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What details emerged about the U.S. military strike on a drug boat?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Several top lawmakers from both parties got new details yesterday about a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean last September. There are questions about a second strike on the boat that killed survivors of the first attack. Several Republican lawmakers say they support the Trump administration's effort to stop drug trafficking, although no evidence has been released to show who the people are. Connecticut Democratic Congressman Jim Himes saw the video of the military strike. He says these are suspects and potential criminals.
Killing people who we have traditionally arrested and interdicted is both stupid because if you kill them, you can't interview them to find out who their bosses are, what the transshipment points are, what the routes are.
How is congressional gerrymandering impacting the upcoming midterm elections?
These are criminals. They are not terrorists. Terrorists have a political and a strategic objective. Narco-traffickers, as hideous as they are, are simply trying to sell a product to Americans.
He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. The congressional gerrymandering fight for next year's midterm elections is over for Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the state to use its recently redrawn map that could help Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives. But as NPR's Hansi Lowong reports, the redistricting fight continues in other states.
In California, a federal court is set to hold a hearing this month on whether to block a congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five more U.S. House seats. California voters approved that map to counter the new Texas map that President Trump pushed for to help Republicans win five additional House seats. Missouri's Republican-friendly map is facing lawsuits and a referendum effort. New maps may be coming in Florida, Indiana, New York, and Virginia. And another wave of congressional gerrymandering may be on its way, depending on what and when the Supreme Court decides in a Louisiana case. During a rare second round of oral arguments for that case in October, the court's conservative majority appeared inclined to weaken the Voting Rights Act's longstanding protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.
Anzela Wong, NPR News.
Stocks opened higher this morning amid news of a blockbuster entertainment deal. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 160 points in early trading.
Netflix appears to have won the bidding war to buy the studio and streaming business of Warner Bros.
What recent developments are affecting Netflix's streaming business?
Discovery for $72 billion. The deal would allow Netflix to produce more programs in the U.S. and give the streaming service access to Warner Bros.' vast catalog of movies and TV shows. The deal does not include Warner Discovery's cable networks, such as CNN and TBS. Netflix beat out rival bidders Comcast and Paramount. Cloud computing provider CloudFair says it's resolved a problem with its firewall that was disrupting global traffic on sites like Zoom and LinkedIn. It's the second major outage for the company in three weeks. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
On Wall Street, the Dow is now up more than 170 points.
How is the European Union addressing digital transparency issues with X?
This is NPR. The European Union is fining the online platform X about $140 million. The EU claims X has violated European law about digital transparency. EU authorities say that X's blue checkmarks are deceptive. They say anybody can pay to get a checkmark and that X does not meaningfully verify who is behind it. Israelis are rejoicing as the Eurovision Song Contest has decided to allow Israel to participate in next year's competition. The decision prompted four countries to pull out of the contest over Israel's conduct in the Gaza War. And Piers Hadil El-Shalchi reports from Tel Aviv.
Israel has won the Eurovision contest four times and will now get the chance to compete for the title once more.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What details emerged about the U.S. military strike on a drug boat?
0:00–1:02
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How is congressional gerrymandering impacting the upcoming midterm elections?
1:02–2:33
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What recent developments are affecting Netflix's streaming business?
2:33–3:12
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How is the European Union addressing digital transparency issues with X?
3:12–4:06
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What controversies surround Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest?
4:06–4:45
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What are the implications of the FIFA World Cup draw for the U.S. and its co-hosts?
4:45–4:53