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What are the latest coastal weather impacts from the stalled nor'easter?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. High winds and heavy rain from a nor'easter continue to batter the coast, flooding streets and knocking out power. National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira says the storm is stalled offshore.
The system itself is is centered off the uh New Jersey coast, Long Island coast, and it's gonna continue to sit there for the next day or so, just kind of drifting in the area. Um and as it does, it will continue to bring uh coastal impacts and unsettled weather across portions of the mid Atlantic. We went through the remainder of the weekend.
In Hawaii, Hurricane Nolo is moving away from the islands, though its effects have disrupted travel. Danielle Mendoza was trying to fly out of the big island.
How is California addressing gun‑related violence with new 3D‑printer and violence‑prevention laws?
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Farther east in the Pacific, Hurricane Polo is bearing down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula. Forecasters expected to make landfall on Monday as a weaker storm. Lakshmi Sarah of member station KQED reports.
The ten new laws include one that funds intervention programs to interrupt violence and another requiring that 3D printers sold in California block attempts to make ghost guns. There's also one that creates a statewide office of violence prevention. Mike McLively is the policy director of the Gifford Center for Violence Intervention.
There's a lot of state level infrastructure now to support cities and community-based organizations doing that violence intervention work, but we didn't have like a designated office and this will now create a director of community violence intervention.
Why is Pope Francis urging the Catholic Church to confront clergy‑abuse wounds at Lourdes?
The California Rifle and Pistol Association opposed the bill on three D printing guns, calling it quote A costly, impractical, and constitutionally problematic burden. For NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sarah
Pope Leo told a massive crowd gathered at the shrine of the Lourdes that the Catholic Church must confront deep wounds caused by clergy abuse. MPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the pontiff is continuing his trip to France.
Lourdes is a town in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains that attracts some three million pilgrims a year for its purported healing spring waters on the spot where a nineteenth century shepherd girl had apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
Leo has previously apologized for abuse scandals that have damaged the church's credibility. On a trip to Spain in June, he told bishops they must listen to survivors and offer reparations.
How are Democratic candidates using faith to influence voters in upcoming midterm races?
Eleanor Beardsley, in Pierre News, Paris. This
is NPR. With the midterm election just over a month away, some Democrats are focusing on faith as an issue that might sway voters to their side. And PR's Jason DeRose reports a noteworthy number of Democratic candidates are clergy.
In Texas, Baptist pastor Frederick Haynes is running for an open US House seat in the Dallas area, and Presbyterian Seminary student James Tallarico is the Democratic nominee for Senate there. A Methodist pastor is the Democratic Senate nominee in Kansas, and a Lutheran pastor and a Presbyterian chaplain are running as Democrats for two different US House seats in Iowa. Pew research has found that fewer than one third of Democrats say religion is important to them, but communities vary widely, and these candidates appear to be gaining traction. The Cook Political Report has moved the Texas Senate seat and one Iowa House District from Lean's Republican to toss up.
What whistleblower allegations are emerging about the Kennedy Center renovation and naming dispute?
Jason DeRose, NPR News.
A whistleblower says renovations at the Kennedy Center were rushed and some of the work was poorly done. The allegations include rusting steel columns and a bathroom floor replace because President Trump disliked its color. The center is now closed for a larger renovation amid a separate fight over Trump's effort to add his name to the building. A federal judge has blocked that change, saying it requires congressional approval. The judge in the case has also ordered the center to give thirty days notice before making major structural changes. I'm Windsor Johnston and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the latest coastal weather impacts from the stalled nor'easter?
0:00–0:58
2
How is California addressing gun‑related violence with new 3D‑printer and violence‑prevention laws?
0:58–1:53
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Why is Pope Francis urging the Catholic Church to confront clergy‑abuse wounds at Lourdes?
1:53–2:55
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How are Democratic candidates using faith to influence voters in upcoming midterm races?
2:55–3:53
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What whistleblower allegations are emerging about the Kennedy Center renovation and naming dispute?
3:53–4:55