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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What recent international meetings is President Trump attending?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump is headed to Malaysia to begin several days of meetings with regional leaders. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said he would not say no to a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
I would if he would contact.
What is the latest update on the military actions regarding Venezuela?
I mean, I was... The last time I met you and I put it out over the Internet that I'm coming to South Korea. If he'd like to meet, I'm open to it.
On another subject, the president was asked about military action directed at Venezuelan boats believed to be headed to the U.S. with illegal drugs.
We stop all drugs virtually from coming in by sea. And we'll stop all drugs from coming in by land very shortly.
How is the Voting Rights Act being challenged in the courts?
You'll see that starting tomorrow. They're not going to want to do that. They're not going to want to do that. But you're going to see drugs stopping coming into our country.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford is being deployed to the Caribbean to join the dozens of ships and aircraft already in the region. A federal appeals court has declined to review a panel ruling that weakens federal voting rights protections in seven states. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports.
The immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United sued over a state law that bans a person from helping more than six voters cast ballots. A part of the Voting Rights Act known as Section 208 generally allows voters who need help because of a disability or inability to read or write to get help from a person of their choice. The judge ruled the Arkansas law violated the Voting Rights Act. But after Republican state officials appealed, a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled private groups like Arkansas United and individuals did not have the right to sue. Only the U.S.
What impact have recent Russian strikes had on Ukraine?
Attorney General does. The full 8th Circuit now has rejected a request to review that ruling. Two similar cases are before the Supreme Court, which is also reviewing the constitutionality of another key part of the Voting Rights Act. Anzi Luang, NPR News.
Ukraine says that Russian strikes in the last day have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more across the country. NPR's Joannika Kisses reports from Kiev that the strikes hit neighborhoods and the energy grid as Russia dismisses calls for a ceasefire.
Russia launched nine ballistic missiles and 62 attack drones called Shaheds, which resemble small planes and often carry warheads. Ukraine's military says it did shoot down 50 drones and four missiles. In the capital, Kyiv, missiles killed at least two people and injured at least a dozen. Russia also hit the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson with glide bombs, artillery and attack drones, killing at least three people there and injuring more than two dozen, including three children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine wants to purchase 25 Patriot air defense systems from the U.S. to protect itself from Russian attacks. Joanna Kekisis, NPR News, Kyiv.
This is NPR News in Washington. Officials in Montgomery, Alabama have unveiled statues commemorating two notable women from the state on the Capitol grounds, the first statues of women to be featured there. Troy Public Radio's Reese England spoke with one of the sculptors.
Rosa Parks' nine-foot, eight-inch statue depicts her taking a step toward Dexter Avenue, where the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.
What do the new statues in Montgomery commemorate?
The statue's sculptor, Julia Knight, hopes to contribute to Parks' legacy of fighting for racial equality and honor the values she held dear.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. She believed in those words.
The second statue unveiled depicts writer and disability rights advocate Helen Keller, inviting viewers to join her in reading a book written in both Braille and standard text.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
What recent international meetings is President Trump attending?
0:19–0:37
3
What is the latest update on the military actions regarding Venezuela?
0:37–1:01
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How is the Voting Rights Act being challenged in the courts?
1:01–1:58
5
What impact have recent Russian strikes had on Ukraine?
1:58–3:41
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What do the new statues in Montgomery commemorate?
3:41–4:19
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What are the current political trends in African leadership?
4:19–4:57