NPR News: 09-27-2025 5PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
What federal response did President Trump announce for Portland protests?
On social media today, President Trump says he's sending federal troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect ICE facilities from protesters. For Member Station OPB in Portland, Joni Odenland has more.
Trump said federal troops would be deployed to handle, quote, domestic terrorists in the city. He has frequently discussed ongoing protests outside the Portland ICE facility, which were most active back in June. Videos of federal vehicles in Portland had already been circulating online Friday. At a press conference, Mayor Keith Wilson urged demonstrators to protest peacefully. He called the deployment of federal troops, quote, a big show.
We have no tolerance for anyone in Portland who uses this difficult moment to hurt others or our homes.
It's unclear how many troops will be deployed or from which agency.
How are Portland leaders and residents reacting to possible federal troop deployments?
At least one protest is planned Sunday outside the Portland ICE facility. For NPR News, I'm Joni Audenland in Portland, Oregon.
The medical group Doctors Without Borders is suspending all of its operations in Gaza City, saying it has no choice as the group's facilities are being surrounded by Israeli military forces. Amir Zanas Baba reports from Gaza City the closure leaves hundreds of thousands of people with almost no access to health care.
Here, in Gaza City, the sound of sirens and Israeli artillery is nearly constant. Médecins Sans Frontières decided to suspend its operations here after the organization's Sayyid Israeli forces moved within hundreds of meters of its clinics. That makes 28 health centers which have shut down or suspended operations in Gaza City this month. Among them, the only functioning pediatric hospital because of Israel's latest ground offensive there. MSF says its staff could no longer work safely or guarantee even basic treatment for patients with burns, trauma wounds or newborns in critical care. The organization is urgently calling for guarantees of safe access for humanitarian workers.
Why is Doctors Without Borders suspending operations in Gaza City?
Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
The storm system forming in the Atlantic could become Tropical Storm Imelda by the end of the weekend. And the National Hurricane Center says it could bring storm surges, heavy rains and gusty winds to the southeast coast next week. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster says people should be ready.
Pray and hope for the best and prepare for the worst. And the time to prepare is now and not when the wind's blowing and the rain is falling down and things are getting shoved around.
He says flooding is also possible. Right now, it's called Tropical Depression 9. This on the anniversary of Hurricane Helene that severely impacted both Carolinas. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto has quickly intensified to become the third major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season.
What health-care access crisis is unfolding in Gaza after clinic closures?
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Nationwide, K-12 students with disabilities are suspended at far higher rates than their non-disabled peers. As Dylan Piers-McCoy from member station WFYI reports, families say those missed days come at a cost.
Shanae's 13-year-old son has ADHD. We're only using her middle name because we're describing her son's disability. Shanae says ADHD makes him impulsive, and she's frustrated by how often that has led to suspensions.
Could Tropical Depression 9 become Tropical Storm Imelda and what areas are at risk?
Why is he getting in trouble for what ADHD looks like? Records show he was suspended for at least 10 days last school year. That's a lot of missed classroom time. I don't want him to get even further behind. An official with her son's middle school says its strict discipline policies are essential to foster quiet classrooms where students are focused on academics. For NPR News, I'm Dylan Peters-McCoy in Indianapolis.
In Washington state, thieves stole $1 million worth of craft whiskey from Westland Distillery. The 12,000 bottles, including the distiller's sought-after limited-edition 10th-anniversary bottles of Gariana whiskey, were bound for New Jersey.
Why are students with disabilities suspended at higher rates and what are families saying?
But the liquor never made it to its destination, disappearing July 31 when someone showed up at the distillery's warehouse with fraudulent paperwork,
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:05
2
What federal response did President Trump announce for Portland protests?
0:05–0:54
3
How are Portland leaders and residents reacting to possible federal troop deployments?
0:54–2:06
4
Why is Doctors Without Borders suspending operations in Gaza City?
2:06–2:55
5
What health-care access crisis is unfolding in Gaza after clinic closures?
2:55–3:31
6
Could Tropical Depression 9 become Tropical Storm Imelda and what areas are at risk?
3:31–4:14
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Why are students with disabilities suspended at higher rates and what are families saying?
4:14–4:39