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What happened at the ICE detention facility shooting in Dallas?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sangh. A shooter opened fire on a US immigration and customs enforcement detention facility in Dallas, Texas today. Authorities say three people including the shooter are confirmed dead, one person is in critical conditions. The Department of Homeland Security says two of those killed were detainees, and Pierre's jasmine garst has more.
Officials say the shooter opened fire from a nearby rooftop. The attacker then killed himself. Investigators say an anti-ICE message was found on the ammunition on the scene. On his ex account, FBI director Kash Patel posted an image of the rounds belonging to the attacker, one of which contained the message anti-ICE. It's the second attack on an ICE detention facility this year. Police officer was shot outside a facility in Alvarado, Texas.
How close is the U.S. government to a shutdown and what are the political stakes?
Officials disparaged politically motivated violence. Senator Tad Cruz, Republican of Texas, called for an end to rhetoric against federal immigration агент. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
Federal agencies are again on the verge of running out of money. There's less than a week to go to find consensus on averting a government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune warns Democrats will pay politically if they don't get on board. I mean I
gotta see what what's gonna be proposed. I'm hoping that the Democrats actually have a proposal.
What are Democrats proposing for a government funding extension and why is reform needed?
What they're talking about is a straight up extension, which as I said costs three hundred and sixty five billion dollars, has no reforms in it, and this is a program that's desperately in need of reform.
President Trump said on Truth Social he is declining to meet with Democratic leaders. Well, congressional Democrats say they're seeking significant relief for Americans on health care, saying the GOP's legislative actions have exacerbated a crisis. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to address reporters this hour. Iran's president says Tehran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear weapon. His comments before the UN General Assembly come as some European nations threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program. Your NPR's Jackie Northam.
What did Iran’s leaders say about nuclear weapons at the UN General Assembly?
President Massoud Pazeshkian said an edict issued by the country's religious leaders prevents Tehran from seeking a nuclear weapon. Pazeshkian and other senior Iranian officials have been meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with diplomats from Germany, France, and the UK. The so-called E3 recently called for the reimposition of nuclear sanctions on Iran for violating the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. Those sanctions are likely to resume this weekend. Meanwhile, hours before Pazeshkian took the podium, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ale Hameni dismissed any direct talks with the US about a nuclear deal, saying they would be a dead end. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
From Washington, this is NPR. For the first time in nearly sixty years, the UN General Assembly has heard from a Syrian president. Today Ahmed al Shiraz said his country was rejoining the global community.
Why is the Syrian president’s appearance at the UN significant after six decades?
After decades of dictatorship under the Assad regime. The family of one of the sixty seven people killed in a midair collision near Reagan National Airport outside Washington DC earlier this year. is now suing the government and air carriers involved. Lawsuit file today names the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines, and its regional partner, PSA Airlines. On january twenty ninth, a regional carrier was about to land when an army helicopter collided into it. Federal investigators have said the helicopter was flying above the two hundred foot threshold. NPR's student podcast challenge brings in thousands of student voices each year from grade four through college.
How does Sequoia Carrillo’s winning podcast explore her Indian heritage?
And now the high school winner comes to us from Houston by way of southern India. Here's NPR Sequoia Carrillo.
Ivani Yalto grew up in Houston. Her mom grew up in San Antonio, but her grandma grew up in Kerala, a state along the southern tip of India. She was fascinated by her grandma's stories of mango trees and running barefoot around her village with friends.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened at the ICE detention facility shooting in Dallas?
0:01–0:56
2
How close is the U.S. government to a shutdown and what are the political stakes?
0:56–1:26
3
What are Democrats proposing for a government funding extension and why is reform needed?
1:26–2:10
4
What did Iran’s leaders say about nuclear weapons at the UN General Assembly?
2:10–3:11
5
Why is the Syrian president’s appearance at the UN significant after six decades?
3:11–3:51
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How does Sequoia Carrillo’s winning podcast explore her Indian heritage?
3:51–4:39