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What new law did California Governor Gavin Newsom sign to limit police mask use?
Live from NPR News in Washington DC, I'm Dale Willman. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law that bans most law enforcement from wearing masks on duty, except for things like riot gear, medical masks, and undercover work. It's the first bill of its kind in the country. Harardo Zavalov, Cap Radio in Sacramento, has more.
The law comes in response to increased immigration enforcement in California, including the raids that sparked a massive protest in Los Angeles this summer.
How is Erica Kirk expected to lead Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s death?
During a press conference in Los Angeles, Newsom recalled the recent ICE detention.
These mass men did not provide any information, name, badge, number. hidden from accountability. Any transparency, any oversight. That's Trump's America, but it is not. The America we've grown up in.
But the question of whether or not state lawmakers can regulate federal law enforcement remains unclear and could end up in the courts. This law takes effect next year. ICE decline to comment. For NPR News, I'm Herrda Zavala in Sacramento.
What changes did the CDC advisory panel recommend for COVID‑19 vaccine information?
Erica Kirk will lead Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization her late husband Charlie Kirk founded in twenty twelve. NPR's Rachel Tressman report.
The board of Turning Point USA unanimously elected Erika Kirk its CEO on Thursday, a week after her husband's death. People close to the family have said this is the succession plan that Charlie Kirk wanted. The couple married in 2021 and have two young children. Erica Kirk, who runs a Christian clothing line and devotional podcast, often appeared with her husband at events, calling on women to prioritize family. Kirk has vowed to carry out her husband's mission and said Turning Point's annual conference and campus tour will continue. She is scheduled to speak alongside President Trump and Vice President Vance at Kirk's Memorial in Arizona on Sunday. Rachel Treesman, NPR News.
An influential advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made changes to vaccine policy at a two-day meeting this week in Pierre's Penguang reports from Atlanta.
The panel is handpaked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior and skews towards being critical of COVID vaccines. They voted to recommend that people consult with a medical provider before they get one. Panel member Retzef Levy, who led the discussions, wanted input on what people hear about the vaccines.
Do we have a culture of safety?
Why did a right‑wing demonstration in the Netherlands turn violent before the national election?
This has to do with acknowledging what the risks are and be truthful. to parents and patients about what are the risks.
The documented side effects are well known fever, body aches, a rare risk of heart problems for young men. But the committee voted to add theoretical risks to a consumer information sheet, even though some of those harms have not been proven, despite billions of doses being given out. Ping Huang NPR News.
A right wing demonstration in the Netherlands turned violent on Saturday. Demonstrators clashed with police and vandalized the office of a political party. Police used tear gas and water cannons to s to disperse the rioters. The demonstration took place just weeks before national election. You're listening to NPR News. Russian forces launched a major attack at nine regions of Ukraine this weekend. Ukraine's military says many of the drones and missiles were knocked down, but explosions killed at least three people and dozens of others have been injured. Ukraine's president says a missile equipped with cluster munitions hit a multi-story building in the city of Dnipro, and he said the attack was a strategy to intimidate civilians and destroy that country's infrastructure.
Thousands of people are flocking to a small town in West Virginia to celebrate the mythical creature called Mothman. And Paris Bill Chapel was the has more.
What details did Ukraine report about the recent Russian missile attack on Dnipro?
In the nineteen sixties, two young couples saw an eerie sight on a dirt road in Point Pleasant. Here's Steve Ward, a local historian.
Now this thing was roughly humanoid, six, seven foot tall, red glowing eyes, about and about a ten foot wingspan.
Newspapers called it the Mothman, and a legend was born.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new law did California Governor Gavin Newsom sign to limit police mask use?
0:00–0:28
2
How is Erica Kirk expected to lead Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s death?
0:28–1:01
3
What changes did the CDC advisory panel recommend for COVID‑19 vaccine information?
1:01–2:17
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Why did a right‑wing demonstration in the Netherlands turn violent before the national election?
2:17–3:34
5
What details did Ukraine report about the recent Russian missile attack on Dnipro?
3:34–4:38
6
How does the annual Mothman festival impact the economy of Point Pleasant, West Virginia?
4:38–4:39