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What did President Trump say about the United Nations at the UN General Assembly?

Ryland Barton 0:00
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump bashed the United Nations today in a lengthy speech to world leaders gathered in New York at the UN General Assembly. NPR's Franco Ordonnez reports the speech comes as Trump is increasingly isolated inside the body.
Franco Ordonez 0:16
President Trump touted that the US has entered a golden age while scolding the body for rampant waste and corruption. He used a faulty teleprompter and broken escalator as a metaphor for larger problems of the United Nations.
Donald Trump 0:31
It has such tremendous, tremendous potential. Ба і царін комиксом потенціал.
Franco Ordonez 0:38
Патизмойт критицим was on migration.
Donald Trump 0:41
United Nations is funding an assault on Western кандрії.

Why did the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and what does it mean for the job market?

Donald Trump 0:46
And their borders.
Franco Ordonez 0:47
Trump accused the UN of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to support illegal migration into the US, including providing shelter and transportation, and he blamed political correctness on the issue for what he said was ruining their countries. Franco Ordoniaz, NPR News.
Ryland Barton 1:04
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says uncertain economic an uncertain economic outlook has caused many companies to bat cut back on hiring. NPR Scott Horsley reports the lackluster job market led to the f led the Fed to cut its benchmark short-term interest rate last week for the first time in nine months.
Scott Horsley 1:23
Hiring slowed to a crawl over the summer, and the Fed hopes to prevent a sharper slowdown by cutting interest rates. The central bank's still keeping a watchful eye on inflation, though. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told an audience in Rhode Island that President Trump's tariffs have already resulted in some price hikes and more are expected.
Jerome Powell 1:39
Uncertainty around the path of inflation remains high.

Why is Jimmy Kimmel’s show being pulled from many ABC stations?

Jerome Powell 1:42
We will carefully assess and manage the risk of higher and more persistent inflation.
Scott Horsley 1:52
On average, members of the Fed's rate setting committee expect to cut interest rates by an additional half percentage point by the end of this year. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
Ryland Barton 2:01
Jimmy Kimmel Live will be back on the air tonight, but not everywhere. ABC put the show on hold last week over remarks that Kimmel made on air after the killing of Charlie Kirk, and as Steve Futterman reports, many ABC stations will be keeping it off the air for now.
Steve Fetterman 2:16
More than 60 ABC affiliates, over 20% of ABC stations will not be broadcasting Jimmy Kimmel's show when it returns. Stations that are owned by two large broadcast groups, Nextar and Sinclair, will substitute other programming. It was complaints from those two groups last week that helped lead to Kimmel's show being suspended. Here on Hollywood Boulevard, where the show is taped, Kimmel fans

What were the details of Ryan Ruth’s trial for the alleged Trump assassination attempt?

Steve Fetterman 2:41
Like Samurai Barnett are happy he's back.
Unknown 2:44
It shows you what we can all do when we all unify on one accord immediately. Like this this happened w in less than a week.
Steve Fetterman 2:51
Sources with the program say they expect Kimmel to make a conciliatory statement on tonight's show.
Ryland Barton 2:57
Steve Butterman reporting this is NPR. Ryan Ruth has been found guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year. After the verdict today, Ruth tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, but was quickly restrained by officers. The jury took about two hours to reach their decision. Ruth represented himself in court and faces up to life in prison with sentencing scheduled for December.

How is the Gates Foundation planning to spend nearly $1 billion on global disease fighting?

Ryland Barton 3:21
The Gates Foundation announced that it will give nearly one billion dollars to fight global diseases like HIV AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, NPR's Fat Metanis reports and a note, the Gates Foundation is also a financial supporter of NPR.
Fatma Tanis 3:35
The announcement came from Bill Gates himself at an event in New York on Monday evening, which was aimed at setting goals for improving global health and ending poverty. Worldwide efforts to fight diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria have been seriously hampered by the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts, as well as those of other countries. Clinics have shut down, aid groups have laid off thousands of employees, and patients have not been able to access.

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