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What happened in the Dallas ICE facility shooting and who was involved?
A shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas has left one person dead and two others injured. As KERA's Toluoni Osabamowo reports, authorities say the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted wound.
Dallas police say the suspect opened fire from an adjacent building before 7 a.m. local time. The FBI says bullet casings found near the gunman had anti-ICE messages written on them and that it's investigating the shooting as an act of targeted violence.
What evidence links the shooter to anti‑ICE motives and how are officials responding?
During a press conference after the shooting, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said politically motivated violence needs to stop.
To every politician demanding that ICE agents be doxxed and calling for people to go after their families, stop. This has very real consequences.
Federal officials confirmed no ICE officers or law enforcement were injured in the shooting. For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamo in Dallas.
A family of one of 67 people killed when a plane collided with an Army helicopter over the nation's capital in January is now suing the government and the airlines involved.
NPR's Joel Rose has the story. The lawsuit names American Airlines as well as PSA Airlines, the regional carrier that was operating the flight as defendants, along with the federal government. The plaintiff is Rachel Crafton, the wife of Casey Crafton, who died in the midair collision. Her lawyers say they're trying to hold American Airlines, along with the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Army, accountable. the deadliest U.S. plane crash in decades.
Who is suing after the midair collision over the capital and what are the allegations?
In a statement, American Airlines said that it would fight any allegation the airline caused or contributed to the accident. The family members of other victims are expected to file lawsuits of their own. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
For the first time in decades, a Syrian leader has addressed the U.N. General Assembly. NPR's Michelle Kellerman has details on the former rebel leader turned statesman.
As a young jihadi fighter, Ahmed al-Sharah helped establish an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. But now he's the leader of a movement that toppled Bashar al-Assad, and he's vowing to build a new Syria after decades of dictatorship. Speaking through an interpreter, he says he's been trying to turn the page on a wretched past.
A land of ancient civilization and culture deserves to be a state of law protecting everyone.
Why did a Syrian leader address the U.N. and what did he propose for Syria?
Al-Sharah raised concerns about Israeli strikes in Syria, which he says contradict the support he's receiving from much of the world. He says he remains open to negotiations with Israel. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the United Nations.
Ukraine's president is urging the international community to confront Russian President Putin over attempts to expand his war. Volodymyr Zelensky told world leaders gathered in New York that the time to act is now. Zelensky's remarks came a day after he met with President Trump, who has shifted his view on the war in Ukraine to say he now believes that Kiev can regain its territory. This is NPR. China has announced plans to cut harmful emissions by 7 to 10 percent over the next 10 years. That nation produces nearly a third of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. The announcement came as world leaders at the U.N. cited an urgent need to step up efforts to curb heat-trapping gases that contribute to climate change.
It also comes three weeks before a major climate summit in Brazil.
What did Ukraine’s president urge world leaders to do about Russian aggression?
New research published in The Lancet suggests that cancer deaths could nearly double worldwide by the year 2050. The study is published in the journal Lancet. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, more than two-thirds of those deaths are projected to to occur in low- and middle-income countries.
To estimate how cancer cases and deaths could grow, the researchers analyzed two decades' worth of data from more than 200 countries and territories.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What happened in the Dallas ICE facility shooting and who was involved?
0:20–0:47
3
What evidence links the shooter to anti‑ICE motives and how are officials responding?
0:47–1:48
4
Who is suing after the midair collision over the capital and what are the allegations?
1:48–2:36
5
Why did a Syrian leader address the U.N. and what did he propose for Syria?
2:36–3:38
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What did Ukraine’s president urge world leaders to do about Russian aggression?
3:38–4:03
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How could global cancer deaths change by 2050 and which countries are most affected?
4:03–4:53