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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
What happened during the overnight Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine?
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles overnight. At least four people were killed, including a child, and dozens more were injured. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports from Kyiv that the Ukrainian capital and a city in the southeast were hit the hardest.
Kyiv's rescue workers posted this video of their teams putting out fires and pulling the wounded from the ruins of a five-story apartment building. Firefighters and medics worked throughout the attacks, which lasted for 12 hours. Among those killed in Kyiv was a 12-year-old girl. Dozens in the southeastern city of Zaporizhia were also injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on social media that Russia launched almost 500 drones and more than 40 missiles at his country overnight and early this morning. Zelensky warned U.N. leaders last week that Russia's war on Ukraine has prompted a dangerous arms race and that every year weapons get deadlier. Joanna Kekises, NPR News, Kyiv.
With the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke this weekend at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, saying Moscow does not intend to attack Europe.
Which areas and casualties were reported after the Kyiv and Zaporizhia attacks?
But he warned that any aggression against Russia would face a decisive response. A spate of airspace incursions linked to Russia has led to security concerns. Top officials in Oregon pushing back against President Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is calling any deployment an abuse of power.
There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security and there is no need for military troops in our major city.
On social media this weekend, Trump called Portland war ravaged and said troops were necessary to protect immigration facilities, which have been the focus of protesters. Saturday's announcement is Trump's latest threat to deploy troops to a Democratic-led city. Hundreds of people marched in downtown Chicago Saturday demanding that Illinois officials stand up against the Trump administration's immigration agenda. From Member Station WBEZ, Summer Van Bitten reports.
No chumps! No chumps! Protesters ranged from babies in strollers to elders in wheelchairs. Cars honked in support. Some walking by even joined the march. Organizer Hussam Maraja with the U.S.-Palestinian Community Network and a co-chair for the Chicago Coalition Against the Trump Agenda says the Trump administration is targeting blue cities who are making progressive change.
The precedent that he's setting is that you're going to make progress and you're going to have these progressive mayors and progressive cities that come from unions and working class people, then we're going to punish you.
Protesters are demanding officials enact laws and policies to stop federal agencies from harming residents. For NPR News, I'm Summer Van Benton in Chicago.
And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. A mass shooting last night in Southport, North Carolina. Shots were fired from a boat on the Cape Fear River into a waterfront bar. Southport Police Chief Todd Coring spoke to reporters early this morning.
We do have three deceased at the establishment that we are dealing with right now working the crime scene.
In addition to three fatalities, at least eight others were wounded. A suspect is in custody. Authorities say a Coast Guard crew detained the person who matched the suspect's description about a half hour after the shooting. The suspect has not yet been identified, and it's not clear what led to the attack.
What did President Zelensky say about the scale of the attacks and global arms risks?
Officials say the suspect is being questioned by police. The medication mifepristone was approved on this day in 2000. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that the food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual because of political opposition.
Mifepristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone that's necessary for a pregnancy to continue. In medication abortion and miscarriage management, the pill is used in combination with another medication, mesoprostol, which causes uterine cramping.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What happened during the overnight Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine?
0:04–1:15
3
Which areas and casualties were reported after the Kyiv and Zaporizhia attacks?
1:15–3:36
4
What did President Zelensky say about the scale of the attacks and global arms risks?
3:36–4:39