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Why did U.S. forces attack a Caribbean boat and what are the implications?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. U.S. forces attacked another boat in the Caribbean Saturday, killing four people. The U.S. Southern Command says it was targeting alleged drug smugglers who were moving along known smuggling routes. However, the military once again did not offer any evidence that the boat was carrying drugs. Saturday's announcement comes just ten days after another strike in the Caribbean killed three people. At least two hundred thirty one people have now been killed by the US in sixty nine such strikes. Rights groups are calling the attacks extrajudicial killings. After a long stretch of uncertainty about President Trump's intentions regarding Greenland, leaders of the semi autonomous territory and Denmark are expressing optimism about a new agreement that bolsters the US military presence on the island.
What new agreement is being signed on Greenland’s sovereignty and U.S. military presence?
Terry Schultz has our reports.
Danish Prime Minister Meta Frederickson says she's pleased Denmark, Greenland, and the U.S. are planning to sign what she calls a good agreement that recognizes her country's sovereignty and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination. Frederickson's statement says the new deal, which is due to be signed next week at the United Nations General Assembly, is beneficial for NATO and Europe. The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens Frederick Nielsen, agrees it strengthens security for Greenland and Denmark following months of threats from President Trump to seize the island by force. The agreement is expected to update an existing 1951 treaty, which allows the U.S. to have and expand military bases on the island.
It will add provisions preventing foreign countries from having a presence there. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
Cuba is recovering from a nationwide power outage, as NPR's Ader Peralta reports.
How is Cuba coping with a nationwide power outage amid the U.S. oil blockade?
The outage occurred during the ninth month of a U.S. oil bill.
Cuba's electrical grid has been on the ropes for years, but ever since the US enacted an oil blockade in January, nationwide blackouts have become commonplace. This year there have been at least six total collapses. The Cuban government says this one started in the West and spread to the whole island on Friday. By Saturday morning, some of the grid had come online and most of the capital, Havana, had been restored. Even outside these blackouts, Cubans Have been living with precious little electricity, often going more than thirty hours at a time without power. The US government says the oil blockade is intended to bring a political transition in Cuba, but the Cuban government says right now there are no active negotiations with the United States.
There are new concerns about the deadly measles outbreak in Pennsylvania.
What are the risks of the measles outbreak at a Philadelphia children’s hospital?
Health officials are now warning about a possible exposure to the disease at a children's hospital in Philadelphia. James Garrow is with the Philadelphia Health Departments.
Our greatest worry is the children who are on that unit. Uh all of them are obviously too young to be vaccinated against measles, and given that they're already medically fragile, this is this creates a very concerning situation for us.
You're listening to NPR News. Waterfront houses are being threatened more and more by erosion and a rising sea level with climate change being a major driver, as NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports, when a house collapses into the water, cleanup is tough.
Waterfront homes are threatened in California, Maine, Michigan, and Virginia, among other states. One of the hot spots for home collapses is Dare County, North Carolina. thirty two homes have fallen there since twenty twenty. Contractors, volunteers, and government workers pick up a lot of the debris that ends up strewn on the beach, but some of it is swept out to sea.
How is climate‑driven erosion threatening waterfront homes across the U.S.?
Dave Halleck is the National Park Service superintendent for Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
If it sinks It's on the ocean floor and it it does not get removed.
That's bad for ocean creatures and for people who fish, surf, and swim. A bill that would help remove homes before they fall is stalled in Congress. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did U.S. forces attack a Caribbean boat and what are the implications?
0:01–0:49
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What new agreement is being signed on Greenland’s sovereignty and U.S. military presence?
0:49–1:41
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How is Cuba coping with a nationwide power outage amid the U.S. oil blockade?
1:41–2:33
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What are the risks of the measles outbreak at a Philadelphia children’s hospital?
2:33–3:34
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How is climate‑driven erosion threatening waterfront homes across the U.S.?
3:34–4:20
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Why is Russia holding elections in occupied Ukrainian regions and what does the world think?
4:20–5:03