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Who was Charlie Kirk and why was he honored at the GOP midterm convention?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. At President Trump's Republican midterm convention, Vice President J. D. Vance paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot one year ago Thursday.
To young men in particular, he was a young man himself and he understood where they were coming from. He understood that there was no greater calling for a young man, and he would tell people this than falling in love, starting a family, and becoming a father.
The crowd in Dallas chanted Kirk's name and fell quiet for a five-minute tribute video. Kirk was fatally shot while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University. Twenty-three-year-old Tyler Robinson could face a death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
How will the $500 rebates affect ACA plan subscribers if Republicans control Congress?
He's pleaded not guilty.
adult citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate this November. The Trump administration says it will give certain people enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans five hundred dollar rebates, and Pierre Selena Simmons Duffender reports he aims to use a pool of money that's usually sent to community groups to help people choose a plan and sign up for coverage.
Republicans in Congress and President Trump let COVID era subsidies expire in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces at the end of last year. On average, premium costs doubled.
Even a middle income, middle aged person is probably paying thousands more than they were last year.
Cynthia Cox is with KFF, a nonpartisan health research organization.
This five hundred dollars. might do something, but it is small in comparison to the amount that they're having to pay for health insurance premiums.
What did Israel discover about Hezbollah’s underground tunnels in Lebanon?
She says it's not clear if the Trump administration has the legal authority to send these payments and points out they won't go to the millions of people who lost coverage as a result of the premium spikes. Selena Simmons Duffin, NPR News.
The Israeli military says it's completed dismantling Hezbollah's underground tunnel infrastructure in southern Lebanon. It says more than a thousand tons of explosives were used to blow up two tunnels at the Ali Attacker Ridge. The details from the BBC's Ombar Naturajan.
The Israeli military said the tunnels extended for more than two kilometers and contained Iranian made rockets, anti-tank missiles, and drones. The explosions were so huge that the US Geological Survey says they caused a four point one magnitude trauma. Images released by the Israeli army show a fireball lighting up the sky. The authorities in Beirut say since the war between Israel and Hesperonia.
How are undocumented 9/11 Ground Zero workers affected by the Health and Compensation Act?
Began in March this year, more than four thousand and three hundred people have been killed. Israeli forces continue to occupy what it calls a security zone in the south of Lebanon.
And you're listening to NPR News. Following the nine eleven attacks, first responders and cleanup crews in New York City rushed toward the destruction. Advocates say more than two thousand of them were immigrants who were in the US illegally. NPR's Jasmine Garst reports.
Many immigrant workers have gotten workers' comp and help through the James DeDroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act, but advocates say many without legal status are too scared to apply. Lucelli asked that we withhold her last name for fear of deportation. She worked at Ground Zero wearing a paper mask and rubber gloves.
What impact does the Supreme Court’s ruling have on Missouri’s congressional districts?
Since then, she's battled breast cancer and asthma. The attack released hundreds of people. Hundreds of tons of toxic debris into the air. There have been more than 57,000 cancer cases related to exposure. The 911 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act would give Ground Zero workers a path to citizenship. It was introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in 2025, but remains stalled in Congress. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ends for now uncertainty over Missouri's congressional districts heading into the November midterms.
How did the San Francisco 49ers dominate the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne?
The Justices Thursday rejected a new map backed by President Trump. It had been drawn up to help Republicans gain an additional seat, but now the state is poised to revert to its former map, approved in twenty twenty two.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who was Charlie Kirk and why was he honored at the GOP midterm convention?
0:00–0:47
2
How will the $500 rebates affect ACA plan subscribers if Republicans control Congress?
0:47–1:48
3
What did Israel discover about Hezbollah’s underground tunnels in Lebanon?
1:48–2:44
4
How are undocumented 9/11 Ground Zero workers affected by the Health and Compensation Act?
2:44–3:36
5
What impact does the Supreme Court’s ruling have on Missouri’s congressional districts?
3:36–4:12
6
How did the San Francisco 49ers dominate the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne?
4:12–5:03