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What did Iran and the U.S. discuss during their UN‑side meeting mediated by Qatar?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman, Iran says it met with a US delegation on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and that Qatar served as the mediator. This meeting followed President Trump's address to the UN body. That's where he threatened that he could quote annihilate Iran if a deal is not reached. And Piers Hadil Al Shelchi has more.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Bokhai called the meeting with the US quote an interaction used to convey Iran's conditions, according to Iranian state media. Those conditions he said included halting of US hostilities, an end to the US naval blockade, and the release of Iranian funds. Президен Трамп Туздей да у Сонвої. Іран м'ясі ветри та обliteration. The US Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff, who has been leading talks with Iran, said he felt quote very good following the meeting.
How is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the U.S. expected to affect trade and technology?
Hadil Al Shalji, NPR News, Istanbul.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is now heading toward the United States. It's his first state visit to the US in more than a decade. NPR's Jennifer Pack reports from Beijing.
President Xi heads to Washington with Taiwan trade and tech expected to be high on his agenda. The last time Xi met Trump in May, they agreed to more stability. American studies scholar Wu Sing Bo at Shanghai's Fudan University says it was the warmest he seen US China relations in years. But since then he says things have been fragile.
In the last several months, the US had continued to uh contain and uh pressure China.
Why are officials investigating alleged fraud in Medicare‑eligible health plans?
Like imposing extra tariffs, blacklisting more Chinese firms, and banning new imports of Chinese humanoid robots. This visit then says Wu is more about building mutual trust. Jennifer Pack, NPR News,
Beijing.gov. NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin reports. The government is providing few details about how it determined the health plans were not legitimate.
Trump administration officials explained in a press conference that they suspected fraudster brokers had signed up people who weren't eligible or who didn't even know they had been signed up. The fight against fraudulent brokers has been going on for years, says Cynthia Cox of the nonprofit health research organization KFF, but she questioned this approach. There could have been collateral damage here. If someone didn't file a claim, she points out, they might have just been healthy, and if they didn't respond to the notice in time, they might have just missed it.
What are the details of the DOJ indictment against the former postal worker who discarded Utah ballots?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not respond to NPR's questions by airtime about what happens if there were mistakes and people had their plans canceled in error. Selena Simmons Duffen, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment against a former U.S. postal worker. It accuses him of throwing out about three hundred mail ballots that were intended for people casting ballots in Utah's June primary election. Officials say that the suspect told authorities in Utah he threw the ballots and other mail into a church dumpster. That was because he wanted to lighten his workload, he said, not because of a political reason. The US military says an F sixteen fighter jet crashed yesterday in Germany.
What happened in the recent F‑16 crash in Germany and how is Fat Bear Week being celebrated?
The pilot sustained injuries after ejecting from the aircraft. Officials at the US Air Base in western Germany say the cause of the jet crash is being investigated. Voting is now open for Fat Bear Week. The annual competition features the chunky brown bears of Alaska's Kat Mai National Park and Preserve. It draws fans from around the world. Alaska public media's Ava
White reports. Fat Bear Week celebrates how much weight the animals pack on from feasting on massive sake salmon runs. The bears are relatable to fans voting in the competition like Landon Norman in Northwest Arkansas.
And I think that people can kind of find some inspiration from their resiliency.
What economic and election‑related headlines does NPR’s Up First highlight for the week?
And it's just wholesome. And it's bears doing what they want to do, getting fat.
You can vote for your favorite fat bear at batbearweek.org through September twenty-ninth when a weighty winner will be crowned.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did Iran and the U.S. discuss during their UN‑side meeting mediated by Qatar?
0:00–1:02
2
How is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the U.S. expected to affect trade and technology?
1:02–1:44
3
Why are officials investigating alleged fraud in Medicare‑eligible health plans?
1:44–2:42
4
What are the details of the DOJ indictment against the former postal worker who discarded Utah ballots?
2:42–3:34
5
What happened in the recent F‑16 crash in Germany and how is Fat Bear Week being celebrated?
3:34–4:22
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What economic and election‑related headlines does NPR’s Up First highlight for the week?
4:22–5:03