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What happened in the Dallas ICE detention center shooting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. This morning, a shooter opened fire on a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement detention facility in Dallas, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security says at least one detainee was killed, NPR's Jasmine Gars reports.
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 Cash 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. In July, a police
How are politicians responding to the threat of politically‑motivated violence?
Police officer was shot outside a facility in Alvarado, Texas. At a press conference this morning, officials disparaged politically motivated violence. Senator Tad Cruz, Republican of Texas, called for an end to rhetoric against federal immigration agents. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
The government will shut down in one week if lawmakers don't come up with a funding plan. President Trump canceled a meeting with congressional democrats, calling their demands unserious. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries says democrats want to boost funding for health care and are willing to negotiate with Republicans to avoid a shutdown.
in a bipartisan way to try to find common ground. In order to enact a spending bill that actually meets the needs of the American people.
What is the latest on the looming federal government shutdown?
Democrats are proposing rolling back Medicaid changes in President Trump's signature tax bill and extending tax credits for Obamacare health plans. Republicans say reversing Medicaid change changes is a non starter. The Chinese e commerce giant Alibaba is making a big push into artificial intelligence. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that news is getting a positive review from investors.
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.
How is Alibaba expanding its artificial‑intelligence investments?
Scott Worsley in Pair News, Washington.
The world's largest carbon polluter, China, says it will cut carbon emissions by seven to ten percent by twenty thirty five. The announcement came as more than one hundred world leaders gathered to talk about increased urgency and the need for stronger efforts to curb heat trapping gases. International climate negotiations are set to begin in Brazil in six and a half weeks. From Washington, this is NPR News. The family of one of the sixty-seven people killed when a commercial plane crashed with an Army helicopter over Washington DC in January is suing the government and the airline involved. The family accuses them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than thirty documented near misses in the area.
Other families are expected to join in the lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines, and its regional partner, PSA Airlines. It was the deadliest US plane crash since two thousand one. The Christian Gir Girls Camp in Texas, where twenty seven young girls and counselors died in flooding on july fourth, says it plans to partially reopen next year.
What new climate‑action commitments is China announcing?
The people lost at Camp Mystic were among more than one hundred and thirty who died during the Texas flood. Texas Public Radio's Marianne Navarro reports.
Camp Mystic said in an email to families it plans to reopen its Cypress Lake campus, located less than a mile away from the Guadalupe River campus that saw extensive flood damage.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the Dallas ICE detention center shooting?
0:00–0:41
2
How are politicians responding to the threat of politically‑motivated violence?
0:41–1:30
3
What is the latest on the looming federal government shutdown?
1:30–2:32
4
How is Alibaba expanding its artificial‑intelligence investments?
2:32–3:39
5
What new climate‑action commitments is China announcing?
3:39–4:39