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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
What did President Trump’s executive order say about TikTok’s future in the U.S.?
President Trump has signed an executive order saying video sharing app TikTok can continue operating in the U.S. President Biden signed a bill last year calling for TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell its assets or face a nationwide ban. Trump's order declares that a proposed deal to sell the company meets national security concerns laid out by the law. Much is still unknown about the actual arrangement, but Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping, quote, gave us the go-ahead to proceed with the deal. Five days before federal agencies run out of money, a Trump administration memo threatening mass layoffs is increasing the prospects of a shutdown.
How could an OMB memo and threatened federal layoffs increase the chance of a government shutdown?
NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports.
the Office of Management and Budget released a memo indicating if the government shuts down next week, it will fire some federal workers instead of putting them on unpaid leave. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says OMB has already been engaging in what he called mass firings throughout the year, and Democrats will continue to pursue legal challenges. His message to OMB Chief Russ Vogt was get lost.
We will not be intimidated by these threats coming from the most extreme parts of the Trump administration.
Who was identified in the ICE facility shooting in Dallas and what motives were reported?
President Trump called Democrats' demands to address health care costs as part of a funding deal unserious and says they will be blamed for a shutdown. There are no talks and no clear path to avoid a shutdown that could start October 1st. Deirdre Welsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
Federal officials have identified the man who shot and killed a detainee and injured two others at an ICE facility in Dallas yesterday as 29-year-old Joshua Yan. Authorities say he acted alone and left detailed notes stating he intended to shoot and terrorize ICE agents. He died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. The head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, delivered a short address by video to the United Nations General Assembly today, The U.S. denied visas to the Palestinian leader and about 80 other members of his government, meaning he could not give his address in person.
Why was Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas barred from the U.N. and what did his video address call for?
NPR's Emily Fang reports.
Abbas applauded France, the U.K., and other Western countries' symbolic recognition of the state of Palestine. And he criticized Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, much of which Abbas' government governs and which is considered the heart of any future Palestinian state. Abbas and other Palestinian officials could not travel to New York, however, because since the end of July, the Trump administration has sanctioned the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, alleging they support terrorism. Abbas used his video address to call for an end to Israel's war in Gaza and for a future Palestinian state free of Hamas. Emily Fang, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
U.S.
What recent economic movement affected U.S. stock indexes and which indices were mentioned?
stock indexes stumbled for the third straight day, giving up more of the big gains made so far this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.5 percent. This is NPR News from Washington. A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy. He was found guilty of attempting to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya. Sarkozy is 70 years old and will go to prison even if he appeals. He denounced today's ruling as a scandalous injustice. Officials in Mississippi are worried about the state's babies.
What public health issues are driving Mississippi’s infant mortality crisis and how are officials responding?
The state recently declared a public health crisis around infant mortalities. NPR's Katie Riddle reports.
One significant factor in the crisis here, lack of insurance. The state has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act the way other states have. Obstetrician Lakeisha Richardson says without insurance, her patients often get to her when it's too late.
They're showing up with severe preeclampsia and they're not stable for transfer, but also they're showing up in in ways or things with preterm labor or complicated medical diagnosis that we could have prevented.
Richardson is part of a public health team working to reduce infant deaths throughout the state.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What did President Trump’s executive order say about TikTok’s future in the U.S.?
0:04–0:40
3
How could an OMB memo and threatened federal layoffs increase the chance of a government shutdown?
0:40–1:14
4
Who was identified in the ICE facility shooting in Dallas and what motives were reported?
1:14–2:07
5
Why was Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas barred from the U.N. and what did his video address call for?
2:07–2:48
6
What recent economic movement affected U.S. stock indexes and which indices were mentioned?
2:48–3:25
7
What public health issues are driving Mississippi’s infant mortality crisis and how are officials responding?
3:25–4:38