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What was the outcome of the Ryan Ruth trial and why does it matter?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Ryan Ruth, the man charged with plotting to assassinate then candidate Donald Trump in Florida last year. Has been found guilty on all counts, he now faces life in prison. A jury in four peers deliberated a few hours before the verdict was announced. Ruth's was the second assassination attempt during Trump's presidential campaign. And PR's Greg Allen has more on the trial in which Ruth represented himself in court.
Ruth was arrested after a Secret Service agent says he spotted him holding a rifle near where Trump was golfing at his West Palm Beach Club in September. Ruth presented three witnesses Monday. Two were friends who testified to what he claimed is his peacefulness, gentleness, and nonviolence.
How is President Trump advising pregnant women about acetaminophen and autism?
The third, a former Marine sniper serving as an expert witness, did little to help Ruth's defense. He said the spot prosecutors called a sniper's hide just outside the golf club's fence offered with What he called a clear shot at the sixth hole where Trump was soon to arrive. Greg Allen, NPR News, Fort Pierce, Florida.
President Trump and the Food and Drug Administration are offering different messages about whether a common painkiller is a cause of autism. And PR's John Hamilton has more on the apparent disagreement.
At a press briefing Monday, Trump offered unequivocal advice to pregnant women regarding acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. With Tylenol, don't take it. Don't take it.
Why are the UK, Canada, and Australia recognizing a Palestinian state and how are Palestinians reacting?
Pregnant women who do, he said, put their child at risk of developing autism. But a statement from the FDA took a different tone. It describes a possible association between acetaminophane and autism, and in a letter to physicians, the FDA commissioner stated that a causal relationship has not been established between the drug and the disorder. The agency says it plans to require a new warning label on products containing acetaminophen, but it remains unclear what it will say. John Hamilton, NPR News.
Hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank marched in muted celebration today of After the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia announced they would formally recognize a Palestinian state with More on this from NPR's Emily Fang.
Palestinians gathered in the city of Ramallah to cheer the recognition, but also to mourn the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed and to call attention to the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
What are the allegations against Tom Homan, the border czar, and how has he responded?
Some marchers waved Palestinian flags, and a few waved the flag of Spain, which is recognized a Palestinian state last year, and that of France, which also has joined the list of countries. Rawan Ziyadeh is a student at nearby Burzate University. She applauds the wider recognition of Palestinian statehood. She said it gave Palestinians a seat at global institutions like the UN. But Ziyadeh and most other Palestinians say they want to see more concrete actions to end Israel's war in Gaza. Emily Fang in Pure News.
This is NPR. President Trump's border czar Tom Homan is disputing bribe allegations that surfaced in recent days.
Absolutely.
How does Elon Musk’s Boring Company plan to build flood‑relief tunnels in Houston?
Look, I did nothing criminal, I did nothing illegal. And this hit piece after hit piece after hit piece. And I'm glad the FBI and DOJ came out and said and that you know, uh s said that nothing illegal happened, nothing, you know, uh no criminal activity. You're talking about guys spent thirty four years enforcing the law.
He spoke out himself yesterday on Fox News' The Ingram Engle hours after the White House strongly defended him. MSNBC and the New York Times were among the news organizations that reported Oman had been recorded accepting fifty thousand in cash from undercover federal agents in exchange for agreeing to help win contracts. NPR has not independently verified the allegations. Elon Musk wants to build millions of dollars of tunnels under Houston to alleviate flooding. That's according to a new investigation by the Texas Newsroom.
What did the latest Wall Street update reveal about the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500?
In collaboration with the Houston Chronicle, ProPublica, and the Texas Tribune, the Texas Newsroom's Lauren Magahie has more.
According to emails obtained by the Texas Newsroom.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What was the outcome of the Ryan Ruth trial and why does it matter?
0:02–0:45
2
How is President Trump advising pregnant women about acetaminophen and autism?
0:45–1:25
3
Why are the UK, Canada, and Australia recognizing a Palestinian state and how are Palestinians reacting?
1:25–2:22
4
What are the allegations against Tom Homan, the border czar, and how has he responded?
2:22–3:07
5
How does Elon Musk’s Boring Company plan to build flood‑relief tunnels in Houston?
3:07–3:54
6
What did the latest Wall Street update reveal about the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500?
3:54–4:38