deal on who will control his empire and wealth after he dies. That includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets, and fears David Fulconflick reports control will pass to one of Murdoch's sons.
His desired heir was his older of the two sons, Lachlan Murdoch, somebody really cast in his own image, looks a lot like Rupert Murdoch, has some of the uh some of the bravado, and certainly definitely the ideological leanings. Uh, but he had sort of pitched his two boys against each other in competition throughout their entire adult life, uh and really ignored people like Prudence Murdoch, his eldest child, who really hadn't didn't have the same interest.
How will Rupert Murdoch’s media empire be divided after his death?
Lisbeth Murdoch, a media executive of some real renown and accomplishment, because they were female.
NPR's David Fulkenflick reporting. Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman aboard a light rail train. As Nick Delakanal of Member Station WFAE reports the victim was a Ukrainian refugee.
The stabbing took place August 22nd, but has gained national attention after the release of surveillance video. It shows 23-year-old Irina Zarutska boarding a train and watching her phone as the attacker, seated behind her, suddenly stands up and stabs her from behind. Police have charged a 34-year-old man with a long criminal record. Mayor Vylials is calling the attack, quote, a tragic failure by the courts, and says the city will hire more security. Step up fair enforcement and increase police patrols. The case has become a political flashpoint with some Republicans and the White House blaming Democrats and city leaders. For NPR News on McDella Canal in Charlotte.
The Israeli military has told all Palestinians in Gaza City to leave. Israel plans to expand its military offensive in the city. It says it's targeting Hamas fighters. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians will be forced to move again.
What are the details of the fatal light‑rail stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte?
There is no safe area to go in Gaza. You're listening to NPR. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least twenty civilians have been killed in a Russian bombing attack today. The bomb hit a village in eastern Ukraine. Zelensky says the victims were older people who had gathered to receive pensions. He's demanding a strong reaction to Russia's attack. With great fanfare, Ethiopia has inaugurated its controversial mega dam on the Blue Nile River today. It's the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa, but it's divided the region and even caught the attention of President Trump. Kate Bartlett reports.
The grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has a capacity of seventy-four billion cubic meters, was forty years in the making, and cost five billion dollars. Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abe Ahmed, hopes the dam, which will double Ethiopia's energy production, will transform the country's economy. But neighboring Egypt sees the dam on a tributary of the Nile River as a disaster and has tried to block it for years. Egypt is worried it will result in water shortages. Trump claimed recently the US government had mostly paid for the dam, after angering Ethiopia in his first term by suggesting Egypt would blow it up.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did the Supreme Court decide about federal immigration sweeps in Los Angeles?
0:00–1:40
2
How will Rupert Murdoch’s media empire be divided after his death?
1:40–2:53
3
What are the details of the fatal light‑rail stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte?
2:53–4:12
4
Why is Israel ordering all Palestinians to leave Gaza and expanding its offensive?
4:12–4:33
5
How could Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam reshape the region’s water politics?
4:33–4:39