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Why did the government say consumer inflation accelerated in August?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The government says consumer inflation sped up in August. The consumer price index rose two point nine percent from what it was a year ago. Although the Federal Reserve is looking for lower inflation, it may cut interest rates next week. That's because the Fed is also concerned about a weakening job market. Mourners in New York City have gathered to pay respects to the victims of the September eleventh attacks.
Today marks twenty-four years since the September eleventh attacks that killed nearly three thousand people and launched the United States into twenty years of war.
Reports from New York City.
How are New York City’s 9/11 memorial events honoring the victims 24 years later?
Dignitaries and family members of the deceased gather each year in Lower Manhattan at what is still called Ground Zero. A memorial now lies where the Twin Towers collapsed after being struck by hijacked airliners on the morning of september eleventh, two thousand one. A plane also struck the Pentagon in Virginia, and another crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers rushed the cockpit. The American retaliation, dubbed the Global War on Terror, lasted twenty years in Afghanistan and continues in the Middle East under a congressional authorization for the use of force passed in two thousand two. Those wars have cost the lives of thousands more American troops and hundreds of thousands of mostly civilians across the Muslim world.
Quill Lawrence, NPR News, New York.
Authorities in Utah are scheduled to hold a news conference this hour to discuss yesterday's shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He was speaking to university students outdoors when he was shot and killed.
What details are known about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk?
No suspect has been identified. Supporters of Kirk have been lamenting his death. Journalist Kyle Spencer has written about the ultra conservative youth movement in the United States and Charlie Kirk's role in it.
As he evolved, became more of a cultural warrior. He became increasingly religious, spoke often about Christian nationalism, the need for Christian values to lead the country. He was a firm opposer of reproductive rights. He was very, very vocal about traditional marriage, quote unquote, traditional values, and believed that there was racism in this country and it was very intense, and it was racism against. White men.
Who is the new NPR editor‑in‑chief and what experience does he bring?
She spoke to NPR's morning edition. NPR has learned that Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will travel to Salt Lake City today. They will pay respects to the family of Charlie Kirk. Vance was originally said to attend September eleventh Memorial Observances today in New York. NPR is announcing its new editor in chief, Tommy Evans, will take over the position this month. He's currently a managing editor in the newsroom. Prior to NPR, Evans spent nearly eight years at CNN overseeing international operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. He will succeed Edith Chapin.
What is happening in the Florida trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump?
This is NPR. Opening statements start today in Florida in the trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year. Ryan Ruth is going to represent himself. The judge has instructed his former federal public defenders to remain on standby. Local operators at a water treatment plant in Vermont are working with cybersecurity experts. They're trying to protect critical infrastructure against digital hacking groups, and Pierre's Jenna McLaughlin has more.
There are more than fifty thousand public water utilities in the United States, and many are threatened by cyber attacks. In particular, US national security officials fear Chinese hackers from a group called Volt Typhoon will try and disrupt water supply in the United States should there be a conflict, such as an invasion of Taiwan.
How are Vermont water utilities defending against cyber‑attacks like the Volt Typhoon threat?
In Cavendish, Vermont, assistant water operator Chris Hughes deals with all kinds of problems on his job. But now he's also concerned about the threat of hackers.
Because it's kind of scary that I'm the only door between, you know, the Iranians and uh and and our water system, you know.
Recently he's been getting an assist with a new team of cyber experts from Vermont Rural Water Association and a volunteer effort called Project Franklin helping on the ground.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did the government say consumer inflation accelerated in August?
0:00–0:45
2
How are New York City’s 9/11 memorial events honoring the victims 24 years later?
0:45–1:40
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What details are known about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk?
1:40–2:18
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Who is the new NPR editor‑in‑chief and what experience does he bring?
2:18–2:57
5
What is happening in the Florida trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump?
2:57–3:46
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How are Vermont water utilities defending against cyber‑attacks like the Volt Typhoon threat?
3:46–4:39