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What happened in the active shooter situation near Brown University?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst. In Providence, Rhode Island, there are casualties in an active shooter situation in the Brown University area. Mayor Brett Smiley.
I can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon and there are another eight in critical status, though stable, at Rhode Island Hospital. Those are the only injuries or casualties that we know at this time.
People are sheltering in place and officials are asking others to stay away from the area. Police are searching for a suspect who they say left the area on foot and was dressed in black. No weapons have been recovered and police say they don't know the type of weapon used yet. President Trump says he's been briefed on the situation and that he's praying for the victims. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation. President Trump says there will be serious retaliation after two U.S. service members and another U.S. civilian were killed in an ambush he blames on ISIS in central Syria today.
What are the details surrounding the U.S. response to the ambush in Syria?
The Pentagon says three others were injured and that the gunman was killed. Germany is hosting ceasefire talks with Ukrainian and U.S. delegations this weekend ahead of a summit with European leaders and President Zelensky in Berlin Monday. Esme Nicholson has more.
President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner are meeting delegations from Ukraine, Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin, according to media reports. It is seen as a strong signal that the U.S. is eager to iron out differences in its peace deal for Ukraine and Russia. Trump had said that he would only send officials to Berlin if he felt enough progress would be made. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is keen to keep Trump on side by showing him Europe is serious about defence, but there is still disagreement over ceasefire terms, particularly when it comes to Kiev ceding territory. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.
The Republican-led Senate rejected two competing health care bills this week. NPR's Amy Held reports lawmakers are at an impasse less than a month before subsidies are set to skyrocket for millions of Americans.
Health care in the U.S. is already the most expensive in the developed world, something people increasingly can't afford. House Republicans plan to hold votes next week on their health care bill released Friday.
How are health care bills impacting Americans right now?
It does include some cost saving measures, but not an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire next year. To pass, it would need Democratic support in the Senate. Earlier Friday, the Senate voted on subsidies, as promised, when Democrats agreed to vote to end the government shutdown last month. That health care vote failed. So did the Republican plan that would have directed health care money to low-income Americans. Expiring tax credits mean the average ACA enrollee will see their premium costs spike 75 percent. Amy Held, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A jury in Los Angeles has awarded $40 million to two women who claim Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer. It's part of an ongoing legal battle over the alleged link between talc and Johnson's baby powder, which it stopped selling globally three years ago, and cancer. In October, another jury ordered the company to pay $966 million in a similar case. Johnson & Johnson says it will appeal, arguing that scientific evaluations show talc is safe. The Powerball jackpot has grown to a whopping $1 billion for just the second time this year. And as NPR's Matt Bloom reports, a winner in tonight's drawing could take home a record prize.
The jackpot has an estimated cash value of just over $457 million, which would be Powerball's seventh largest sum in history.
What legal issues is Johnson & Johnson facing regarding talcum powder?
It comes just a few months after another billion-dollar sum in September that was split by ticket holders in Missouri and Texas.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the active shooter situation near Brown University?
0:00–1:19
2
What are the details surrounding the U.S. response to the ambush in Syria?
1:19–2:36
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How are health care bills impacting Americans right now?
2:36–4:08
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What legal issues is Johnson & Johnson facing regarding talcum powder?
4:08–4:39
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What is the current status of the Powerball jackpot?
4:39–4:49
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What updates are available on the active shooter situation?
4:49–4:52