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Why did the former CDC head testify that politics overtook public health?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The former head of the CDC is testifying on Capitol Hill at this hour. Susan Menares is appearing before a Senate panel after she was ousted from the agency. She's expected to tell lawmakers that the Department of Health and Human Services put politics before public health. Police in Britain have arrested four people after video of President Trump and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was projected onto the outer walls of Windsor Castle overnight. NPR's Lauren Frere reports the castle is where King Charles is hosting Trump for a state visit today.
Home of the B. Video of Trump and Epstein lit up the castle walls after dark. And this is a film about Trump's relationship with the world's most famous paedophile.
But it's not just Trump.
What sparked the protest projections of Trump and Epstein on Windsor Castle walls?
King Charles's brother, Prince Andrew, was also friends with Epstein. So was the UK ambassador to Washington, who last week was fired for Epstein ties. Other protesters, climate activists, burst into a Republican dinner here in Windsor yelling. If you drill baby drill, how many will you kill? Polls show more than sixty percent of Britons have an unfavorable view of Trump. Protesters are marching in Windsor and in London, where a giant baby Trump blimp was hoisted during a previous presidential visit. Lauren Freyer, NPR News,
Windsor, England. In response to Congress ceasing all federal funding for public media for the next two years, NPR is planning to trim more than five million dollars from its upcoming fiscal year budget, which begins next month. It does not apply plan to offer any layoffs or programming shifts at this time.
How is NPR handling the $5 million budget cut and its impact on stations?
The company is offering eight million dollars in relief to stations impacted by the cuts. However, several stations say that amount will not be sufficient and are asking for more information around fees and PR charges for its program. Stocks on Wall Street opened higher this morning as the Commerce Department reported a drop in home building activity last month. MPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose by about 300 points in early trading.
Builders broke round on fewer homes in August than they did the month before. Single family housing starts fell by seven percent last month. Permits, which are considered a guide to future home building activity, were also down in August, though not as sharply. Builders have been in a funk all summer, but a new survey from the National Association of Home Builders found some optimism that falling mortgage rates could lead to a pickup in the months to come. The Federal Reserve is expected to lower short term interest rates this afternoon. Gasoline prices are inching higher.
What do the latest home‑building and mortgage trends mean for the economy?
Triple A finds the average price of regular gas is now three dollars twenty cents a gallon. That's up six cents from a month ago, and about where prices were this time last year. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
On Wall Street, the Dow up two hundred eighty one points. This is NPR News. A new study finds that a majority of American Jews are worried about anti Semitism on college campuses. NPR's Jason DeRose reports they largely disapprove of the Trump administration withholding research funding as a way to address anti Jewish sentiment.
The poll of more than eleven hundred American Jews found that seven in ten are concerned about antisemitism on campus, but nearly six in ten Jewish Americans disapprove of the Trump administration stopping federal funding to universities accused of not doing enough to stop anti-Semitism. The polling firm Ipsos designed the study in conjunction with social scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Rochester, where James Druckmann teaches.
Three-fourths of the sample view the administration as using antisemitism as an excuse.
What does the new poll reveal about American Jews’ concerns over campus antisemitism?
An excuse, Druckmann says, to crack down on free speech and academic freedom. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
Jerry of Ben and Jerry's has announced that he's stepping down after nearly fifty years as co-founder of the ice cream giant. In a statement posted on X, Jerry Greenfield said the company's independence has been lost and its social activism silenced under the control of its parent company.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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Why did the former CDC head testify that politics overtook public health?
0:00–0:53
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What sparked the protest projections of Trump and Epstein on Windsor Castle walls?
0:53–1:46
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How is NPR handling the $5 million budget cut and its impact on stations?
1:46–2:42
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What do the latest home‑building and mortgage trends mean for the economy?
2:42–3:48
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What does the new poll reveal about American Jews’ concerns over campus antisemitism?
3:48–4:38