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What happened in the Austin ICE shooting and how are local officials responding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon. Officials in Texas say an ICE agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin. Austin's city council member Mike Siegel spoke to NPR from the scene of the shooting, which is just blocks from his home. He said he saw that the man's car had at least two bullet holes in the passenger side. Photos from the scene confirm that. At least one uninjured person in civilian clothes was put in handcuffs on the scene. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says the person shot is in serious but stable condition. The office of New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani says he will meet with President Trump tomorrow, one day before the President is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly.
Steve Kastenbaum has more.
We continue to have a conversation about how best to deliver for this city, and that is a conversation that has been done in person, it's been done over the phone, and it will continue so long as either of us have the ability to deliver for the city.
Why is President Trump banning major news outlets from the White House and what are the legal implications?
Despite their cordial meetings, President Trump has publicly criticized the Democratic Socialist Mayor. Mam Dani recently joined other mayors and governors who sued the White House over a policy that makes it harder to obtain green cards. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
Democrats and journalists are warning that President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House would limit freedom of the press, but the White House is defending the ban. З НПР з Лидія Калітри репортується, президен анонсы северок.
Автопрезин Трам анонс за бан у Фридай. Форму президент Барак Обама said it was unimaginable what the reaction would have been if he had done the same during his presidency. Юдж кантка Байд-Спрес брифінг зенімо. Because you're giving the current president unfavorable coverage. UN Ambassador Mike Waltz defended Trump's ban on Sunday, telling CNN
the president is absolutely within his rights uh to limit uh journalists to government facilities, uh, particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behav behaving as good faith journalists.
How is the proposed change to Head Start rules affecting homeless and foster‑care children?
White House Correspondence Association president Jackie Heinrich says that denying access to journalists violates the First Amendment. Lydia Kaleetri, NPR News, Washington.
Russia says Ukraine launched more than one thousand drones overnight around the country at hundreds of targets in Moscow, including a major oil refinery and a residential building. At least three people were killed, dozens wounded. Ukraine's President Zelensky says the attack was aimed at oil and logistics facilities in order to put pressure on Russia's economy. You're listening. to NPR News. A Trump administration proposal could strip protections for homeless children trying to access the nation's largest early education and child care program for low income families known as Head Start. NPR Sequoia Carrillo has the story.
The new proposal would eliminate a rule that allows Head Start Centers to set aside spots for homeless students and those in the foster care system.
What did Russia claim about Ukrainian drone attacks and what is the stated goal of those strikes?
Right now, Head Start Centers can reserve up to three percent of their slots for those families. Advocates worry the change will leave some of the most vulnerable children without services. Another change in the proposal would not allow families to simply declare they are homeless. They would need to prove it. The administration says the move to take one hundred and thirty three pages of guidelines and reduce it to only a handful. Is meant to reduce administrative burden on centers. Sequoia Crillo NPR
News. China and the US are divided on many things, but fast food seems to be tying the two nations together. American restaurant and beverage chains are rapidly expanding in China, while major Chinese fast food chains are expanding their presence in the US. KFC already has three and a half times the number of China locations than does in the US.
How are fast‑food chains driving a new kind of ‘gastro‑diplomacy’ between the U.S. and China?
Popeyes and Five Guys are increasing their locations as well.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the Austin ICE shooting and how are local officials responding?
0:01–1:11
2
Why is President Trump banning major news outlets from the White House and what are the legal implications?
1:11–2:22
3
How is the proposed change to Head Start rules affecting homeless and foster‑care children?
2:22–3:22
4
What did Russia claim about Ukrainian drone attacks and what is the stated goal of those strikes?
3:22–4:13
5
How are fast‑food chains driving a new kind of ‘gastro‑diplomacy’ between the U.S. and China?
4:13–5:03