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What did President Trump say about Iran at the UN General Assembly?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says U.S. officials met with Iranians today at a three-hour meeting at the United Nations. During his speech to the General Assembly, Trump had said that he faced a decision on Iran, make a deal with the U.S. or annihilate the Islamic Republic. Trump has also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who traveled to the U.S. to lobby for more support against Russia's ongoing military assault on his country. As Zelensky traveled to the U.S., Ukraine and Russia traded more fire. Ukraine said new missile and drone attacks killed five people. President Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed a security agreement today while in New York for the U.N.
General Assembly. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports a deal allows the U.S. to expand its military presence on Greenland.
Before signing along with the Danish Prime Minister, Matt Fredriksen, and Greenland Prime Minister, Jans Fredrik Nielsen, President Trump boasted that the deal was long in the making. The agreement is expected to end a long-running clash between the leaders, as Trump had repeatedly demanded that the U.S.
How did the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark finalize the new security agreement?
take control of the mineral-rich island. Trump says the leaders had a tremendous relationship, and a secure relationship. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the deal permanently and completely addresses U.S. national security concerns in Greenland, and it does so without altering Greenland's self-determination or Denmark's sovereignty. Fredrickson describes the trilateral agreement as a deal that can last forever. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
The family of Nolan Wells is disputing the grand jury's decision not to pursue criminal charges related to his death.
Why is the family of Nolan Wells challenging the grand jury decision?
They spoke out today about the 18-year-old wide receiver for Southwest Mississippi Community College who was found dead two days after he went on an Independence Day boating trip with friends. The lawyer of a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas over the weekend says he was transferred from a hospital to ICE detention with a bullet in his back. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch tells NPR's Here and Now that this morning her client, Wilbur Rafael Garacés Pérez, said he was shackled yesterday afternoon, taken to a hospital and given an IV drip.
He was not provided surgery. He still has the bullet in his body. He's got his arm in a sling. And he's back at the detention center now reporting to me that he's been placed in isolation with a regular bed as opposed to a medical bed. And he's in a lot of pain.
What are the details of DoorDash’s $131.5 million settlement with New York workers?
He's just on Tylenol and ibuprofen.
Advocates dispute the Department of Homeland Security's claim that Garces Perez was residing in the U.S. illegally. A federal judge has granted an emergency order to temporarily halt his deportation pending a court hearing. You're listening to NPR News. DoorDash says, quote, we screwed up. The food delivery company issued a statement admitting it made mistakes when it came to paying its New York City employees. Mayor Zoran Mamdani announced DoorDash had agreed to pay $131.5 million to settle claims.
How are rising child‑care costs leading grandparents to become primary caregivers?
City Hall says most of the settlement will be returned to more than 260,000 workers who were underpaid, not paid, or paid late. for deliveries by DoorDash. Under the agreement, the company also agrees to submit to a new monitoring system to ensure compliance. Rising child care costs are pushing more U.S. families to seek help from a familiar source, grandparents. And Pierce Joe Hernandez reports older generations are increasingly stepping in to fill the child care gap.
Grandparents helping with childcare is not new, but the rising cost of daycare and other options has made family support critical. A recent study from AARP found grandparents who provide some care but aren't full-time caregivers watch their grandchildren a median amount of 3.8 hours per week. Nicole Jorwick, with the national organization Caring Across Generations, says many parents want their parents to be able to enjoy retirement and later phases of life.
But because of the lack of child care in this country, adult children are relying on their parents for that labor.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did President Trump say about Iran at the UN General Assembly?
0:01–1:13
2
How did the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark finalize the new security agreement?
1:13–1:50
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Why is the family of Nolan Wells challenging the grand jury decision?
1:50–2:39
4
What are the details of DoorDash’s $131.5 million settlement with New York workers?
2:39–3:17
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How are rising child‑care costs leading grandparents to become primary caregivers?
3:17–4:27
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Why are diesel prices hitting record highs and what does it mean for the upcoming elections?
4:27–5:03