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Why is NATO warning Russia about further airspace incursions?

Shea Stephens 0:02
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. NATO has warned Russia that it will employ all military tools necessary to defend against any further incursions into airspace. Азмі Николсон репорт, а НАТО медін was called in response to signs of increased Russian aggression.
Esme Nicholson 0:19
NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta says the recent intrusions of Russian drones and fighter jets were either intentional or a sign of what he called blatant incompetence.
Shea Stephens 0:28
Even if it is incompetence, we still have to defend ourselves.
Esme Nicholson 0:31
Rutte was speaking following consultations held at Estonia's request in response to three Russian fighter jets entering its airspace last week for twelve minutes without authorisation. His remarks come after Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the Polish Air Force would shoot down flying objects as and when they violate Polish territory, quote, without discussion. Rutte stressed that NATO allies will act according to the threat level, adding that in Estonia's case there For MPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.
Shea Stephens 1:02
Ukrainian leader Vololomyr Zelensky says Russia continues to carry out the longest war in Europe since World War Two and without impunity.

What did President Zelensky say to the UN about Russia’s war in Europe?

Shea Stephens 1:10
Zelensky told the UN General Assembly that Russia is using every chance to keep the conflict going. He says there are no signs that Russia will ever return to the principles of the UN Charter. Health officials around the world are rejecting President Trump's assertion that pregnant women should avoid Tylenol. NPR's Jonathan Lambert has more.
Jonathan Lambert 1:29
In a press conference Monday, President Trump blamed acetaminophin, the active ingredient in Tylenol, for autism. He said the Food and Drug Administration would be updating guidance around its use during pregnancy. That claim isn't backed by evidence, according to officials from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization. The European Drug Regulator released a statement reiterating their guidance that the painkiller can be used during pregnancy when needed. Officials from several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and Spain, also pushed back against the President's comments, calling them unfounded and dangerous. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

How are health officials responding to President Trump’s claim about Tylenol and pregnancy?

Shea Stephens 2:08
Jimmy Kimmel's late night show is back on many ABC stations after an indefinite suspension over remarks he made about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel addressed the matter in his opening stand-up.
Jimmy Kimmel 2:19
You understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man. Uh I don't I don't think there's anything funny about it. I I posted a message on Instagram on the day he was killed, sending love to his family and asking for compassion, and I meant it.
Shea Stephens 2:45
On his platform Truth Social President Trump said that ABC told the White House that the show had been canceled. US futures are flat in after hours trading on Wall Street. You're listening to NPR.

Why was Jimmy Kimmel’s late‑night show suspended and how did he address the controversy?

Shea Stephens 3:01
Oklahoma public schools are forming a partnership with Turning Point USA, the group co founded by Charlie Kirk. State school superintendent Ryan Walters says the organization will have a chapter in every Oklahoma high school. Walter says the teachers' unions are pushing what he called woke indoctrination on students and lying about American history. One of the first black students to graduate from an integrated high school in the South has died. Bobby Kane was eighty five. From member station WPLN, Mariana Bacal has this remembrance from Nashville.
Mariana Bacal 3:35
Caine didn't have a choice in being one of the first black students to integrate a Southern high school. His county would no longer pay to bus him to a nearby city for school. A year before the Little Rock Nine, Kane and eleven other black students began integrating Clinton High School in East Tennessee. At the time a rising senior, Kane knew he would spend his last year of high school unable to play on the football team.

What is the new partnership between Oklahoma public schools and Turning Point USA?

Mariana Bacal 3:59
Unable to go to school dances, and as it turns out, I Unable to walk at graduation without being assaulted by white classmates, Kane went on to serve in the military and the Tennessee state government.

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