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What is the opening briefing on the Eastern Europe drone incident?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Eastern Europe remains on edge. After nineteen Russian drones entered Polish airspace last week, President Trump says the incursion may have been a mistake by Moscow, but Texas Congressman Michael McCall disagrees. The Republican Sunday offered a dire warning.
We've never seen anything like this in recent times. And so what I'm concerned about is that the escalation here. Uh and the temperature rising Uh we gotta be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III.
McCall was speaking on ABC's this week.
How are Congress members responding to the looming government shutdown deadline?
Congress has until the end of the month to agree on a funding bill, or else the government will shut down, and Pierre's Mar Lasson reports.
Members of Congress are facing a deadline of midnight on September thirtieth, and the only way they can avoid a government shutdown is with a bipartisan vote in the Senate. Republicans do not have the votes by themselves to overcome a filibuster. A large part of the Democratic base wants their party to fight to refuse to vote to keep the government open unless they get concessions on Medicaid and Obamacare subsidies. But other Democrats say that's a trap, they say Republicans don't care whether the government stays open or not, and that Democrats would be blamed for a shutdown. Mara Lyason, NPR News.
In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling for calm. One Republican senator says Congress is facing more than fifty threats a day and something needs to change. NPR's Luke Garrett has more.
What reactions followed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk?
There are things that are occurring now that are different than what we have seen just two or three years ago. So yeah, we have to pay attention to this.
Langford says the temperature needs to be turned down following Kirk's assassination. And while the Republican Senator says he understands the anger on the political right following the killing, Langford urges White House officials and members of Congress to seek peace.
It is important for leaders to be disciplined to be able to say let's set the example and try to do things very differently.
Langford, who is also a pastor, says there's a spiritual battle between civil conversation and violence. The senator then quoted Kirk, who often said when the words stop, the violence starts. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Fox News host Brian Kilmead offered an apology on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill people who are homeless.
Why did Fox News host Brian Kilmead issue an apology for his comments on homeless mental‑illness patients?
His earlier remarks came during the Fox and Friends show on Wednesday. The panel was discussing a mentally ill homeless man who was arrested in connection with the murder in August in eighteen. Kilmead said homeless people who did not accept public services should be given an involuntary lethal injection, and he added, just kill them. Stocks got off to a quiet start in Asia on Monday as traders wait for a decision this week by the Federal Reserve on possible interest rate cuts. The Bank of Canada, meanwhile, is expected to cut rates by a quarter point this week. You're listening to NPR News. This year's Emmys were handed out in Los Angeles last night. Jean Smart won Best Actress in a comedy for Hacks.
It was her fourth win connected to the show.
Which shows and performers dominated this year’s Emmy Awards?
Noah Weil won Best Actor in a Drama for his work in the pit, which also won Best Drama Series, and Netflix Adolescence had six wins, including Best Limited series. The studio, meanwhile, set a record for most wins by a comedy series in a single season. The Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up this weekend and after screening almost three hundred films, handed out prizes, and Pierre's Bob Mondello as our details.
The highlight of the Toronto International Film Festival is its audience-selected People's Choice Award. Twelve of the last 15 winners have later received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, and four went on to win Best Picture. This year's People's Choice recipient is Hamnet, which tells the story of Shakespeare's adolescent son. Will you be brave?
Yes. Will you be brave?
What film won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award and why does it matter?
Hamnet is directed by Chloe Zhao, the only filmmaker to win Tiff's Top Award twice.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the opening briefing on the Eastern Europe drone incident?
0:01–0:34
2
How are Congress members responding to the looming government shutdown deadline?
0:34–1:37
3
What reactions followed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk?
1:37–2:23
4
Why did Fox News host Brian Kilmead issue an apology for his comments on homeless mental‑illness patients?
2:23–3:10
5
Which shows and performers dominated this year’s Emmy Awards?
3:10–3:58
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What film won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award and why does it matter?
3:58–4:39