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What new sanctions is President Trump demanding against Russia and China?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump says he's ready to impose new sanctions on Russia, but only with action from fellow NATO countries first. As NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports, it's Trump's latest threat as Russia continues attacking Ukraine.
On social media, Trump posted what he said was the text of a letter to all NATO nations and the world. He wrote that he'll be ready to impose new sanctions on Russia when other NATO nations have stopped buying oil from the country. He also said he wants NATO countries to impose tariffs of fifty to a hundred percent on Chinese goods. China is a top buyer of Russian oil. Trump met with Putin in Alaska last month in an effort to broker peace in the Ukraine war. Since then Russia has continued to attack Ukraine and its drones were also shot down in Polish airspace.
Who is the alleged shooter in the Utah killing of activist Charlie Kirk?
And Trump has been facing pressure from within his own party to increase sanctions on Russia as its aggression has continued. Danielle Kurtzlaven, NPR News.
A twenty-two-year-old man is being held without bail in Utah. He's suspected of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday while Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson is expected to be formally charged next week. In Oram, Utah, many in the community say they don't feel safe, even with the alleged assassin in custody. NPR's Marisa Penolosa
reports. Orm's nickname is Family City USA. It's known as a welcoming, safe community, and that's one of the reasons Case Dearden and his family moved here.
How are Utah residents reacting to the alleged assassin’s custody?
Now the father of two young kids is concerned that violence could escalate, he says.
The tensions are just rising and rising. The violence needs to stop. The division is what's causing this problem. So if if we're gonna keep pointing fingers, more people are going to be murdered.
Dearden and many others here say there needs to be a way to talk with each other, even when people disagree. Marisa Pinolosa, NPR News, O M Utah.
Stocks jumped this week in anticipation of lower interest rates. NPR's Scott Horsley reports all the major stock indexes spent time in record territory during the week.
Why did stock markets rally as investors anticipate lower interest rates?
The government's latest cost of living report shows the highest annual inflation in seven months, as double digit tariffs triggered higher prices for imported goods like coffee, clothing, and small appliances. But concerns about stubborn inflation are taking a back seat for now to worries about the sagging job market. Hiring has slowed sharply in recent months, and new claims for unemployment benefits point to a possible uptick in layoffs. Investors are betting the Federal Reserve will try to prop up the job market by lowering interest rates next week. That sparked a rally on Wall Street where the Dow climbed nearly one percent. The S P five hundred index jumped one point six percent, and the Nasdaq soared more than two percent.
Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
You're listening to NPR News in Washington. The Missouri Senate yesterday approved a new congressional map backed by President Trump.
What is the controversy behind the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox”?
It could help Republicans win an additional seat in the U.S. House in next year's midterm elections. In 2022, in the middle of a global outbreak of monkeypox, the World Health Organization changed the disease's name to MPOX. The US followed suit, but now US spokespeople have reverted to the old term monkeypox, NPR's Gabriella Emmanuel explains.
The term was retired because it was inaccurate, the virus does not come from monkeys, and because it was viewed as stigmatizing. Africans and gay men have been heavily impacted by the virus, and the word monkey has been associated with dehumanizing tropes. Bahuma Titanji is a physician at Emory University. She finds it baffling that the US is going back to the old name.
No one in the research community is clamoring for this, no one in the public health community is clamoring for this.
How is climate change affecting insect populations in the Colorado mountains?
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the change but did not respond to questions about why it was made. Gabriella Emanuel, NPR News.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has new research on insect populations.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new sanctions is President Trump demanding against Russia and China?
0:01–0:49
2
Who is the alleged shooter in the Utah killing of activist Charlie Kirk?
0:49–1:33
3
How are Utah residents reacting to the alleged assassin’s custody?
1:33–2:15
4
Why did stock markets rally as investors anticipate lower interest rates?
2:15–3:05
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What is the controversy behind the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox”?
3:05–4:00
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How is climate change affecting insect populations in the Colorado mountains?
4:00–4:39