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Why is a federal judge reviewing the White House ban on journalists?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. After an emergency hearing today, a federal judge is expected to decide soon whether to restore access to journalists whom President Trump recently banned from the White House. Lawyers representing CNN, Politico, and MS Now argued it was a matter of constitutional rights. NPR's Juliana Kim reports.
An attorney representing the news outlets argued that the abrupt ban violated reporters' First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights, which relate to free speech and due process. The lawyer also called it retaliation for the news outlet's critical coverage of the president. In response, a lawyer at the Justice Department argued that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right. The federal judge who listened to These arguments did not make a ruling on the bench but
How are world leaders criticizing Israel's actions at the UN General Assembly?
He said he'll consider both sides and give an answer as soon as possible. Juliana Kim, NPR News.
Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has been a major topic during the UN General Assembly in New York, as several world leaders have used their speeches to bluntly criticize Israel's conduct. That's as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's set to speak tomorrow as NPR's Kat Lawnstorff reports.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres first condemned the Hamaslat attack on Israel in 2023, but then said what followed by Israel was a quote onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza. He also said Israeli violence and settlement expansion in the Israeli occupied West Bank is raising the quote specter of ethnic cleansing. Turkish President Rajeb Tayyib Erdogan described Gaza as a quote concentration camp, while Jordan's King Abdullah II said Israel is a quote, regional threat that operates with terrifying levels of impunity. Netanyahu, who has yet to directly respond to much of the criticism, but is set to land in New York on Thursday, address the UN and return to Israel all in the same day.
What concerns were raised about the death of a Costa Rican migrant in ICE custody?
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
A Costa Rican migrant has died in ICE custody, making him the fifty-eighth detainee to die at a detention facility since President Trump returned to office, NPR's Vanessa Roma reports.
Carlos Jose Marchena died on september eighteenth, according to ICE officials, who told NPR that Marchena was found unresponsive by staff at the Wynn Correctional Center. He was eventually transferred to a nearby hospital, but despite life saving efforts, the thirty six year old could not be revived. The official cause of death remains pending further medical examination. But Marchena's sister told Costa Rican news outlets that her brother said he was denied adequate medical care and sufficient food and water to help control his diabetes. She says he complained of chest pains just hours before he died. I says Marchena received proper medical care. An immigration judge ordered him removed from the US in July following two criminal convictions and an arrest for assault.
What threats does Hurricane Polo pose for Mexico's Pacific coast?
Vanessa Romo, NPR News.
Hurricane Polo is sent to skirt the Pacific coast of Mexico and could bring mudslides and life threatening flooding. Forecasters say Polo's a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of one hundred and fifty five miles an hour. This is NPR. Three people have filed lawsuits against Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, claiming they suffered traumatic brain injuries from the park's famous X two roller coaster. The lawsuits follow a recent settlement over a wrongful death case involving the same ride. The plaintiff's attorney says more than a hundred clients have reported brain injuries from the ride in the past two years. Six Flags says the ride has been closed since july twelfth. More than five million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, according to the UN, and weather projections show parts of the country may dip into famine in the coming months, NPR's Dury Buscarin reports.
Why are former Six Flags riders filing lawsuits over the X‑2 roller coaster?
Drought and an insurgency by the militant group Al Shabab have displaced millions of people in Somalia. Now a super El Nino in the Pacific Ocean could lead to serious floods.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is a federal judge reviewing the White House ban on journalists?
0:00–0:48
2
How are world leaders criticizing Israel's actions at the UN General Assembly?
0:48–1:49
3
What concerns were raised about the death of a Costa Rican migrant in ICE custody?
1:49–2:44
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What threats does Hurricane Polo pose for Mexico's Pacific coast?
2:44–3:37
5
Why are former Six Flags riders filing lawsuits over the X‑2 roller coaster?
3:37–4:27
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How is the UN addressing acute food insecurity and potential famine in Somalia?
4:27–4:52