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How is the unprecedented Pacific hurricane activity linked to a strong El Niño this season?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Hurricane Nolo is moving toward Hawaii with its outer bands already reaching the big island and forecasters warning of potentially catastrophic flooding. Farther east, Hurricane Polo is threatening Baja California Sur, where a hurricane watch is in effect. The Pacific has already seen an extremely active hurricane season, with climate scientists pointing to the powerful Super El Nino pattern as a major factor, NPR's Ava Berger reports.
There have been no full-blown hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean yet this season. It's the first time that has happened in more than a century. It's the exact opposite for the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific has already seen 18 hurricanes, more than the average, and these storms can be really strong. Gabriel Vecchi, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, said Hurricane Polo increased faster than any hurricane. He's ever seen.
It's a tale of two basins, the Pacific incredibly active and the North Atlantic incredibly inactive.
Vecchi and other climate scientists point to a super strong El Nino to explain the weather. This natural pattern occurs every few years and tends to suppress hurricanes in the Atlantic while fueling more storms in the Pacific. Ava Berger and
PR News.
What are voters in Allentown, Pennsylvania most concerned about as House control hangs in the balance?
Control of the House is on the line in November, with Republicans and Democrats fighting over a relatively small number of competitive districts. One of those battles runs through Allentown, Pennsylvania, a majority Latino city where both parties are making a push for voters.
Here in Allentown, worries about the economy and cost of living reign supreme. Barbara Gonzalez Rosati sees the toll it takes as she runs a daycare.
Regardless of your political party or your ethnicity, we're all feeling the same things. It's gotten to the point where there's almost or we're gearing towards two class of people, the filthy rich or the dirt poor. We're squeezing out the middle class.
Republicans made inroads with Latino voters in the twenty-four cycle, something they're trying to replicate come November. Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, Allentown, Pennsylvania. In Paris, the
Hundreds of thousands of people greeted Pope Leo on his way to celebrate an outdoor mass as part of his four-day visit to France. And PR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from the French capital.
Oh wow, I'm by the Arc de Triomphe and the Pope just came by. The Pope came by in his Pope Mobile and people went wild. I saw him.
Why did hundreds of thousands gather in Paris to see Pope Leo’s outdoor mass?
He was not far away. It was amazing. There are more than half a million people out here in central Paris. It's like a sea of people waiting on this boat, waiting for this mass.
It's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reporting from Paris. This is NPR News. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to use a federal database to check voters' citizenship ahead of the November midterm elections. The justices temporarily lifted a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration's expanded save program. Voting rights groups are warning that errors could wrongly flag eligible voters. The White House says the system will help states identify non-citizens on their roles. States can choose whether to use the database. Federal law also bars most states from carrying out the broad voter roll purges within 90 days of an election. A scene from the fictional Gotham City has played out for real in Britain, Vicky Barker reports from London.
Applause for a real-life superhero as Batman returns a stolen handbag to its grateful owner. Twenty-five-year-old Sonny Mason was at a costume party in Norwich, England when a mugger snatched a woman's bag.
How will the Supreme Court’s new voter‑citizenship database affect the 2026 midterm elections?
Mason, in full Batman regalia, ran in pursuit, along with other guests dressed as comic book characters. A TikTok video captures the moment Mason Cape swirling, scaled a stone wall to retrieve the stolen bag thrown up there by the fleeing thief, watched by applauding onlookers. And a couple of police officers relegated to mere walk on parts as life imitated comic book art. For NPR News,
I'm Vicky Barker in London. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How is the unprecedented Pacific hurricane activity linked to a strong El Niño this season?
0:00–1:25
2
What are voters in Allentown, Pennsylvania most concerned about as House control hangs in the balance?
1:25–2:40
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Why did hundreds of thousands gather in Paris to see Pope Leo’s outdoor mass?
2:40–4:05
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How will the Supreme Court’s new voter‑citizenship database affect the 2026 midterm elections?
4:05–4:50
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What happened when a real‑life Batman rescued a stolen handbag in a London costume party?
4:50–4:53