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Why did Ed Sheeran address the controversy over his concert tour?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. After days of remaining quiet, singer Ed Sheeran Saturday finally addressed the controversies surrounding his concert tour. He was in Philadelphia performing solo because his opening act, Mac Lamore, was banned by promoters after making pro Palestinian comments on stage last week. Sheeran said while he didn't want to be political, he said he still needed to speak out.
What happened in Israel and in the Nova Music Festival on October seventh was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain. What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate. My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians' lives.
Sheeran said he's continuing his tour because honoring his commitment to his fans is central to just who he is. Journalists at CNN, MS Now, and Politico say they were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday.
What happened when Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House?
That happened one day after President Trump announced a ban on the news organizations. He wrote on social media to complain about what he called unfavorable coverage from those three outlets, NPR's Ava Berger has a report.
MS Now reporter Akeila Garner said on the network that she could not get into the White House with her normal badge.
It did not work. There was a red beeping light, and so the officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled. I asked why it was not able to get inside. He said it was above him.
Soon after, CNN and political reporters also said they were unable to access the White House. Trump told reporters on Friday that those three outlets quote purposely write negative news.
How are record‑high fuel and heating‑oil prices affecting families in the Northeast?
The ban comes amid a midterm election season where Trump has faced pushback for an unpopular war in the Middle East, a looming affordability crisis, and threats to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Ava Berger and Pierre News, Washington.
President Trump also says that other news outlets may also be targeted for being banned from the White House. Fuel prices continue to hit record highs in the US, and as NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, that means higher prices for gas and more.
Many families in the northeastern US rely heavily on heating oil in the late fall and winter months. Brittany Wurden lives in southern Maine. She says she and her neighbors are worried about how they'll keep their homes warm this winter.
I typically every year wait until August to fill up. Um prices were a little high and I kept saying, like, I should order, I should order.
What was the outcome of the Houthi missile attack on Riyadh?
And then September hit and they had just gone so high I was honestly worried.
The war in Iran continues to disrupt global oil supplies with crude trading at around one hundred dollars a barrel. Diesel has climbed to a record six dollars forty nine cents a gallon, up more than thirty cents from a week ago. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
This is NPR News. Yemen's Houthi rebels used a ballistic missile to attack the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh Saturday morning.
Why is Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park a big deal this year?
The Saudi government says the missile was intercepted. The Iran-backed Houthis are fighting the government of Yemen, which is supported by Saudi Arabia. The brackets are out for Fat Bear Week, so now's your chance to get in on the action. And PR's John Stolness has more on the annual competition to decide which is the pudgiest bear in Alaska.
This year marks the twelfth edition of the tournament featuring the huge bears at Katma National Park in Preserve. The bears gorge themselves on salmon and berries ahead of winter hibernation to reach peak fat, with their exploits going out live on a popular livestream. Sauer Bruce, ranger at Katma National Park, says it's important to feature a wide variety of finalists.
We always try to have different stories told through it as well. You know, we could have a bracket full of females, a bracket full of males, but we try to tell the whole story of Brooks River um through Fat Bear Week.
Defending champion thirty two chunk is back in this year's bracket. He received more than ninety-six thousand votes last year.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did Ed Sheeran address the controversy over his concert tour?
0:01–0:57
2
What happened when Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House?
0:57–1:40
3
How are record‑high fuel and heating‑oil prices affecting families in the Northeast?
1:40–2:35
4
What was the outcome of the Houthi missile attack on Riyadh?
2:35–3:06
5
Why is Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park a big deal this year?
3:06–4:07
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Which SEC college‑football upsets surprised fans this weekend?
4:07–5:03