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What military actions are taking place in the Caribbean?
The Pentagon is building up its military presence in the Caribbean as it continues to attack alleged drug vessels. NPR's Tom Bowman has more.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford has been ordered to join the dozens of ships and aircraft that have already been deployed to the Caribbean. The Ford had been taking part in a port visit in Croatia, and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Ford will, quote, bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromises safety and prosperity of the United States. U.S.
What fraudulent activities are being reported in Pennsylvania's voter registration?
forces have already carried out 10 strikes on alleged drug vessels in the region, resulting in more than 40 dead. Democrats and some Republicans have questioned President Trump's authority to order extrajudicial killings. Tom Bowman, NPR News.
Six people in Pennsylvania are facing criminal charges for allegedly turning in fraudulent voter registration forms ahead of last year's presidential election.
How is the government shutdown affecting air travel in the U.S.?
As NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports, election officials say their verification systems caught the illegitimate forms and they were not approved.
Pennsylvania's state attorney general's office says the six-page street canvassers now facing charges were not trying to sway any election or voter rolls for a specific political party or candidate. Instead, state prosecutors say they were trying to keep their jobs by meeting a quota with voter registration forms containing fake information. Last fall, multiple counties in the swing state flagged potential problems with thousands of voter registration forms dropped off on or close to the state's sign-up deadline. That led to baseless claims by President Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, that officials in a Pennsylvania county had uncovered fraudulent votes. County election officials say return registration forms were not approved unless information could be verified as being linked with the real person.
Anzila Wong, NPR News.
What new research links E. coli in meat to urinary tract infections?
The government shutdown continues to disrupt flights across the country this weekend, and NPR's Joel Rose reports that pressure is mounting on air traffic controllers who are still working without pay.
Flights have been delayed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The FAA says that's because of a staffing shortage at the facility that manages arriving and departing traffic. It's the latest disruption at facilities that were already critically short of air traffic controllers before the shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says those disruptions could get worse when next Tuesday's payday arrives and controllers receive no money.
Their paycheck is going to be a big fat zero.
What updates are there on Tropical Storm Melissa and its potential impact?
The FAA has been able to pay air traffic control trainees at its academy in Oklahoma City so far, but Duffy says that funding could run out in a matter of weeks. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
It was a strong day on Wall Street today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 472 points, up 1.1% to 47,207. The NASDAQ closed up 263 points, and the S&P 500 was up by 53 points. You're listening to NPR News. A new study suggests many urinary tract infections come from an unexpected source, meat contaminated with the E. coli bacteria. NPR's Maria Godoy has more on that story.
It's estimated that up to 60% of women will develop a UTI over their lifetime. And in recent years, evidence has been growing that some of these infections come from meat in our food supply. In the new study, researchers found that nearly one in five UTIs in a group of patients in Southern California were linked to E. coli strains detected in meat samples sold in grocery stores in the same area during a four-year period. The study found that turkey and chicken were most likely to test positive for E. coli.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:21
2
What military actions are taking place in the Caribbean?
0:21–0:54
3
What fraudulent activities are being reported in Pennsylvania's voter registration?
0:54–1:20
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How is the government shutdown affecting air travel in the U.S.?
1:20–2:07
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What new research links E. coli in meat to urinary tract infections?
2:07–2:45
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What updates are there on Tropical Storm Melissa and its potential impact?
2:45–4:57