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What happened at the ICE facility shooting in Dallas and how are officials responding?

Corva Coleman 0:00
Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman, Trump administration officials say there has been a shooting at an immigration and customs enforcement facility in Dallas. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons spoke to CNN this morning.
Unknown 0:17
Like I said, right before I just walked on set, Wag got word that the shooter is down from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Corva Coleman 0:22
Dallas police now say two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds, one victim died at the scene. Dallas police say they will hold a media briefing later this hour. Ukrainian president Володимир Зеленський адресed the UN General Assembly last hour.

How is Ukrainian President Zelensky addressing the UN and what accusations does he make against Russia?

Corva Coleman 0:37
He's calling for more support for his country as it resists Russia's war. He's calling out Russia for kidnapping Ukrainian children.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy 0:50
some of them back and I think I think everyone who's helped But how long will it take to bring all of them Ку
Corva Coleman 1:00
Зеленський мед в President Trump yesterday. The Israeli military offensive in Gaza City continues. Gaza health officials say more than fifty people have been killed in the last twenty four hours, and Piers Kerry Khan reports.

What are the latest reports on the Israeli offensive in Gaza and the civilian impact?

Kerry Kahn 1:14
One Israeli airstrike near a market in central Gaza city early Wednesday killed at least twenty-two people, including nine children and six women, according to Morgue officials. Israel has ordered the city's population of nearly a million people out. Many residents say they have nowhere safe to go nor money to evacuate. A UN Commission of Inquiry says Israel is intending to establish permanent control over Gaza through the through the military and demolition of civilian infrastructure. It also criticized Israeli moves to ensure a Jewish majority in the West Bank through land confiscation and displacement. Israel says the UN report is politically driven and backwards, saying it is Hamas that is trying to get rid of Israel.
Kerry Kahn 1:57
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Corva Coleman 1:58
NPR News Tel Aviv. Stocks open mixed this morning as Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces a new push into artificial intelligence. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 40 points in early trading.

How are Alibaba’s AI investments affecting the stock market and tech industry?

Scott Horsley 2:13
Stock in Alibaba jumped sharply after the e-commerce company announced a new partnership with AI Chipmaker NVIDIA. Alibaba sa plans to boost its spending on artificial intelligence to more than fifty billion dollars as it expands data center operations in multiple countries around the world. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he and his colleagues will move cautiously on any additional cuts to interest rates. The central bank cut its benchmark rate last week for the first time all year. Pal told a business group in Rhode Island the Fed is trying to guard against a softening job market while also battling stubborn inflation. We'll get an update on inflation from the Commerce Department later this week.
Scott Horsley 2:52
Scott Worsley in Pair News, Washington.
Corva Coleman 2:58
This is NPR. Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has returned to the air, ABC suspended him for less than a week. That came after Trump administration officials got angry over his comments over the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel noted last night that he never intended to make light of the killing. He then began a spirited defense of free speech principles, he thanked Republicans who supported him. Right after Charlie Kirk was shot, graphic videos of the incident began circulating online. These collected millions of views even if people did not want to see them. NPR Shannon Bond reports graphic images are circulating more quickly.

Why are graphic images of the Charlie Kirk shooting spreading online and what are the mental‑health effects?

Shannon Bond 3:39
Kirk's event was being livestreamed and thousands of people in the audience had smartphones. So while many who were online that day didn't go looking for the videos, they still saw them, often auto-playing on social media. Graphic footage has long circulated online. What's new is how readily it's available. Roxanne Cohen Silver is a psychology professor at the University of California Irvine who researches the health impacts of traumatic events.
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For the most recent tragedy, people really had to be vigilant about avoiding these images.

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