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What recent actions has the U.S. taken against Venezuela?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says the U.S. has struck a dock in Venezuela where he says drugs were being loaded onto boats. He also says he recently spoke with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This comes as the U.S. has amped up aggression towards Venezuela. NPR's Adipa Shivaram reports.
President Trump was about to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he confirmed to reporters that the U.S. had, quote, hit a Venezuelan dock.
There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. They load the boats up with drugs, so we hit all the boats.
Trump did not provide further detail, but such a strike likely indicates an escalation in aggression toward Venezuela. In recent weeks, Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela, and the U.S. has struck multiple boats off the coast of the South American country, alleging that they're carrying drugs.
What is the significance of the fraud investigation in Minneapolis?
More than 100 people have been killed in those attacks. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.
Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem says federal officials are conducting a fraud investigation in Minneapolis. Noem posted a video showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem says officers were, quote, conducting a massive investigation on child care and other rampant fraud. The Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota in recent weeks. There's been a big increase in the rates of pregnant women developing diabetes. As NPR's Ping Huang reports, it's jumped by nearly 40 percent in the past decade.
Around 8 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. get gestational diabetes. It's a health problem that's risen consistently over the past 10 years. That's according to an analysis of more than 12 million births led by scientists at Northwestern University and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers say the rise is likely related to worsening health in young people who are eating less healthfully and getting less exercise. In pregnancy, certain hormones can lead to a rise in blood sugar, causing gestational diabetes, which poses risks to the mother and child if it's not managed. While this type of diabetes usually resolves after giving birth, it has been linked with developing diabetes and cardiovascular problems later in life.
How has the rate of gestational diabetes changed in the U.S.?
Ping Huang, NPR News. Authorities have identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided in southern New Jersey. 65-year-old Kenneth Kirsch and 71-year-old Michael Greenberg were friends who both lived in New Jersey. Video from the scene showed a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground. Police and fire crews had to put out flames that engulfed one of the aircraft. Stocks slipped on Wall Street today. The S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent, though it's up more than 17 percent for the year. The Dow and Nasdaq each fell half a percent. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyber attack on France's National Postal Service.
The attack halted package deliveries just days before Christmas. France and European allies accused Russia of waging hybrid warfare to undermine support for Ukraine. British boxer Anthony Joshua has been involved in a deadly car crash in Nigeria. Authorities say two people were killed in the crash, but Joshua escaped with minor injuries, as NPR's Jewel Bright reports.
Nigerian authorities say Joshua was traveling along the Lagos-Ibadon Expressway as of today when his car collided with a truck parked at the side of the road.
What were the details surrounding the helicopter collision in New Jersey?
The car's driver and another person in the front seat were killed on impact.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What recent actions has the U.S. taken against Venezuela?
0:00–1:15
2
What is the significance of the fraud investigation in Minneapolis?
1:15–2:39
3
How has the rate of gestational diabetes changed in the U.S.?
2:39–3:59
4
What were the details surrounding the helicopter collision in New Jersey?
3:59–4:27
5
What impact did the cyber attack have on France's National Postal Service?
4:27–4:56
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What happened to Anthony Joshua in the recent car crash?
4:56–4:57