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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. U.S.
Who were the detainees shot at the Dallas ICE office and what happened?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed the identities of the three detainees shot at its field office in Dallas last Wednesday. As Toluani Osabamawa with member station KERA reports, one victim's family says he's in grave condition in the hospital.
Norlin Guzman Fuentes, a 37-year-old from El Salvador, was killed in the shooting. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office lists his cause of death as homicide. Miguel Garcia Hernandez of Mexico remains in the hospital. A third detainee, Jose Bordones Molina of Venezuela, was injured in the shooting, but his condition is unclear. An ICE official confirmed the men's identities but did not specify when or why they were taken into custody. Authorities say 29-year-old Fairview resident Joshua Yan shot at the ICE office from a nearby building before turning the gun on himself. The Department of Justice says Yan meant to target ICE agents.
What details have authorities released about the shooter and motive?
For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamowo in Dallas.
Unless Congress takes quick action, much of the federal government will shut down Tuesday night when it runs out of money. That's when the budget year ends, and so far, Congress has not been able to reach a deal on a stopgap spending measure.
What is the deadline and political fallout of the impending federal government shutdown?
Being in such a position is no longer uncommon in Washington, but Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin says there's an easy fix.
What I'm suggesting is passing a bill, Eliminate Shutdowns Act, that gets rid of this for all time. Ends the turmoil. It's incredibly simple. All you have to do is just pass this bill and then you'll establish 14-day rolling continuing appropriations if you haven't appropriated for these particular departments.
Johnson, meanwhile, says the current situation as it stands is dysfunctional.
What is the Eliminate Shutdowns Act proposed by Senator Ron Johnson?
President Trump, meanwhile, is scheduled to meet Monday with the four top congressional leaders to discuss government funding and the lack of a funding measure. The meeting will be taking place at the White House. International humanitarian aid groups are still reeling from the Trump administration's decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, there was a lot of concern about that at the U.N. General Assembly meeting this week.
After one side meeting about the record number of people fleeing conflicts around the world, Jan Eglin, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told NPR that aid organizations are still hurting from U.S. budget cuts.
It has consequences to the smallest refugee camp. I've seen water towers not being filled anymore with drinking water to refugee camps because the one group that was responsible for that lost all U.S.
How are U.S. foreign aid cuts affecting humanitarian response at the U.N.?
funding overnight.
He says other countries have followed the U.S. lead, cutting aid and closing borders, a double blow for the world's refugees. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the United Nations.
I'm Dale Willman, and you're listening to NPR News. Gaza health officials say Israeli attacks in Gaza this weekend have killed at least 59 people. Among those killed were nine people from the same family in the Nusrat refugee camp. Later, another 15 people were killed in that same camp. Israel says it's unaware of any strikes on that facility. The last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen to Fly Combat Missions during World War II in Europe has died at 100 years old.
What recent international and cultural news items are covered, including Gaza, the Tuskegee Airman, and Tina Turner statue?
NPR's Sean Elise Duster has more about his life and legacy.
Lieutenant Colonel George Hardy was born in Philadelphia in June 1925. At 19 years old, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and became the youngest Red Tail fighter with the Tuskegee Airmen. He completed 21 missions during World War II and flew 45 combat missions during the Korean War. Leon Butler Jr., national president of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated, says Hardy was not only an inspiration because of his military career, but how he overcame racial prejudice.
He would tell young people, hey, serve your country. This is your country, too. I'm going to do my best to serve my country, and they sure did.
Hardy received numerous honors for his military service, including the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
Who were the detainees shot at the Dallas ICE office and what happened?
0:04–0:55
3
What details have authorities released about the shooter and motive?
0:55–1:12
4
What is the deadline and political fallout of the impending federal government shutdown?
1:12–1:44
5
What is the Eliminate Shutdowns Act proposed by Senator Ron Johnson?
1:44–2:42
6
How are U.S. foreign aid cuts affecting humanitarian response at the U.N.?
2:42–3:25
7
What recent international and cultural news items are covered, including Gaza, the Tuskegee Airman, and Tina Turner statue?
3:25–4:39