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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. No King's demonstrations were held across the country Saturday, even in the deep red state of Kentucky. In that state, more than 60 percent of voters chose Donald Trump for president every year that he's been on the ticket. Karen Zarth, Member Station WKY reports from central Kentucky.
In Kentucky's second largest city, the No Kings Rally was lively but peaceful, filling the city's courthouse square and ending with a march through downtown. Outside Kentucky's state capitol in Frankfort, a similar atmosphere, chanting, music and dancing, that at times felt much like a celebration. Gina Morales said having her voice heard was the most American thing she could ever do.
I think a lot of people are so discouraged that they've just shut their mouths. And silence is deadly.
24 official No Kings rallies were held across Kentucky. For NPR News, I'm Karen Czar in Frankfurt.
It's now day 19 of the federal government shutdown. A federal judge has temporarily paused the layoffs of thousands of federal workers, including almost every employee in the Department of Education's Special Education Division. Employee union leader Rachel Gittleman says students, families and communities will pay for any cutbacks.
These most recent firings at the U.S. Department of Education gutted.
What were the key events at the No Kings rallies in Kentucky?
critical support services and resources to tens of millions of students across the country, including 7.5 million students with disabilities.
Some politicians in Washington have expressed concern that it would go longer than 35 days, the shutdown during President Trump's first term. A busy 17-mile stretch of Interstate 5 in Southern California was closed for hours Saturday while the vice president and defense secretary attended a live-fire event at Camp Pendleton. From Member Station KPBS, Andrew Dyer has our report.
Vice President J.D. Vance tells the 15,000 sailors and Marines the days of leaders injecting politics into the military are over.
Now when officials try to shift focus to mandating diversity quotas, or they try to inject partisan politics into the American armed forces, they impede the Marine Corps' ability to do its best work.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was greeted by raucous applause. I think you guys might be my favorite. Don't tell anybody. The amphibious assault demonstration that led to the temporary shutdown of the Interstate 5 freeway was held several miles up the beach from the event venue and broadcast to the crowd via video. For NPR News, I'm Andrew Dyer at Camp Pendleton.
Israel said Saturday that the Rafah border crossing out of Gaza will remain closed until further notice. The crossing connects Gaza with Egypt and the rest of the world. Earlier in the week, Israel had indicated the crossing would open on Sunday. You're listening to NPR News. Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the Labor Department will be reporting the latest inflation data later this week. As NPR's Rafael Nam reports, Social Security recipients will have a lot riding on it.
The government has paused all economic data but is making one exception. The Labor Department will report the latest inflation data on Friday. The reason for the exception is that every year the Social Security Administration uses the inflation data for July, September, and October to determine what's called the Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA. Like the full name implies, COLA determines how much Social Security benefits need to be adjusted for the following year. That also means the Federal Reserve will at least have this critical data before its policy meeting later this month. Rafael Nam, NPR News.
Russian and Ukrainian forces established special ceasefire zones around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this weekend. The zones will allow workers there to repair the damaged power supply for the plant.
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