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What triggered the police evacuations near the U.S. base in Fairford, England?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Police in the United Kingdom say several people have been arrested overnight in connection to explosive devices found near Fairford, a U.K. military base in southwest England that's used by the U.S. service members for strikes on Iran. Assistant Chief Constable Richard Acone says police evacuated dozens of homes near the base.
As a precaution, around 85 households have been advised to evacuate while these examinations take place.
And a bomb squad is on the scene as armed officers reportedly guard the entrance. This base has been the scene of protests over the British government's decision this summer to allow the U.S. to use it for staging limited strikes on Iranian missile sites.
How is Iran justifying the Fairford base as a legitimate target?
But Iran says bombers flying from the base have been used for strikes beyond the original usage mandate. Tehran says that made the base a legitimate target in the ongoing U.S. war against Iran. The White House had told Congress it plans to cancel $810 million in health care and educational-related programs. As NPR's Mara Liason reports, one prominent Republican isn't happy about
that. In a statement on X, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins said the move, known as a pocket rescission, is unlawful. Collins, an incumbent Republican from Maine running for re-election, also said that the rescissions were intended to, quote, undermine Congress's constitutional power of the purse. Regardless of how this separation of powers dispute is resolved, there are other cuts to social safety net programs. that we're in the one big beautiful bill that are just now kicking in, and they're hurting people who depend on Medicaid and food assistance.
Why does Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins call the $810 million rescission unlawful?
That's another reason, along with higher prices at the pump or 7% mortgages, that voters say they are angry and economically stressed, a bad sign for the incumbent party just weeks away from the election. Mara Liason, NPR News.
A massive nor'easter is pounding parts of the northeast with coastal flooding and strong winds for a second straight day. Steve Kastenbaum reports some coastal towns are seeing their worst flooding in more than a decade.
High tides continue to bring more flooding, especially in towns along the Jersey Shore. In Atlantic City, floodwaters hit their highest level since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Wind gusts reached 60 miles per hour in some areas. A public housing employee in New York died when he was hit by a falling tree branch. Governor Kathy Hochul said dangerous winds will stick around for a while.
What are the impacts of the massive nor'easter sweeping the Northeast coast?
It's ferocious and it needs to be taken seriously. Tens of thousands of power outages were reported from Maine down to North Carolina. Beach erosion is significant in some areas. High tides were made worse thanks to Saturday's full moon. The nor'easter is expected to sit around off the coast of New Jersey and Long Island through Monday. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
This is NPR News. Israel has closed several of its military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank, and that move caused traffic jams for Palestinians. As NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports, this comes ahead of Israel's national elections.
How are new Israeli checkpoint closures affecting Palestinians ahead of elections?
Ali Hussein Yusuf Abdullah was trying to cross one checkpoint near Ramallah on foot in hopes of visiting his sick aunt. He said he'd been waiting more than two hours when he talked with NPR's producer in the West Bank, Nuha Musleh, who said dozens of cars were backed up at the crossing for hours. The further limiting of movement comes after a Palestinian car ramming attack seriously wounded an Israeli soldier, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Days earlier, a Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli settler. Well, there's been a wave of settler violence against Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israel has ramped up its military presence in the occupied territory, fearing an explosion of violence as Election Day draws closer.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Two giant pandas are on their way to the Atlanta Zoo, leaving Chengdu in southwestern China earlier today. In Washington last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would arrive in the U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What triggered the police evacuations near the U.S. base in Fairford, England?
0:00–0:46
2
How is Iran justifying the Fairford base as a legitimate target?
0:46–1:43
3
Why does Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins call the $810 million rescission unlawful?
1:43–2:35
4
What are the impacts of the massive nor'easter sweeping the Northeast coast?
2:35–3:17
5
How are new Israeli checkpoint closures affecting Palestinians ahead of elections?
3:17–4:11
6
Why are two giant pandas being sent from China to the Atlanta Zoo?
4:11–4:53