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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged the UN General Assembly to help save a two-state solution by preserving the land where a Palestinian state should be. He spoke via video since the US refused him a visa. Israel's prime minister did get to deliver his address in person, as NPR's Michelle Kelluman reports.
Dozens of diplomats walked out of the general assembly hall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netiny to the podium, while his supporters cheered from the public gallery.
If there are any other moral cowards who haven't yet left this hall. Please do so now. Thank you very much.
He went on to defend the US and Israeli war against Iran, calling it one of the easiest decisions he's ever had to make. In what sounded like a campaign speech, he said Israel has hammered Hamas in Gaza and pummeled Hezbollah in Lebanon. And he blasted his many critics here, saying they're telling lies when they accuse Israel of genocide. Michelle Kelleman, NPR News, the United Nations.
The Navy says eight sailors attempted suicide during the ten month tour of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group. NPR's quill Lawrence reports the ships are an en route home from the Middle East.
Family members of U.S. sailors first warned about conditions on the aircraft carrier during what became a modern record for days at sea. At the time, Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth dismissed the reports, and President Trump said the ship's tour had been, quote, not nearly long enough. But in a letter responding to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Navy revealed that eight sailors had attempted suicide during the deployment, including one who jumped overboard. Gillibrand accused the president of treating the sailors with open disrespect. CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper has said that the Lincoln had a relatively low rate of mental health cases, but acknowledged the stress of such a long time at sea.
Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
Mortgage rates are above seven percent for the first time since January January 2025, according to Freddie Mack. NPR's Steam Bissaha says unease and the bond market is driving up the cost of long-term loans.
The cost of a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been rising fast as investors worry about inflation and the possibility of other interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Economist Joel Kahn with the Mortgage Bankers Association says that really slows down the housing market.
If they want to buy, that adds a lot to their monthly payment. Also prevents some borrowers from qualifying for their mortgage because of this higher expected payment.
Adding to the problem, high rates can trap existing homeowners where they are, which limits supply. Mortgage rates have risen more than a full percentage point since March. For a new loan on a median priced home, that's enough to increase monthly payments by hundreds of dollars. Steven Bissaha, NPR News.
U.S. stock indexes ended roughly back where they started after an up and down day. The SP 500 was virtually unchanged. The Dow dropped three-tenths of a percent. This is NPR News. More than eighty-three tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers. The Department of Agriculture says that the nationwide recall impacts more than a hundred and sixty-seven thousand pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat produced by Star Meat Delivery Incorporated of North Carolina. Greece's prime minister is renewing his calls for Britain to return the Parthenon marbles. Those are ancient Greek sculptures the British took from the Acropolis in the early nineteenth century, and Pierre's Lorne Freyer reports from London.
In a Guardian newspaper op ed, the Greek Prime Minister says there is political will for the return of the Parthenon marbles, which are also sometimes called the Elgin marbles, named after Lord Elgin, who had them chiseled off the Parthenon more than two hundred years ago. They're currently on display in the British Museum in London.
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